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Stardoll

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An early Swedish gaming and avatar community where Daniel Ek worked and helped scale technically before starting Spotify.


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Stardoll is a browser-based dress-up game developed by Glorious Games, recognized as one of the world's largest online fashion communities with over 400 million users as of January 2016. The game is designed to appeal to teens and young women, offering them a platform to express creativity, manage virtual fashion worlds, engage in social activities with other players, and participate in mini-games and challenges. Notably, Daniel Ek, co-founder of Spotify, was involved in optimizing Stardoll early in his career alongside Mattias Miksche, with support from Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital. This entrepreneurial experience with Stardoll preceded Ek's inspiration to launch Spotify, driven by the rampant music piracy of the time.

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    Stardoll

    Stardoll is a browser-based dress-up game from Glorious Games. One of the world's largest online fashion communities, Stardoll had reached over 400 million users as of January 2016. Focusing on an audience that is often overlooked by the gaming industry, Stardoll is open to everyone but focuses on providing a place for teens and young women to express their creativity and manage their own virtual fashion world, engage in creative social activities with other players around the world, and participate in mini games and challenges.

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    • Stardoll - Wikipedia

      | Stardoll | | --- | | | | | Developer | Glorious Games Group AB | | Platform | OS Independent browser game | | Release | 2004 | | Genres | Fashion, Style, Social | | Mode | Free Account Superstar Account (Membership) Royalty Account (Premium membership) | Superstar Account (Membership) Stardoll is a browser-based dress-up game from Glorious Games. One of the world's largest online fashion communities, Stardoll had reached over 400 million users as of January 2016( [...] In 2005, Stardoll was launched as a browser game under the guidance of CEO Mattias Miksche. The game was incredibly successful and served as a starting place for some of Sweden's top tech industry performers, such as Spotify founder Daniel Ek and Lifesum co-founder Marcus Gners and Henrik Torstensson. Stardoll merged with the publishing site Piczo in March 2009, when the latter was acquired by Stardoll. Both sites continued to operate as separate social networking sites, however, they formed (in part) the larger Stardoll brand. [...] Focusing on an audience that is often overlooked by the gaming industry, Stardoll is open to everyone but focuses on providing a place for teens and young women to express their creativity and manage their own virtual fashion world, engage in creative social activities with other players around the world, and participate in mini games and challenges. ## History Stardoll first appeared as a personal website featuring paper dolls from Finnish creator and enthusiast, Liisa Wrang. Inspired by a childhood passion for paper dolls, Wrang started drawing dolls and accompanying wardrobes and taught herself web design. Her personal homepage rapidly became a popular destination for teens. In 2004, with the help of her son, she upgraded the site and called it Paperdoll Heaven.

    • Stardoll

      Stardoll is a free to play browser-based social virtual world based on fashion and self-expression. What else can you do in Stardoll?

    • JOIN! - Stardoll

      Stardoll is one of few places on the Internet developed with an emphasis on girls' self-expression through fantasy and fashion play. Stardoll is a great place to spend time with friends and to meet other kids from all over the world. We are committed to Stardoll as an inspiring, safe and creative environment. "Most online sites are focused on violence and competitiveness", says Liisa. "I wanted to create a positive online environment for young girls who are creative and interested in fashion. They are looking for alternatives to shoot 'em up and kill 'em up games." Liisa is still an important part of the Stardoll family and she makes new paper dolls every week. [...] Stardoll's original name was Paperdollheaven.com, and started out as the hobby of the Scandinavian-born Liisa. Inspired by a childhood passion for paperdolls, Liisa started drawing dolls and accompanying wardrobes and taught herself web design. Her personal homepage rapidly became a popular destination for teens. In 2004, with the help of her son, she upgraded the site and called it Paperdoll Heaven. [...] At Stardoll you can create your own MeDoll or choose from our ever growing collection of celebrity dolls and dress them up in our wide selection of fashions. Every celebrity doll has a wardrobe full of unique clothes and there are new dolls released every week. The non-superstar membership is free. Stardoll appeals to a wide cross section of users, but our core target group consists of boys and girls from the ages of 13 and upwards.

    • Stardoll - NewRPG

      NewRPG logo FOLLOW US: search search #### Select Game Category ### GAME OF THE MONTH ### GAME OF THE YEAR # Stardoll Stardoll is a text-based browser game about fashion. Start the game by creating your girl or boy. Choose a hairstyle, color of your eyes, makeup and so on. After a little playing you will get a mail that you've been accepted into Stardoll Academy. There are lots of choices you can do in this game. Design your room, go shopping, style your clothes, make new friends, take pictures of your doll and so much more. Find out now. 4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5 4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5 4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5 4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5 4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5 (4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5) #### Choose rating [...] (4 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5) #### Choose rating yellow star gray star gray star gray star gray star yellow star yellow star gray star gray star gray star yellow star yellow star yellow star gray star gray star yellow star yellow star yellow star yellow star gray star yellow star yellow star yellow star yellow star yellow star Play game #### Stardoll images stardoll #### 1 comments on "Stardoll" Gravatar for Sanora been playing over three years and always will, have met a lot of great people who i have become actual friends IRL. been playing over three years and always will, have met a lot of great people who i have become actual friends IRL. #### Add a comment White Castle tower on a red circle background Copyright © 2014-2026 NEWRPG All rights reserved

    • Stardoll

      Stardoll. 2879086 followers · 82 talking about this. If you love fame, fashion and friends, Stardoll is the game for you. Welcome to the world's largest a.