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		<title>WeeWorld: South Park Style Avatars Designed By Girls And Big Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Duncan Riley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK startup WeeWorld is offering a avatar focused social networking service that is doing some great numbers.
WeeWorld is pitched as the &#8220;world&#8217;s first multiplatform visual identity&#8221; and offers a personalized Web experience that can be used across IM, blogs and social networking sites. WeeWorld users design a WeeMee, a customizable avatar that gets its own [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.weeworld.com"><img src='http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/weeworld.jpg' class="shot2" alt='weeworld.jpg' /></a>UK startup WeeWorld is offering a avatar focused social networking service that is doing some great numbers.</p>
<p>WeeWorld is pitched as the &#8220;world&#8217;s first multiplatform visual identity&#8221; and offers a personalized Web experience that can be used across IM, blogs and social networking sites. WeeWorld users design a WeeMee, a customizable avatar that gets its own space, and embeding is fully built in for users. The site offers a social network platform in its own right, described as &#8220;a community offering of entertainment and exploration to enrich their online and mobile experience.&#8221; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.weeworld.com/home/duncanriley/" title="Click to view my Home" alt="Click to view my Home"><img src="http://profiles.weeworld.com/duncanriley/weemee/10531541/weemee.jpg" class="shot2"/></a>Where WeeWorld gets more interesting is the link ins with big business. This from their email pitch to us:</p>
<blockquote><p> On WeeWorld, users actually ask us for brands to help them express themselves. And the more we give them, the more they ask for &#8230; I think it works because it&#8217;s content, not ads. Plus it&#8217;s visual, fun, and helps our users express their mood and personality.</p>
<p>Brand advertisers and agencies are starting to get it and to get what WeeWorld is about. We’re in the midst of a big P&#038;G PROM promotion for example.  Girls are snapping up everything from make-up and hairstyles to beauty tips, while embracing brands like Herbal Essences, Crest Whitestrips, CoverGirl and more. They are even participating in brand-sponsored, surveys, contests and forums.  Check it out at:  <a href="http://www.weeworld.com/prom/">weeworld.com/prom/</a>.</p></blockquote>
<p>comScore reports that the site did 100 million page views in March 2008 on 1 million uniques, and WeeWorld reports more than 21 million sign ups. The company took $15.5 million in their second round from Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital <a href="http://uk.techcrunch.com/2006/09/29/weeworld-forms-a-partnership-with-aol/">in 2006.</a></p>
<p>comScore notes the majority of users are female, and although many might presume that it&#8217;s a service targeted at kids, comScore notes broad usage among many age groups. Some screenshots of my avatar in action as follows. </p>
<p><em>Wow, I&#8217;m going to the prom! </em><br />
<img src='http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/weeworld1.jpg' alt='weeworld1.jpg' /><br />
<em>Barack Obama, a LOLCat, myself and a Yeti in my apartmen</em>t<br />
<img src='http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/weeworld2.jpg' alt='weeworld2.jpg' /></p>
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