The small, plush Webkinz stuffed animals popularized in the late 2000s are making a comeback — with their virtual world officially back up and running after an a long hiatus. Early access for the ...

If you’ve ever cared for or encountered Webkinz, the plush stuffed animals and their online counterparts that were all the rage in the mid-2000s, you may on occasion wonder: Are my Webkinz still alive ...

Ask a 7-year-old what she loves about Webkinz, and it’s not the cute, furry animal you’ll hear about. “I can play on the computer, take care of it and earn money to buy stuff for it like a bed and ...

I can see from a search of cyberspace that we’re not the only ones who’ve paid a lot of money for a Webkinz animal and then had trouble getting into Webkinz World online. That’s pretty annoying, ...

–NEW YORK (AP) - One of the clearest signs that retailers are nervous this holiday season is likely to be found at Wal-Mart stores this weekend: stacks of Webkinz. The fiercely popular Webkinz, plush ...

The Wonderful World of Webkinz: 2005-??? Born in the hazy, nostalgia-filled years of the early 2000s, Webkinz was nothing if not a product of its time. A 2D computer-based video game paired with a ...

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Many school-age kids have long since traded in their rocking horses and jump ropes for digital play. Commentator David Kushner describes why he thinks the Webkinz Web site is preparing children for ...