Barbie.com is the official website of the 'Barbie' doll, most popular "sex symbol" and doll adored by young, teens and adults worldwide.
Barbie was created by Ruth Handler along with her husband at Mattel Inc.
The first barbie doll set, worth $3 per piece, was presented at American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959.
Years later, various Barbie versions were added such as Barbie Startrek, Tibetan, Astronaut, NASCAR, Totally Hair, Chanel, dentist, Olympic Skier, surgeon, soldier, presidential candidate, firefighter and a tattooed barbie.
The company developed non-Barbie dolls such as Ken (barbie's boyfriend), Christie, Skipper and Midge.
Barbara Millicent 'Barbie' Roberts was named after creator's daughter Barbara on March 9, 1959.
It is said that she is 11.5 inches tall whose parents are George and Margaret Roberts living in Willows, Wis.
Barbie attended Willows High School but graduated from Manhattan International High School.
She is a licensed pilot and worked as a flight attendant.
In Malibu (California), Jonathan Adler decorated a 3,500 square-foot Real-Life Dream House.
It features vintage barbie dolls, Andy Warhol portrait of Barbie and pink Volkswagen New Beetle at the garage.
It opened its first six-story outlet in Shanghai, China to negate the effect of 46 percent fourth quarter loss in the US and trying to compete with other established brands like Sanrio's Hello Kitty.
Ivan Steiger has the largest barbie doll collections in Germany with over 6,500 dolls.
It is owned by Mattel, Inc. located at 333 Continental Blvd., El Segundo, California.
Barbie.com was registered on September 10, 2002 through MarkMonitor, Inc. and has a Google PageRank of 5.
It offer users the ability to play games by doing dress up barbie online, watch videos, media inquiries, press releases, shopping for collectors, or find info about barbie dolls history.
It is popular in US, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, UK, China, Philippines, Egypt, Australia, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, and Russia.
Competitors is PollyPocket, BarbieGirls, and MyScene.
