Nickelodeon is getting into the virtual-community business. By Andrew Wallenstein, The Associated Press Nickelodeon is getting into the virtual-community business. MTV Networks’ kid-centric powerhouse ...

In a continued effort to ramp up its digital initiatives, Nickelodeon will attempt to meld Web-based interactive functions appealing to kids into a single site. Launching today and billed as a ...

Nickelodeon, the children's TV network, is launching an online virtual world just for children, reports Reuters. Based on the popular virtual world, Second Life, visitors to Nicktropolis will be able ...

From our friends at Viacom comes the latest development in the Tron-itization of today’s youth, according to yesterday’s Mediaweek: Nicktropolis, Nickelodeon’s new so-called Second Life for kids. The ...

Nickelodeon aims to satiate your penchant for nautical nonsense, fairy god parents and the Nicktoons gang, with the pending launch ofNicktropolis. Apparently the virtual Laguna Beach was such a hit ...

Want green skin and purple hair? No problem — if you’re exploring Nickelodeon’s recently launched virtual world, Nicktropolis. Prefer to waddle? Try Club Penguin, where you take the form of the ...

The virtual worlds group, which includes the company's Nicktropolis and Neopets online worlds for kids, will be led by Neopets SVP Kyra Reppen to support its kids and family-friendly online worlds ...

Nickelodeon plans to develop a raft of virtual worlds this year for entertainment and online properties it already owns, along with enhancements to some existing worlds and some new online game ...

that users can play, and a jukebox that plays The Naked Brothers Band songs. The area will also include interactive elements such as The Naked Brothers Band video mash-up, and a brand new game titled ...

NEWS BRIEF: Nickelodeon has clocked up four million users for its Nicktropolis virtual community just six months after launch, the Viacom-owned kids network said this week. This month, Nicktropolis ...

Nickelodeon is getting into the virtual-community business. MTV Networks' kid-centric powerhouse is set Tuesday to launch Nicktropolis, an online environment for youngsters to chat, play games and ...