3 New Bunnies!
The
weekend just got off to a very good start in all our Hotels worldwide,
with the launch of three new, very special little Bunnies!
One evil, one bored and one manic-ly excited… and if that wasn’t enough to make you pull up a smile, then surely badges will, no?
Each Bunny comes with its own special personality – and badge. And if you collect one of each (black, brown and pink), you’ll also receive an extra special triple threat badge (see below).
Oh, and did I mention… that those of you that already bought the white Bunny since its launch, will also get badgy treat? Well, you will. The white Bunny badge does not count towards the aforementioned triple threat badge, though…
In the Shop, you’ll also find the Bunnies’ new nests… and one VERY special nest that will arrive in all Hotels on Saturday. Keep your eyes peeled and get ready to be quick about it!
The Bunnies are not here to stay forever, though… even the white bunny’s days will be counted soon, so if you’re a fan of these crazy, cute fluffballs, you’d better grab your chance this weekend, while they’re still here.
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The Habbo Council – A Follow Up
The Habbo Council is now live! After a long process of picking and preparing members (read about the selection process ››), we are now confident that we have a good team that’s ready, willing and able to listen!
Keep in mind that the purpose of the Habbo Council is VERY specific, and that it is a temporary measure we are taking to deal primarily with the sudden rise in bans that happened right as we changed the Habbo.COM moderation services between March 15 – 25, 2012.
We urge you to read through all the points listed below, as they will explain in detail the aim and scope of this project.
Interviewing Funkstein
Funkstein
is a Senior software developer, who joined the company in 2011, and has
since then worked in the Socialites Team. We asked Mark to find out
more about his role and what it is exactly that he does around here!
Here’s what Mark found out…
What’s your role in Sulake?
My official title is Senior Software Developer, which means that most of
my day to day work consists of programming new features for Habbo. In
practice this means writing code for things such as how the room hopper
teleports you between rooms, creating new user interfaces, adding
effects etc.
Poll: Picnic Skies
While
we wait for the release of the Public Rooms (I hear the global launch
is planned for mid-next week, at which point all Hotels will have them
displayed in their Navigators!), how about we let you guys decide on one
of the rooms’ finishing touches?
Pulling The Rabbit Out Of Our Hat
The Nutty community challenge was achieved in all Hotels, so where is the new pet bunny?? Well, as the Norwegian saying goes, the one who waits for something good, will not wait in vain!
So to avoid having you wait in vain, we have some good news to share!
Tweeting, Listening and Being Open
I
am a huge believer in social media and the openness that results when
it is used well has a net positive effect on relationships and
organizations. In starting the Twitter project
the impulse to open up has yielded huge results. Our Easter Campaign
was essentially a Habbo idea. HabboCM (aka Habbo Helpers or 514) has
noticeably improved since its first imagining from your excellent
feedback. The list goes on.
We learn as we go, and the Tweeting is no exception. First and foremost, I am not going to stop no matter how large the volume or how heated and unpleasant some people may get. The rewards of interacting with you all is far too high to stop just because it can get strained due to a few people. I will learn from mistakes and change how I do things.
Rares, Rabbits & Nuts
We had an exciting weekend and I know the Rares got everyone very engaged because I added about 500 new followers on Twitter @PaulLaFo. Most of the comments were positive. We made some mistakes around timezones and we hear you clearly on that.
What was the most fun was hearing people talk about firsts for Habbo. This campaign had a lot of firsts, from the time based Rare releases to the idea of a temporary currency in Nuts. What is the most fun about this is that the ideas mostly came from Habbos.
As we all tweeted and went into the Hotels the idea about more buying power and time based rares came from Habbos. We just built on the idea and went with it. The result was exciting.
A Public Room Sneak Peek
Ever
since the Public Rooms were removed (due to new room building
standards), you have been begging for them to return. So in between
other projects, our designers have been working on just that… rebuilding
the Public Rooms!
Yesterday morning, one of those rooms were done – a remake of the old Theatredrome (with some cool extras)! And since it was actually finished, we figured… why don’t we take it for a test drive??
Feature Sneak Peek: Popular Rooms
On Wednesday, in Habbo Finland, a new feature pilot was launched. It’s an add-on to the existing Navigator, and its main raisen d’être is simply to promote rooms that are popular within the Hotel and to help you find good rooms to visit.
The Habbo Council
There has been some unrest in Habbo.com recently, regarding an unfortunate rise in unjustified bans (bans that are considered random and unfair). While we’re looking into this and working on solving the root of the problem, we also want to make sure that we have every single unfair ban under control.
This is why we would like to try out something new, by enlisting the help of a .com Habbo Council.
THE HABBO COUNCIL – Q&A:
