BarbieGirls
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Is it age appropriate?
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Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Safe virtual world is still about buying stuff.
On this site kids can: chat, do activities, play in a virtual world
updated 09.13.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of BarbieGirls was written by Dana Cotter
Parents need to know that Mattel has gone to great lengths to make this girl-centric world a safe place to be. Chatting is monitored and special filters in the public rooms prevent personal information from being shared. The bad part is that girls are encouraged to embrace all things Barbie from fashion/beauty (choose an avatar's hair, eyes, clothes, and accessories), consumerism (go shopping), and home décor (pick a room's bed, walls, and furniture). Many of the goodies available online to girls who earn B bucks (virtual money) and a secret chat with preapproved friends are only unlocked with the Barbie MP3 player ($60 to buy). Though no ads are shown on this site, girls can earn B bucks or special codes by purchasing (with real cash) more Barbie products.
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- Families can talk about whether Barbie is a true representation of a girl. Do most girls look like Barbie? Families can also discuss the importance -- or lack thereof -- of being trendy and always having a new outfit to show off. Is it important to run out and buy the new hip shirt or pair of pants?
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What’s the Story?
This Mattel-operated site is your girl's one-stop-Barbie-shop where she can create her own avatar, design her own room, chat with friends, and play games. To join BARBIEGIRLS.COM, all you have to do is choose a screen name and password. Using the site is free, though many of the areas and goodies for sale using B bucks (virtual cash) are only available for girls who have a Barbie Girl MP3 ($60). The site has two kinds of chat: B Chat and Secret B Chat. Anyone can participate in B Chat. Secret B Chat is a way for friends to chat in their own rooms; they gain access to this feature when they dock their Barbie Girl MP3 at each others' computers. Mattel monitors both types of chat and applies sophisticated filters to keep chatting safe and friendly. Each member can also send and receive mail from other members.
Is It Any Good?
Mattel has gone to great lengths to make this girl-centric world a safe place to be. Chatting is monitored and special filters in the public rooms prevent personal information from being shared. The bad part is that girls are encouraged to embrace all things Barbie such as fashion/beauty (choose an avatar's hair, eyes, clothes, and accessories), consumerism (go shopping), and home décor (pick a room's bed, walls, and furniture). Many of the goodies available online to girls who earn B bucks (virtual money) and a secret chat with preapproved friends are only unlocked with the Barbie MP3 player ($60 to buy). Though no ads are shown on this site, girls can earn B bucks or special codes by purchasing (with real cash) more Barbie products.
Our Members Say
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title off for age 14 and give it
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Awful,Barbie!
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I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
its dumb cuz boy are starting to get on there.....and find girls to tlk 2 its very crazy & v.i.p thing to dumb to. u cant to nun cant be nun for nun i think thts not right but here is a other sites tht are good to www.meez.com/home.dm? //www.cartoondollemporium
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
good and perfect for your gils:)
i love it.my kids like to play with barbie and you all,what waiting for?
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
good and perfect for your gils:)
i love it.my kids like to play with barbie and you all,what waiting for?
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
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- User content is age appropriate
i love it but it shouldn't have v.i.p's because some pepole might need stuff but it is only for v.i.p's so i don't like that from sian-louise nation
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I rate this title off for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
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- Safety isn't an issue
Gets boring
Unlike Club penguin, new events such as clothes or plays don't often happen so it get's boring after a while. Wish there was better clothing and it was less persuasive to become a "V.I.P".
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
Pretty Dull...
It's not a fun website for top 2 reasons: 1: All they talk about is clothes and fashion 2: You have to get this membership to really do anything
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Safety is an issue
it's a waste of time & $$$$$
I think it's a stupid website because you can bearly do anything because you have to be a vip to do almost everthing (i should take out the almost). + you have to have MP3 players and codes to do everything too. I liked the old barbieworld better. Who ever thought of this v.i.p thing needs to DELETE IT. RIGHT NOW!
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
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- Excessive consumerism
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- Safety isn't an issue
Perfect for people who want to buy the membership
To me just horrrible. Here's a list. 1. It basically tells you that you NEED to get a membership to have fun. 2. Things you get to do on this site. Shop, pre-selected messages, games. If you aren't a VIP 3. Sooner or later you'll get sick of all the advertising. Seriously this game is revolving all about to buy membership and make mattel more richer.
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
good for 13 and older
there are boys who go on this website who try to find girls to ''go out'' withand sometimes they pretend to have sex
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
good for 13 and older
there are boys who go on this website who try to find girls to ''go out'' withand sometimes they pretend to have sex
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
good for 13 and older
there are boys who go on this website who try to find girls to ''go out'' withand sometimes they pretend to have sex
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- User content is age appropriate
membership
cool but i wish that membership vvas free
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- User content is age appropriate
kind
i love it.....
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- User content isn't age appropriate
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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .. .........................................
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Safety is an issue
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LOVE
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Excessive consumerism
Just a Big Bowl of Poo
All about buying stuff; basically you have to be a V.I.P to do anything...Lame.
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
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I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My concerns are:
- User content isn't age appropriate
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
bring back the older one
I do not like the new one because if you are not a v.i.p you can not do anything and i do not think that is fair to the rest of the people who can not afford it and who do not want it so i think you should bring back the old ways! and i like thay way you have made it safe thats a good idea but not the v.i.p thing you have been doing soo get it changes back so other peope can play please thanks !
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Ratings at a Glance
| 67% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 33% | of parents feel the site is safe |
| 33% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 33% | of parents feel user generated content is iffy |
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