DIY Virtual pet site, gets bought…

DIY Virtual pet site, gets bought…

Images-66
Wow, MTV bought Neopets for $160 million dollars- this is a site where kids (generally) make their own virtual pets online. They have 25 million subscribers, 5 billion page views per month and probably are the most successful social software site on the web, go figure. It was founded in 1999 by two British college students. I’m still working on my virtual pets for iPods project. Link.

Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server!

current: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600...

View more articles by Phillip Torrone

ADVERTISEMENT

Maker Faire Bay Area 2023 - Mare Island, CA

Escape to an island of imagination + innovation as Maker Faire Bay Area returns for its 15th iteration!

Buy Tickets today! SAVE 15% and lock-in your preferred date(s).

FEEDBACK