WHOEVER said Hello Kitty is old news will be surprised with Sanrio Digital, the new, improved version of Sanriotown.

The revamped site features multimedia at its finest: from the creating and viewing of videos in Dream Studio, to the sharing of comments in Blog, to the score rankings in Games, to the exchanging of ideas in the Forums. These not only allow users to make the most of their time in Sanriotown, but also give them the chance be interactive and get in touch with other people from all over through the various interactive media provided for them. Dream Studio lets them make and direct videos from scratch that they can share to others, even linking their creations to other websites. They can also maintain their own online journals with Sanrio Blogs. They even get a chance to compete with their friends via the addition of Rankings in Games. They also get the chance to purchase limited edition Sanrio items or even design their own Sanrio products they can only get in Sanriotown.com in Kitty Shop.

Users get all these new stuff along with the Sanriotown features they came to know and love: a 500 MB-sized mailbox they can choose to upgrade for even bigger space, file cabinets where they cans save their important documents to take them virtually anywhere with an Internet connection, and forums where they can chat with other users about just about anything under the sun. They can also get to send E-cards and download wallpapers, graphics, clips, calendars and more with their favorite Sanriotown character emblazoned on them.

With the multimedia fest in Sanriotown, people can experience the latest that technology can offer. Not bad for a 32-year old cat.

EVER thought that listening to music is bland and flipping through photographs boring? You can combine both activities to have a completely different experience in Flash movies by using Dream Studio, one of the new web-based features of Sanriotown.

Prior experience with the program is not necessary; all that is needed is a computer with an Internet connection, an Internet Explorer browser, and a bunch of photos, video clips, and mp3 files to be an amateur director/producer. All they need to do is upload their files on the slides on Dreamstudio and mix-and-match these to create these. A combination of the three (pictures, clips, mp3) can even be made if users so desire. They can then add text and special and transition effects to further polish their work. The result? A solid Flash video from the user, by the user, and to the users. That’s right: other people can view what has been created. A maximum of 99 slides is available for each presentation, allowing a lot of room to be creative in this multimedia offer.
To see a sample of a product of Dreamstudio, click here or see below.

Go to Dreamstudio and give yourself, your friends, and the world an audio-visual treat.

Sanrio Games have become even more exciting! Game rankings are now a permanent feature to allow users a friendly online competition. Whereas before when a player would only see his/her score, the names of the top five scorers of each game would now be automatically be displayed in the new version. Users can now compete with each other to beat the highest scores to provide more thrill in their playing experience, as these are uploaded in real time.

In addition, a featured game will be spotlighted to interest users. The Top Ten games, which are most played, will also be displayed in the website.

Test your skill and compete with the other users in Sanrio Games!

USERS can now share what’s on their minds as Sanriotown launches Blogs. As in other online journals, they can write about their lives: how their day went, their relationships, beliefs, and anything else that pops in their heads. The difference is that Sanrio fans can proudly claim who they are with the Hello Kitty, My Melody, and other Sanrio character-themed templates they can use for their blogs.

Sanrio Blogs are very user-friendly that people can begin uploading as soon as they signed up! They can change fonts, font colors, and font sizes with a fe clicks. Pictures they included to make their entries more personal can even be resized right then and there as a visual shout-out on what your interests are. Videos from the Sanriotown Dreamstudio can even be linked here to proudly display their creativity. Blogs are interactive, allowing users to comment on each other’s blogs. For easier access, links to other blogs can also be made at the sidebars to access these with just a single click. The easy-to-use admin panel will also allow a person to maintain his/her blog, delete unwanted comments, and even check who visited his/her entries.

They say you are what you wear. Now, you are what you blog, graphics and all.