Club Penguin
Have you heard of Club Penguin? If you have kids, you should have. The site, located at www.clubpenguin.com, was created by New Horizon Interactive in 2005.
Clubpenguin.com is a virtual world, for internet chatting, designed specifically for kids. Of course, New Horizon Interactive kept kids' safety in mind throughout the process of creating the site, and stayed away from blunt marketing appearing to kids.
Creators say on the site they consulted parents, law enforcement representatives and educators, as well as completed research on online safety before releasing clubpenguin.com to the public in October 2005.
Since clubpenguin.com's introduction, it has become the number one game on Miniclip. Club Penguin is partnered with BBB Online, as well as NetSmartz, which is a partnership of both the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Club Penguin has also received the 2006 Editor's Choice award from Children's Technology Review Magazine.
The world of Club Penguin is updated weekly, and 80% of staff consists of moderators and safety personnel (many are parents, too). Clubpenguin.com is not funded by advertising revenue - it is funded entirely by subscriptions. Subscriptions are $5.95 a month.
Buying a membership allows a kid to dress up their penguin in different outfits, decorate their igloo, host parties in their igloo, and adopt pets called "puffles".
As part of the site's commitment to kids' safety, posting personal information is discouraged. Club Penguin conforms to the Canadian Code of Practice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Principles.
Clubpenguin.com is a virtual world, for internet chatting, designed specifically for kids. Of course, New Horizon Interactive kept kids' safety in mind throughout the process of creating the site, and stayed away from blunt marketing appearing to kids.
Creators say on the site they consulted parents, law enforcement representatives and educators, as well as completed research on online safety before releasing clubpenguin.com to the public in October 2005.
Since clubpenguin.com's introduction, it has become the number one game on Miniclip. Club Penguin is partnered with BBB Online, as well as NetSmartz, which is a partnership of both the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Club Penguin has also received the 2006 Editor's Choice award from Children's Technology Review Magazine.
The world of Club Penguin is updated weekly, and 80% of staff consists of moderators and safety personnel (many are parents, too). Clubpenguin.com is not funded by advertising revenue - it is funded entirely by subscriptions. Subscriptions are $5.95 a month.
Buying a membership allows a kid to dress up their penguin in different outfits, decorate their igloo, host parties in their igloo, and adopt pets called "puffles".
As part of the site's commitment to kids' safety, posting personal information is discouraged. Club Penguin conforms to the Canadian Code of Practice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Principles.
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