Habbox is sponsored by...

[FlyingJesus]

A "tiny" userbase of people who are here (or were originally) specifically because of Habbo would appear to be the perfect small platform for starting up such a site. Considering the huge number of companies and sites that advertise on Facebook, most of whom would likely have a lot more money (and therefore have their ads come up far more frequently) I can't see that as a financially viable option for starting out - especially taking into account the fact that the client isn't even open yet and there is currently nothing keeping anyone there. Having a stepping stone from pre-opening to the humble beginnings is really quite a good idea rather than a waste of money, which spending far more to get adverts up on Facebook would definitely be at this time.

Consider: nearly everyone here has at some point been interested in Habbo, and a huge amount still are. A similar site is bound to spark at least some interest (as has been shown already anyway) whereas no-one clicks on Facebook ads in the first place and for the Kazopark advert to even show regularly enough to match Hx numbers among the thousands of other similar ads on there would require some very specific keywording and a lot of money.

[Nixt]

Can I also clarify that it's not only our "tiny" user base to which this will appeal. Advertisements and the new "Sponsored by" is viewable to those that browse the site as a guest or go onto Habbox.com each day. That in my opinion, is not all tiny. We get a massive amount of unique hits each day and they are all the target audience Kazo are going for. That makes perfect sense to me.

Habbox is still one of the biggest Habbo fansites, if something happens here, it spills over to Habbo and other fansites. We're not just talking the 500 or so different users we get log on to the forum each day, we're talking about a massive proportion of those who visit most fansites and Habbo itself.

[Tintinnabulate]

And thousands of people who go on habbox.com
People seem to think here that Habbox is just HabboxForum.

[GommeInc]

And out of those that will actually care? Chances are they will just go on, get bored and go back to Habbo where they're established or be indifferent. Virtual communities died out when consoles turned to online gaming, the only thing keeping Habbo alive are the people loyal to it, or the ones that see the advert or come across it and get hooked - alongside those still playing it. It would be interesting to see how it pans out, it won't flop as bad as ClubTropica if there is actually an Alpha out

[Black_Apalachi]

This thread alone is probably generating loads of 'Kazopark' related search results on Google which is probably helping them greatly as it is

[Blinger$]

This thread alone is probably generating loads of 'Kazopark' related search results on Google which is probably helping them greatly as it is

I dunno, a lot of the posts seem to be hate posts on habbox so far

[GommeInc]

I only support the "... supported by Kazopark" if it can be used after thread titles. Imagine the fun you could have with threads called "Habbox condoms"
"Habbox condoms, supported by Kazopark.com!"

[FlyingJesus]

And out of those that will actually care? Chances are they will just go on, get bored and go back to Habbo where they're established or be indifferent. Virtual communities died out when consoles turned to online gaming, the only thing keeping Habbo alive are the people loyal to it, or the ones that see the advert or come across it and get hooked - alongside those still playing it. It would be interesting to see how it pans out, it won't flop as bad as ClubTropica if there is actually an Alpha out

Quite likely, as with any new site of any type. However, people milling around these parts are far more likely to be interested in the first place (and then of course, may stick about) than the average Facebooker who just ignores all adverts there. Also I'm fairly sure they're not trying to be the next Habbo - that was and remains a ridiculously big hit requiring huge teams to work on various aspects of it, whereas Kazopark has around 10 members of staff last I saw and couldn't possibly take such a large userbase anyway.

And yeah, "slave market" would be a good thread under that change

[GommeInc]

Quite likely, as with any new site of any type. However, people milling around these parts are far more likely to be interested in the first place (and then of course, may stick about) than the average Facebooker who just ignores all adverts there. Also I'm fairly sure they're not trying to be the next Habbo - that was and remains a ridiculously big hit requiring huge teams to work on various aspects of it, whereas Kazopark has around 10 members of staff last I saw and couldn't possibly take such a large userbase anyway.

And yeah, "slave market" would be a good thread under that change

Surely with all businesses they aim high? At the moment they have 10 members of staff, that would obviously grow. It would be suicide hiring hundreds of people and setting it up for thousands/millions of users immediately

Imagine if it was "Nazism" or "Bringing Back Hitler"? Many laughs Do it do it.