Comments on: Play-Doh! Italy vs. America

By: April M. H.

April M. H. — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:12:22 +0000

I wonder if the two sites are designed for child use. I know in the U.S. the internet is not truly regulated at all, especially for child-use. It is basically up to the parent of the child to decide if they can or cannot visit the site and poke around. The Italian site may be a bit more informative, boring, and less creative because maybe it is meant for adult-only view. I know I did a project on Sweden, and although it is an example of a highly regulated media country, many European countries regulate child products, advertisements and marketing. Just a thought!

By: aliavs14

aliavs14 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:36:02 +0000

Oh man I forgot how much I miss Play-doh! They had the craziest machines! It actually doesn’t surprise me that the US site is more “advanced”…I feel as though for the Italians it’s like “Okay, they like family, so let’s get kids playing. It’s entertaining. Let’s show them how to make some foods, and they can recreate Italian dishes Mom makes”…and then the Americans are like “colors! gadgets! ice cream–we love food! lets have them make some ice cream! kids need to make hard stuff so they can buy more gadgets-a dalmation!”…hahha, just my opinion. Good work though!