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The use of web pages built around entertainers has developed multiple facets. What began as amateurs building web sites to gush over their favorite entertainer has developed into sophisticated use of the world’s newest and biggest communications device. Fan sites have become entertainer promotion sites; entertainer’s product promotion sites; commercial opportunities for enterprising webmasters from outside the entertainment industry; and features for larger websites that provide an opportunity for personal networking.

Official Sites vs. Unofficial Sites

Take for instance, your Justin Timberlake. His record company has at least two sites: justintimnberlake.com and justintimberlake/uk.com. Those sites promote his latest record and provide the opportunity to download tunes to your iPod. The record company has also created an official justintimberlake site on MySpace, which is basically a copy of their web page. This is an example of a mainstream artist following the highly successful track established by independent bands who posted their music on MySpace as an outreach tool, an alternative to the broadcast radio outlets that ignored them.

Then there is the “official” site, not surprisingly named officialjustintimberlake.com. This site provides news; photos and video clips; a store selling DVDs, CDs, posters and the like; and a fan “forum” where Justin followers are invited to post comments and engage in discussion.

That button, however, takes you to a site called “Safe Searching – the Official Celebrity Network.” There’s not much about Justin there, and there’s a menu that will take you to other “official” celebrity forum pages complete with photographs that accompany the commentary.

That’s an example of a relatively benign attempt at “official” use of the Internet. Of course, the star in question also has a stack of other unofficial web sites dedicated to his career, and many of those have heavy inventories of photos and video clips, mostly from TV appearances. As an example of the value of these sites, MTV has positioned itself high in the Google search list as “the ultimate destination for content on Justin Timberlake, including music videos, live performances, interviews, etc…”

True Fan Sites

With this guy, it’s tough to get to the true fan sites. The first six pages of a Google search are all commercial sites like “celebrity.org” and “hollywood.com” along with poster companies, Amazon and other commercial outlets. Hollywood.com covers all bases: it’s a general site for the entertainment industry, an index for fan sites, and a host company for individual fan sites – that are sure to end up in their index. The commercial applications for the Internet in the entertainment biz can make one’s head spin.

Topix.net hosts forums for entertainment personalities, among other topics. Some of the posts there are highly critical of Mr. Timberlake. Those are not discussion points you’ll find in the more entertainment oriented commercial sites, but you’ll find many more postings on sites like Topix than on the media-heavy promotional sites.

A final example of Internet utilization with impact is the personal diary-type postings that you’ll find on the official sites maintained by many public figures. These posts connect the artist to the fan in an effective, personal fashion. NASCAR drivers do it, many musicians do it, and almost all of the teen stars use this outreach technique. To many impressionable teenagers, the entertainer is no longer an unreachable idol but a “friend.”

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Hotkiss is a popular global fashion brand designed specifically for young fashion conscious women. Hotkiss is great as beach wear, and it also looks really cool when worn by the girl out about town. The current collection includes skinny jeans, wide leg denim pants, t-shirts, tube tops, skirts and dresses. Popular colors include stripes and polka dots. Hotkiss fashions are worn by “it girls” Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens. Wearing the super cool Hotkiss fashions are a great way for girls to express themselves, and to experiment with colors and styles.

Online Games for girls are currently very popular. The concept is simple. Create a virtual outfit in an online boutique, choosing from a range of colors and styles. Generally all you do is drag and drop items on an avatar until you get that perfect online design. Online boutiques are always up to date with the latest fashions and trends. Websites offering fashion games also want to bring girls new experiences that are based on fashions that are actually out there on the street. For example, GirlSense.com has a boutique featuring the fashions of Hotkiss. Girls can use virtual money to purchase Hotkiss jeans and t-shirts, and dress up an avatar. It’s great fun, and it looks incredibly real.

Websites such as Girlsense.com, which offer online fashion dress up games, are the perfect expression of the web 2.0 revolution. Such websites enable teens not only to buy outfits with virtual money, but also to create their own fashion boutiques, where they can display and sell clothes to other girls.

Games for girls are not a new idea. The Barbie doll has been captivating girls for generations. However, to enable girls to play new dress up games with the ever-popular doll, parents had to constantly purchase new fashion outfits, and at no small expense. The great thing about online fashion dress up games is that they are mostly free. These type of games are also regularly updated to match the latest craze, at a time where yesterday’s fashion games for girls just won’t do.

Free fashion games are also the perfect opportunity for teens and tweens to gain their first entrepreneurial experience. The idea is that girls can create their own online boutiques, and sell their own creations to other members, using virtual money. It’s fun, it’s safe, and it’s often free. Playing online fashion games is fun, and now girls can experience the great Hotkiss fashion brand without leaving home or pending a cent.

 

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Online fashion games are super cool. I play every chance I get. My favorite website for fashion design games is GirlSense. It’s so cool. You can do everything. You can make your own eBoutique and design your own fashion brand, and then sell your items to other girls for virtual money. You can participate in auctions where other girls can bid for your creations. I just love fashion. I watch the fashion channels on TV. My favorite designers are Alexander McQueen and Valentino. One day I hope to be a fashion journalist of a fashion photographer. When I play fashion designer games it helps me learn about styling and colors, and how they go together.

The first and most important thing to do when you create an eBoutique, is to think about the background. This means the flooring, wallpaper, and accessories. You can do all these at GirlSense. It’s real life-like. I’ll explain exactly why each of these items is important, but first, you need to think in terms of the whole eBoutique, and what kind of image or vision you are trying to convey: Do you want your eBoutique to be fun? Do you want your fashion design game to be classy and sophisticated? Maybe you want your eBoutique to have a laid back feel to it? Think about it for a while, and play around with the designs. Think about what clothes you are going to display in your eBoutique, and create it accordingly.

Let me give you some tips on floors. They might sound insignificant now, but believe me they are an important part of your eBoutique. Therefore, put some thought into it. Look at all the available options at GirlSense, and pick the one that will match your concept the best.

For example, a tiled floor makes you think of the Middle East – countries like Morocco or Egypt. A wooden floor, on the other hand, might make you think about a house in a cold country, like Norway or Canada. Wood has more warmth than stone.

My advice about flooring is just one example of how to approach the design of your fashion design games eBoutique. Do the same with wallpaper, furniture, and accessories. Soon you’ll find that you have created a complete concept. Then you’ll be ready to put your clothing line together. Soon you will be playing online fashion games, and getting satisfaction out of having other girls buy items from your eBoutique.

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