There was a time when browser-based virtual worlds were everywhere. For many kids growing up in the 2000s, logging into a virtual world after school was a daily routine. Players decorated rooms, ...

Webkinz, the ultra-popular line of stuffed animals released by manufacturer Ganz in 2005, is officially back. And if you didn't live through the original demand, let me paint a quick picture of their ...

The Wonderful World of Webkinz: 2005-??? Born in the hazy, nostalgia-filled years of the early 2000s, Webkinz was nothing if not a product of its time. A 2D computer-based video game paired with a ...

If you have or know a kid around 6 to 8 years old then you probably have heard of Webkinz and chances are you too may have been bitten by the bug. Webkinz are real small plush toys that virtually live ...

I have no children of my own, but I can relate to how parents must feel hearing these heartbreaking words. I also feel a surge of respect for my own mom and dad, who waited in line in the late 1980s ...

Put down the frog: There's no need to do anything rash. That'll apply to you, reader of a very specific age, if you were thinking of throwing out your old Webkinz—the toys-to-life plushie that was ...

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Business: Ganz sells stuffed animals and other trinkets and maintains "Webkinz World," a virtual web world where kids can nurture their new stuffed toys. Location: Cheektowaga, New York More Info: ...

If you have or know a child around 6 to 8 years old, then you have probably heard of Webkinz, and chances are you too may have been bitten by the bug. Webkinz are small plush toys that virtually live ...

Webkinz are one of those products that make you slap your forehead and wish you'd thought of it first. First you get your child a cute, soft, stuffed animal. Then, presumably with your help, they log ...

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