Comments on: Virtual Philanthropy: The Stardoll Case http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mandy http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-143998 Mandy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:45:44 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-143998 I do have a stardoll but i think it is still fun even if you aren't a superstar! I have been superstar 3 times and i feel the same opnion that I felt then and i feel now! When you are a superstar you pay to become superstar and that is why you can but a few more things and you get more stardollars! It is not necessary that pay to do ALL the things on stardoll is it? Visit my stardoll called yayhay i am sure you will enjoy my suite, doll, album, and of course ME! I do have a stardoll but i think it is still fun even if you aren’t a superstar! I have been superstar 3 times and i feel the same opnion that I felt then and i feel now! When you are a superstar you pay to become superstar and that is why you can but a few more things and you get more stardollars! It is not necessary that pay to do ALL the things on stardoll is it? Visit my stardoll called yayhay i am sure you will enjoy my suite, doll, album, and of course ME!

]]> By: nitchi http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-119620 nitchi Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:33:30 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-119620 well, it depends. i think stardoll is just exhibit A. many other people spent money for lot of expensive yet useless things. let them play. it's good to get them busy of what they like, for like an hour. they'll need no longer (the game's just slightly dull, though). fyi, i play stardoll for fun (yea i know, right?!). get them to play with free/cheap stuff. (make them manage their finance). later when they broke, tell them to make thing called 'scenery'. its actually a simply-fun collage art. u showed up in some sort of scene-set, with backgrounds, props, flairs and dresses to match. not to mention u can put your friend to appear. post it, and u'll get points. those point in somewhat amount could be redeemed with stardollar. so u don't have to pay anything. i know, there's a lot of alternatives to maintain your child's creativity, this is probably just a mediocre. but why not letting them to play? it has blog too (i would want my daughter to learn to write, of course). and it's starpointing too! about the superstar membership (that cost real money), no need to do that, really. but if your daughter insist...make a deal with her. like straight 8 A's? *wink* well, it depends. i think stardoll is just exhibit A. many other people spent money for lot of expensive yet useless things. let them play. it’s good to get them busy of what they like, for like an hour. they’ll need no longer (the game’s just slightly dull, though).

fyi, i play stardoll for fun (yea i know, right?!). get them to play with free/cheap stuff. (make them manage their finance). later when they broke, tell them to make thing called ‘scenery’. its actually a simply-fun collage art. u showed up in some sort of scene-set, with backgrounds, props, flairs and dresses to match. not to mention u can put your friend to appear. post it, and u’ll get points. those point in somewhat amount could be redeemed with stardollar. so u don’t have to pay anything.

i know, there’s a lot of alternatives to maintain your child’s creativity, this is probably just a mediocre. but why not letting them to play? it has blog too (i would want my daughter to learn to write, of course). and it’s starpointing too!

about the superstar membership (that cost real money), no need to do that, really. but if your daughter insist…make a deal with her. like straight 8 A’s? *wink*

]]> By: titistarr7 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-112566 titistarr7 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:42:07 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-112566 I think stardoll is a wonderful website because it shows children how to use their sense of style and teaches them how to be responsible and make the right choices when it comes to spending money. I think stardoll is a wonderful website because it shows children how to use their sense of style and teaches them how to be responsible and make the right choices when it comes to spending money.

]]> By: mariana http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-55643 mariana Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:27:19 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-55643 Hello all of you, I just read this article and some of the comments. I really have mix feeling in this issue. I understand how sad this girls are. I also remember asking my mom when I was a child to get me more barbies, their car, their house, their kitchen, all this stuff. My mom just gave me 2 or 3 dolls, and we made the cloth together, and just got a house, that was not "the barbie house" but was very nice too. I remember having a nice childhood. In my case, my parents could have afforded all this toys, but decided they didnt want to raise a child just giving them all these toys. My point is then, this is not only about who can buy this things, but what do we want our kids to consider important. So I would say social justice is something else. I would worry that every girl has the chance to use the internet, can read and write, and is receiving the best education available. There will always be differences on the things we buy, but is that bad? I would like to teach my kids that the value is not given by what you can buy, but by what you are. What i found interesting is to have a price according the general price level of the country. It could give more equal oportunities to dress your doll. I think the big issue goes further than that but i find it good that each one would have the opportunity to decide what they want for their kids and would able to afford it. Hello all of you,
I just read this article and some of the comments. I really have mix feeling in this issue.
I understand how sad this girls are. I also remember asking my mom when I was a child to get me more barbies, their car, their house, their kitchen, all this stuff. My mom just gave me 2 or 3 dolls, and we made the cloth together, and just got a house, that was not “the barbie house” but was very nice too. I remember having a nice childhood. In my case, my parents could have afforded all this toys, but decided they didnt want to raise a child just giving them all these toys.
My point is then, this is not only about who can buy this things, but what do we want our kids to consider important.
So I would say social justice is something else. I would worry that every girl has the chance to use the internet, can read and write, and is receiving the best education available. There will always be differences on the things we buy, but is that bad? I would like to teach my kids that the value is not given by what you can buy, but by what you are.
What i found interesting is to have a price according the general price level of the country. It could give more equal oportunities to dress your doll. I think the big issue goes further than that but i find it good that each one would have the opportunity to decide what they want for their kids and would able to afford it.

]]> By: Od http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-49974 Od Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:48:10 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-49974 I'll just have to forward this to my sociology class, what a wierd post. How about getting in touch with <a href="http://www.stallman.org/" title="" rel="nofollow">Mr. Stallman</a> and considering taking this idea a bit further, could be applied to e.g. computer software, music and movie distribution... I’ll just have to forward this to my sociology class, what a wierd post. How about getting in touch with Mr. Stallman and considering taking this idea a bit further, could be applied to e.g. computer software, music and movie distribution…

]]> By: ZeMogwaï http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-49519 ZeMogwaï Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:54:20 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-49519 Warning, the link to your fondation's website inside the text is wrong (cybersquatter). You should remove the dash to get the right site. Virtual philantropy ? Funny ! Is it really that funny ? When we see real organizations like entreprises or politics that open offices into virtual worlds ... where are we going ? Warning, the link to your fondation’s website inside the text is wrong (cybersquatter). You should remove the dash to get the right site.

Virtual philantropy ? Funny ! Is it really that funny ? When we see real organizations like entreprises or politics that open offices into virtual worlds … where are we going ?

]]> By: Sexandsa http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-45187 Sexandsa Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:51:17 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-45187 I think stardoll is an unwritten peice of work,and what i mean about that sentence is that comen sence says stardoll only cares are their precious money,not the children when they should think more about the childrens sakes for heavens!! I think stardoll is an unwritten peice of work,and what i mean about that sentence is that comen sence says stardoll only cares are their precious money,not the children when they should think more about the childrens sakes for heavens!!

]]> By: bill_kaulitzfan http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-30112 bill_kaulitzfan Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:34:37 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-30112 mabuhay kayo! i also agree with you. but it's not only peruvian girls who cant also buy clothes. most filipina stardoll people can't also(like me!!). as a stardoll user myself, stardoll really gives a lot injustices to those "digitally poor" people who uses stardoll like me. but to those users who buy stardollers, stardoll pampers them a lot(e.g by making the cooler clothes and furnishings only for superstars-a.k.a people who buy stardollars). and also using real money for something virtual and you can't really use anyway?i would rather buy that rico blanco or coco chanel designed pret-a-porter than stardollers!!STARDOLL IS THE MOST GREEDIEST, DISCIMINATIVE WEBSITE EVER!!!I HOPE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD!!!well to that callie(the editor of stardoll)and to her "voice of stardoll" our voices are not quite being heard by her and her f****ing voice of stardoll!!!EVERYTHING IS A LOT UNFAIR AT STARDOLL!! THEY ARE ALL GREEDY! WHY CANT THEY JUST MAKE REAL PAPERDOLLS OR ALBUMS AND JUST SELL IT IN STORES AND MALLS AND EVEN OUTSIDE SWEDEN???at least they have billions of euros out there!! they're a lot corrupt than the opposition party here in the philippines!!i hope stardoll will hear our reforms and change for the better.callie's advices are just futile... and the starplaza is hard to play, and soooo discriminative!!! mabuhay kayo!
i also agree with you. but it’s not only peruvian girls who cant also buy clothes. most filipina stardoll people can’t also(like me!!).
as a stardoll user myself, stardoll really gives a lot injustices to those “digitally poor” people who uses stardoll like me. but to those users who buy stardollers, stardoll pampers them a lot(e.g by making the cooler clothes and furnishings only for superstars-a.k.a people who buy stardollars). and also using real money for something virtual and you can’t really use anyway?i would rather buy that rico blanco or coco chanel designed pret-a-porter than stardollers!!STARDOLL IS THE MOST GREEDIEST, DISCIMINATIVE WEBSITE EVER!!!I HOPE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD!!!well to that callie(the editor of stardoll)and to her “voice of stardoll” our voices are not quite being heard by her and her f****ing voice of stardoll!!!EVERYTHING IS A LOT UNFAIR AT STARDOLL!! THEY ARE ALL GREEDY! WHY CANT THEY JUST MAKE REAL PAPERDOLLS OR ALBUMS AND JUST SELL IT IN STORES AND MALLS AND EVEN OUTSIDE SWEDEN???at least they have billions of euros out there!! they’re a lot corrupt than the opposition party here in the philippines!!i hope stardoll will hear our reforms and change for the better.callie’s advices are just futile… and the starplaza is hard to play, and soooo discriminative!!!

]]> By: Michelle http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-28203 Michelle Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:47:20 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-28203 Great idea! But no, he's not. He doesn't care about the world, because Stardoll has made even MORE stuff superstar. They want every little girl in the world to pay real money, just so they can play Stardoll. Haven't you guys seen? Ever since like in the middle of August 2007, Stardoll has been truly unfair. Making almost every dress in Starplaza (the shop), to superstar VIP. That means if a little girl wants to buy a dress, she have to buy stardollars. And it's not only the dresses, most of the other clothes in the shop, furnitures, GIFTS, pets and accesories has been marked SUPERSTAR VIP. Do you call that thinking about those little girls?! I don't think so. There's absolutely no justice in that. Stardoll only want to make more money, and that's ALL they think of. Even though they already made lots of money before, they wouldn't just stop there. They are too greedy. Great idea! But no, he’s not. He doesn’t care about the world, because Stardoll has made even MORE stuff superstar. They want every little girl in the world to pay real money, just so they can play Stardoll. Haven’t you guys seen? Ever since like in the middle of August 2007, Stardoll has been truly unfair. Making almost every dress in Starplaza (the shop), to superstar VIP. That means if a little girl wants to buy a dress, she have to buy stardollars. And it’s not only the dresses, most of the other clothes in the shop, furnitures, GIFTS, pets and accesories has been marked SUPERSTAR VIP. Do you call that thinking about those little girls?! I don’t think so. There’s absolutely no justice in that. Stardoll only want to make more money, and that’s ALL they think of. Even though they already made lots of money before, they wouldn’t just stop there. They are too greedy.

]]> By: Yani http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-25563 Yani Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:53:18 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/new-ideas/virtual-philanthropy-the-stardoll-case.html#comment-25563 Martin, superb idea. In Korea, the whole thing about cyber money with games is so common even amongst adults that you would not just classify this as a phenomenon but something you have to now live with. in that case, your view is the right direction. GREAT IDEA. Martin,

superb idea.
In Korea, the whole thing about cyber money with games is so common even amongst adults that you would not just classify this as a phenomenon but something you have to now live with. in that case, your view is the right direction. GREAT IDEA.

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