But don't be dismayed - this is not MySpace for 9-to-14-year-olds. California startup Industrious Kid is about to launch Imbee.com, a safe social-networking service for kids. This is actually big kid-tech news, the first product I've seen of its kind and a great idea (NetFamilyNews doesn't have the resources to properly test software and services, but I always want to alert you to new ones with … [Read more...] about Social networking for kids 9-14!
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Parents, public service & the Net
Parents in public service have a new publicity worry to add to their lists: having their parenting experiences disseminated in social-networking sites. The Rockford (Ill.) Register Star tells the story of a school board president whose daughter had a party that got out of hand. The mom/school official had to end it early. But the kids partied on in cyberspace. "Details of her daughter’s party got … [Read more...] about Parents, public service & the Net
Family-networking sites
Move over Martha, here comes a whole passel of family-networking sites. Martha Stewart's may be more about networking around crafts, entertaining, décor, cooking, etc., than about parenting, but there's a lot of what might already be called 2nd-generation social-networking competition beating her to the Web. "Since January, nearly a dozen family-networking portals have launched in test version, … [Read more...] about Family-networking sites
1 smart mom’s process
She sounds like a great parent, and her process in navigating online social-networking issues with her 13-year-old will sound familiar (and be useful) to a lot of parents. But don't stop reading Los Angeles Times reporter Catherine Saillant's account after the first page. An idea from her sister is what really got the smart-parenting wheels turning: "My-49-year-old sister, Christine, joined … [Read more...] about 1 smart mom’s process
State do-not-email laws: No help
It has to be tough being a lawmaker these days - especially one concerned about online kids' safety - as everybody struggles to keep up with tech-literate kids and their favorite technologies. The great majority of child-protection ideas aired in hearings and promoted by lobbyists are undoubtedly well-meaning, if not always useful. But there's one type of "child-safety" legislation that can … [Read more...] about State do-not-email laws: No help