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| current version: = 5 - March 2010 }} Habbo (previously known as Habbo Hotel) is a social networking service and online community aimed at teenagers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/habbo )〕 The website is owned and operated by Sulake, a Finnish corporation. The service began in 2000 and has expanded to include nine online communities (or "hotels"), with users in over 150 countries. As of August 2012, over 273 million avatars have been registered with an average 5 million unique visitors monthly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ )〕 90% of Habbo's users are between the age of 13 and 18.〔 The service allows users to create their own Habbo character and design hotel rooms, meet new friends, chat with other players, organize parties, look after virtual pets, create and play games and complete quests.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/22561483-What-is-Habbo- )〕 ==History== Habbo stemmed from a 1999 hobby project by creative designer Sampo Karjalainen and technologist Aapo Kyrölä entitled Mobiles Disco, for a Finnish band. It was a virtual chat room running on Aapo's Fuse technology. After having been contracted to design a virtual game and chat called Lumisota (Snow Wars) for a Finnish internet service provider, they were contracted for another project. They developed Hotelli Kultakala (eng. Hotel Goldfish) with a small team of developers. It launched in August 2000 on the ISP's web portal. Aapo, Sampo and Dee Edwards, an entrepreneur from the UK, wanted to create an international business based on the virtual hotel concept, drafting a plan in Autumn 2000 and raised finance. By the end of January 2001, Habbo Hotel had been launched in beta mode. The new hotel exited beta a few weeks afterwards, aimed at the teenage market, with marketing and payment partners in place, run from a HQ in London. It featured a new credits system with community and safety features.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-%20Update%20History.htm )〕 The next hotel was launched in Switzerland a few months later, in four languages. It has since been expanded to over 31 countries in five continents, including Hotelli Kultakala in Finland which was made into a Habbo Hotel and has been invested in by venture capitalists. In May 2006, the service, along with its domain names, were changed from www.habbohotel.com (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.) to www.habbo.com (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.). In August 2007, Habbo's Chinese community closed down temporarily, the first time a Habbo website has closed. The challenging Chinese market and high operational costs led to the decision of closing the service. Customers in China were redirected to other Habbo communities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habbo Hotel: Chinese Market Too Challenging to Be Worthwhile )〕 In December 2008, Habbo's Russian community announced it was closing in February 2009 as a result of low numbers. Those on the site with "''furni''" (virtual furniture that can be used to furnish rooms in the hotel that are bought with the use of Habbo Credits or Coins, that can be purchased with actual money) have been told they will receive credit codes for use on the USA Habbo community. In January 2010, it was announced that Habbo US and Habbo Canada would undergo a merger, to be finalized in April 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habbo Hotel US: News - Habbo.com + Habbo.ca Unite )〕 However, in April 2010, it was announced that all English-speaking hotels will be merged as one.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habbo: News - Bigger, Better, Awesome! )〕 On May 5, the merger for Habbo US and Habbo Canada was complete. On June 2, the Australian site merge was completed. The Singapore site was officially merged on June 4. On June 10, the final Hotel, Habbo UK, was merged and that completed the set, making Habbo.com the only English speaking site. In June 12, 2012 concerns about the site were raised by Channel 4 News (United Kingdom).〔(Striptease and cyber sex: my stay at Habbo Hotel ), Channel 4 News, 12 June 2012〕〔(Should you let your child play in Habbo Hotel? ), Channel 4 News, 12 June 2012〕 A two-month investigation found users posting pornographic and violent messages – despite the fact that Habbo is intended for young teenagers. A reporter posing as an 11-year-old girl claimed that explicit sex chats were common within minutes of logging on to the service,〔(Habbo 'muted' following explicit sex chat claims ), BBC News, 13 June 2012〕 which she described as "very sexual, perverse, violent, pornographic."〔(Habbo investor pulls out after 'explicit' sex allegations ), BBC News, 12 June 2012〕 As a result of the allegations, Sulake immediately suspended all chat on the service.〔 Speaking in a blog post, chief executive of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine, said that the firm "was reviewing the long-term plans for the Habbo community".〔 The chat services were reinstated on June 2012. Two leading investors, Balderton Capital and 3i, withdrew their funding from Sulake,〔〔(Second Habbo Hotel investor 3i checks out ), BBC News, 14 June 2012〕 and some UK retailers stopped selling Habbo gift cards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/habbo-hotel-backlash-tesco-whsmith-game_n_1593630.html )〕 In August 2012, Habbo announced its new hotel, Habbo Turkey, fully localised for Turkish-speakers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ )〕 The then CEO of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine comments, “We’re thrilled to announce we have launched in Turkey. This is a very important market for us and we expect Habbo Hotel to be a big success there, with many teenagers joining to converse with friends, meet people with similar interests and enjoy access to the global Habbo Hotel network. Our launch in Turkey is the next big step on our global roadmap.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ )〕 In May 2014, Sulake released a Habbo application for the iPad in the App Store worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.habbo.com/articles/3236-habbo-for-ipad-now-in-an-app-store-near-you )〕 In April 2015, Sulake released a compatible Habbo application for Android smartphones worldwide. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「 | current version: = 5 - March 2010}}Habbo (previously known as Habbo Hotel) is a social networking service and online community aimed at teenagers.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/habbo ) The website is owned and operated by Sulake, a Finnish corporation. The service began in 2000 and has expanded to include nine online communities (or "hotels"), with users in over 150 countries. As of August 2012, over 273 million avatars have been registered with an average 5 million unique visitors monthly.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/habbo/ ) 90% of Habbo's users are between the age of 13 and 18.The service allows users to create their own Habbo character and design hotel rooms, meet new friends, chat with other players, organize parties, look after virtual pets, create and play games and complete quests.(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://help.habbo.com/entries/22561483-What-is-Habbo- )==History==Habbo stemmed from a 1999 hobby project by creative designer Sampo Karjalainen and technologist Aapo Kyrölä entitled Mobiles Disco, for a Finnish band. It was a virtual chat room running on Aapo's Fuse technology. After having been contracted to design a virtual game and chat called Lumisota (Snow Wars) for a Finnish internet service provider, they were contracted for another project. They developed Hotelli Kultakala (eng. Hotel Goldfish) with a small team of developers. It launched in August 2000 on the ISP's web portal.Aapo, Sampo and Dee Edwards, an entrepreneur from the UK, wanted to create an international business based on the virtual hotel concept, drafting a plan in Autumn 2000 and raised finance. By the end of January 2001, Habbo Hotel had been launched in beta mode. The new hotel exited beta a few weeks afterwards, aimed at the teenage market, with marketing and payment partners in place, run from a HQ in London. It featured a new credits system with community and safety features.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://habboages.habborator.org/Habbo%20Ages%20-%20Update%20History.htm ) The next hotel was launched in Switzerland a few months later, in four languages. It has since been expanded to over 31 countries in five continents, including Hotelli Kultakala in Finland which was made into a Habbo Hotel and has been invested in by venture capitalists.In May 2006, the service, along with its domain names, were changed from www.habbohotel.com (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.) to www.habbo.com (.co.uk, .com.au, etc.).In August 2007, Habbo's Chinese community closed down temporarily, the first time a Habbo website has closed. The challenging Chinese market and high operational costs led to the decision of closing the service. Customers in China were redirected to other Habbo communities.(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habbo Hotel: Chinese Market Too Challenging to Be Worthwhile )In December 2008, Habbo's Russian community announced it was closing in February 2009 as a result of low numbers. Those on the site with "''furni''" (virtual furniture that can be used to furnish rooms in the hotel that are bought with the use of Habbo Credits or Coins, that can be purchased with actual money) have been told they will receive credit codes for use on the USA Habbo community.In January 2010, it was announced that Habbo US and Habbo Canada would undergo a merger, to be finalized in April 2010.(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habbo Hotel US: News - Habbo.com + Habbo.ca Unite ) However, in April 2010, it was announced that all English-speaking hotels will be merged as one.(【引用サイトリンク】title=Habbo: News - Bigger, Better, Awesome! ) On May 5, the merger for Habbo US and Habbo Canada was complete. On June 2, the Australian site merge was completed. The Singapore site was officially merged on June 4. On June 10, the final Hotel, Habbo UK, was merged and that completed the set, making Habbo.com the only English speaking site.In June 12, 2012 concerns about the site were raised by Channel 4 News (United Kingdom).(Striptease and cyber sex: my stay at Habbo Hotel ), Channel 4 News, 12 June 2012(Should you let your child play in Habbo Hotel? ), Channel 4 News, 12 June 2012 A two-month investigation found users posting pornographic and violent messages – despite the fact that Habbo is intended for young teenagers. A reporter posing as an 11-year-old girl claimed that explicit sex chats were common within minutes of logging on to the service,(Habbo 'muted' following explicit sex chat claims ), BBC News, 13 June 2012 which she described as "very sexual, perverse, violent, pornographic."(Habbo investor pulls out after 'explicit' sex allegations ), BBC News, 12 June 2012 As a result of the allegations, Sulake immediately suspended all chat on the service. Speaking in a blog post, chief executive of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine, said that the firm "was reviewing the long-term plans for the Habbo community". The chat services were reinstated on June 2012. Two leading investors, Balderton Capital and 3i, withdrew their funding from Sulake,(Second Habbo Hotel investor 3i checks out ), BBC News, 14 June 2012 and some UK retailers stopped selling Habbo gift cards.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/13/habbo-hotel-backlash-tesco-whsmith-game_n_1593630.html )In August 2012, Habbo announced its new hotel, Habbo Turkey, fully localised for Turkish-speakers.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ ) The then CEO of Sulake, Paul LaFontaine comments, “We’re thrilled to announce we have launched in Turkey. This is a very important market for us and we expect Habbo Hotel to be a big success there, with many teenagers joining to converse with friends, meet people with similar interests and enjoy access to the global Habbo Hotel network. Our launch in Turkey is the next big step on our global roadmap.”(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sulake.com/press/releases/habbo-hotel-launches-in-turkey/ )In May 2014, Sulake released a Habbo application for the iPad in the App Store worldwide.(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.habbo.com/articles/3236-habbo-for-ipad-now-in-an-app-store-near-you ) In April 2015, Sulake released a compatible Habbo application for Android smartphones worldwide.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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