Webheads Press Release, 9/11/2001 (yeah…) from the archived iwebheads.com
HWH CHOSEN TO REPRESENT NEW LINE OF COMPUTER DOLLS
Inventor of the Popular Couch Potato Doll Creates a Presence "On" the Computer and the Net
September 11, 2001- HWH Public Relations/New Media is pleased to announce it has been chosen to represent New York-based First Ideas' latest creation, The WEBHEADS. These adorable, soft plush dolls have heads that are computer monitors with screens that double as picture frames. WEBHEADS, personalized with a favorite photo, are designed to sit atop computers and are sure to become collectables for your "A" list.
First Ideas, as its name implies, has always been in the forefront of market trends with creations such as the hugely successful Couch Potato dolls, which kept millions of television viewers company while engaged in their favorite activity. The premise for the WEBHEADS is similar: colorful, fun, soft-bodied dolls with photos in their computer screen picture-frame heads, that serve as companions through the long days and nights of computer isolation. They'll give you something to smile at when you come up for air.
The WEBHEADS dolls include personalities with computer and Internet double entendre names, such as Dot e.COM, The Luv Bug, Web Surfer, Auntie Virus (who better to protect your computer from nasty infections?) and the classic Web gossip Queen, Cookie. WEBHEADS can be customized by putting your daughter's picture into Baby G-URL, your pet Fido's pic into WEB Hound, and some of you gals might even know an E-Male who communicates effortlessly, whose picture you'd like on top of your computer.
First Ideas chose HWH because of HWH's experience with other clever and successful toy and doll phenomenons, including Cabbage Patch dolls and Cabbage Patch videos; 2XL, the first interactive robot learn and play toy, developed by the renowned toy inventor Michael Freeman; and the former Leisure Concepts, run by AL Kahn, the licensor of Pokeman.
Craig Richardson, creator and CIS (Chief Idea Surfer) of First Ideas has spent years creating and developing ideas for his and other companies. Richardson sees the nearly 100 million people using computers in the United States today (over 30 million new PC's will be shipped this year alone) as evidence of a niche to fill when it comes to personalizing and creating something fun while working or surfing. Since computers are used by every age and social/ economic demographic globally there's a WEBHEADS doll for everyone.
So come on, join the fun, which WEBHEAD doll fits your personality? Visit the WebHeads Web site, at www.iwebhead.com and find out.
Wahoo! And that’s the last bio :-) With that I present to you, the webheads favorite songs on one playlist, all as listed except Auntie Virus’s as I could not find the specific Campbell theme song available. Enjoy!
A screenshot of Websurfer’s bio from the webheads site. It says “Bio for Websurfer” at the top. There is a picture of him below it, showing a doll with a white, bulky computer for a head, and a face of a smiling white guy with pink-lens sunglasses inserted into the picture frame screen. He has a tied up tuft of blonde hair sticking out of his head, and is wearing a blue tank top, swim shorts, and flip flops. His shirt has a design of a computer smiling and surfing on a wave via a computer mouse, and his shorts are patterned with palm trees. His bio reads as follows:
Favorite Phrase: Surfs Up Dude!
Favorite Food: Rubio’s Fish Taco’s
Favorite Website: Likes to Surf between Yahoo.com and AOL.com
Favorite Clothing: Shorts, Hawaiian Shirts, T-shirts and flip-flops
Favorite Hobbies: Hangin’ Ten on his board, Jet Skiing and relaxing with a pair of shades and some sunscreen on the beach
Favorite Song: “Surfin Safari” by The Beach Boys
Perfect for photos of your Buddies, Boyfriend, co-workers, college students and husbands
This dude is always catchin a tasty piece of information on the World Wide Web by pointing and clicking and navigating in a random way, going anywhere he wants to go at anytime. Surf’s always up for this info-bud who cruises the endless summer of the Net with nothing but his Mouseboard under foot. Cowabunga, this is one gnarly Webster, whose laid back style is the envy coast to coast.
A screenshot of Web Mistress’s bio from the webheads site. It says “Bio for Web Mistress” at the top. There is a picture of her below it, showing a doll with a white, bulky computer for a head, and a face of a very pale woman with sharp features smirking inserted into the picture frame screen. She has a bun of brown hair sticking out of her head. She is wearing a long black dress with sheer sleeves and a large red collar patterned with black spiderwebs. The collar creates a V over her chest and goes up around her shoulders. She is also wearing grey tights and black shoes. Her bio reads as follows:
Favorite Phrase: “I Am the Master of My Domain”
Favorite Food: Whatever is caught in her Web
Favorite Website: OneWorld.com
Favorite Clothing: Mysterious Black Lace
Favorite Hobbies: Chatting on the Web during the late late witching hours
Favorite Song: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
Perfect for photos of your Wife, girlfriend, sister and web girl friends!
She is all-knowing and in complete control of the information she directs. She brews a mysterious pot of Web content and distributes it to those she chooses to bring into her world. She lures those she desires into her “Web” and casts the captivating spell of her choice.
A screenshot of Wally Wallstreet’s bio from the webheads site. It says “Bio for Wally Wallstreet” at the top. There is a picture of him below it, but it is somewhat blurry, showing a doll with a white, bulky computer for a head, and a face of a smirking white man inserted into the picture frame screen. He is wearing a suit that seems patterned, likely with money symbols, over a white undershirt, a red tie, and black shoes. His bio reads as follows:
Favorite Phrase: "Buy Buy, Sell Sell Sell!"
Favorite Food: Who has time to eat
Favorite Website: WallStreetJournal.com
Favorite Clothing: Suits, Suits and more Suits
Favorite Hobbies: What is a hobby, a stock market is open somewhere
Favorite Song: “Taking Care of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Perfect for photos of your Boss, Co-worker, Friends and Family!
The Dow Jones, The NASDAQ, and The American Stock Exchanges are all fields of dreams for these tireless traders, bankers and analysts. Its go go go for these folks who millions of people rely on every day. Buy Sell, Sell Buy, they hope for a positive swing in the market every day. Some days we love them, other days we don’t love them as much.
A screenshot of LuvBug’s bio from the webheads site. It says “Bio for Melissa LuvBug” at the top. There is a picture of her below it, showing a doll with a white, bulky computer for a head, and a face of a sly looking white woman with red lipstick and blonde bangs inserted into the picture frame screen. She has a small tuft of blonde hair coming out of the top of her head, and is wearing a sleeveless red dress with a low neckline, and a logo of a white heart on the chest being wrapped up by a green snake, with the text ‘I love you’ written in the middle. She is also wearing red and black bracelets, and red shoes, and has a visible tattoo on her right arm. Her bio reads as follows:
Favorite Phrase: "Love, Love me Do, You Know I Love You"
Favorite Food: Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
Favorite Website: 1-800-Flowers.com
Favorite Clothing: Mini-Skirts
Favorite Hobbies: Dating
Favorite Song: "Love is a Battlefield" - Pat Benetar
Perfect for photos of your Girlfriend, Wife, or new romantic interest!
“I LOVE YOU.” She is sweet and very, very tempting. But she has an edge to her that can be dangerous at times if she is not taken care of. She has a long track record of causing MEN, we mean programs, to perform erratically, produce incorrect results, or crash. The term bug was coined when a real insect was discovered to have fouled up one of the circuits of the first electronic computer. The Luv Bug is alluring.
A screenshot of Hacker’s bio from the webheads site. There is a picture of him on the left, showing a doll with a white, bulky computer for a head, and a face of a white man with a black domino mask inserted into the picture frame screen. He is wearing a black leather jacket over a black shirt that says Hacker in white lettering, along with black gloves, black pants, and black boots. He also has a cross body black leather bag with a logo of a white H tied up with red chains, and a white lock. His bio reads as follows:
Favorite Phrase: “Ain’t nowhere I can’t go”
Favorite Food: Any type of FAST Food
Favorite Website: Microsoft.com
Favorite Clothing: Leather, leather and more leather
Favorite Hobbies: Keyboard drumming
Favorite Song: “Jail House Rock” by Elvis Presley
Perfect for photos of your Co-workers, brothers, sisters, buddies or kids!
WE LOVE HACKERS!!! A hacker is a computer enthusiast who enjoys learning everything about a computer system and, through clever programming, pushes the system to its highest possible level of performance. These computer hobbyists are skilled programmers with a reputation of having a little bit of a mischievous bent – Every now and then, one or two “misguided” hackers breaks into secured computer systems and finds himself in just a teeny tiny bit of trouble with the law —OOOPS!!! We like to think of hackers as good eggs, who program enthusiastically and enjoy a wonderful bonding experience with highly intelligent and clever programmers worldwide. Hackers are our friends.
