Red Keytar

Formerly known as Polo Field at Club Penguin. Chris Gliddon was a blogger and manager at CP from 2006-2015. Prior to that, he was a music journalist and producer. Today, he helps gaming companies tell stories and build products people love.

Club Penguin Music Video – Bad Day

by

It was common for fans to make Club Penguin music videos. And it was just as common for the Club Penguin Team to watch and share these music videos internally. Many of them had the classic “Unregistered HyperCam 2” watermark, of course. Legend.

This is one of the videos we would show executives and other folks to show off the Club Penguin community.

“Bad Day” came out in 2005, the same year as Club Penguin. The song was written by Daniel Powter, who was born in the Okanagan, the same area where Club Penguin was born. Of course, the person who made this music video didn’t know this. Nor did they know that so many senior executives would have seen their little Unregistered HyperCam 2 music video.

BusinessWeek: MySpace For The Sandlot Set

by

A BusinessWeek writer takes a look at the significance of social networking on children’s chat based websites, highlighting Club Penguin as a leader in providing a safe environment for fun while online. MySpace For The Sandlot Set Social networks like Club Penguin are quickly catching pre-tweens’ attention `I bought a flat-screen TV and a stereo … Read more