Habbo.com

“a strange place with awesome people” - habbo.com

Habbo.com is an online community for people over the age of 13

Players can build their own hotel rooms and host virtual parties where they can meet new friends, chat, adopt pets and play games

Players earn badges for taking part in games and meeting new people

What is Habbo?

There are lots of things that players on habbo.com can do as a part of the game

As stated by the habbo.com webpage, “Habbo is all about having fun with firends in a safe and exciting environment.”

What is the purpose of Habbo?

Habbo is described as a social media network

In February of 2012, there were 230 million users on the website

How many people use Habbo?

Habbo is free to join for everyone. The site generates income by allowing users to purchase ‘extras’ to furnish one’s online space

On the site, users can design ‘hotel’ rooms, and spend virtual time with other users

Playing Habbo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlnRgVwhH2E

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Parents are encouraged to review the webpage before children use the site

Parents are encouraged to monitor the site use, as Habbo wants the site to be very safe and well monitored

Habbo provides tips for parents to keep children safe when on the computer

Parents of Habbo Players

Habbo is monitors at all times by professional moderators

These staff members avatars are identified and visible when on the site

Moderators can remove users from the site if deemed necessary

Habbo Website Moderators

The site was launched in Finland in 1999

The site is very popular in Western Europe and Southeast Asia, as well at the United States

Where is Habbo most popular?

28% are men72% are women

50% are between 13-17 years old28% are between 18-34 years old12% are 35 years or older

15% are Asian17% are Black46% are white17% are Hispanic

Who uses Habbo?

A student affairs professional might use Habbo to connect with students on a personal level

Interacting with students on the site via chat options could be a great way to connect with students one-on-one

Institutions could ‘build’ institution specific ‘hotels’ for their institution - This could be a place for users to talk about an institution

How could one use this to reach students?

This could be a new way to connect with students who are younger than typical targets of institutional recruiters

This could be a way to connect with younger potential students or current students on campus

What are the implications for Student Affairs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlnRgVwhH2E

http://behindhabbo.com/

http://social-networking.findthebest.com/q/64/358/How-many-people-use-Habbo-social-networking-site

http://habbo.wikia.com/wiki/Habbo_Wiki

https://www.facebook.com/habbo?sk=wall

http://www.sulake.com/habbo/

https://help.habbo.com/entries/22561483-What-is-Habbo-

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/anonymous-sabu/

http://www.148apps.com/reviews/habbo-review/

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