Did Mark Zuckerberg Inspire New Social Networking Site Aimed at Kids Called Togetherville?
It seems social networking is still taking the world by storm online and in the media, primarily facebook.
It has gotten to the point when I hear the name Mark Zuckerberg I'm starting to think household appliance.
I often wonder what happened to My Space, I hear less and less people use it and even the friends I know have let their accounts fall into disrepair.
I laughed so hard the other day when I visited a friend's account and in the comment section it said,"..
does anyone even use this anymore?..
" So with all the privacy talks involving Mark Zuckerberg and his clients personal information, what is a family to do without telling the world about their personal movements? Let's not forget about all the children that are being bullied on the website into committing suicide by faceless people in a Facebook generation.
The only answer left is to inspire a social networking site for children under 13, yeah! Remember how awkward growing up was, let's compound that by hurrying our kids along into ADHD and emotional distress about what someone put on their Facebook wall.
Enough of the complaining from me, I was inspired to write this article because I caught a radio blurb about a Facebook for kids under 13 in the pre-launch phase and decided to research it.
I found several fledgling efforts to construct such a site until I started to recall the name from the radio ad.
The kid's social networking site was called, "Togetherville".
It sounds so friendly, doesn't it? Togetherville advises it mimics Facebook in a "kid-appropriate way" as the about us section of their site reads.
The kids have a profile page, photos, and they can watch videos, play games, send and receive gifts, send "safe" messages, and comment on or like their friend's activities.
Sound familiar? They say it's all achieved with active participation from family and friends.
Isn't that what was lacking with the kids bullying each other on adult Facebook?? The Togetherville platform piggybacks off of the Facebook user name and password of the parent to create the child's account.
The creators tout the education value of this platform, but I'm not really sure my 6 to 10 year old needs that much connectivity.
I do feel the creators have taken one step in the right direction by ensuring your child's safety in Togetherville by requiring parental involvement.
Social networking has become a staple in the world in which we live.
Is it a good idea or bad idea is up for interpretation.
Being social is nice when the intended crowd is the recipient, but in the wrong hands could do a lot of harm.
It has gotten to the point when I hear the name Mark Zuckerberg I'm starting to think household appliance.
I often wonder what happened to My Space, I hear less and less people use it and even the friends I know have let their accounts fall into disrepair.
I laughed so hard the other day when I visited a friend's account and in the comment section it said,"..
does anyone even use this anymore?..
" So with all the privacy talks involving Mark Zuckerberg and his clients personal information, what is a family to do without telling the world about their personal movements? Let's not forget about all the children that are being bullied on the website into committing suicide by faceless people in a Facebook generation.
The only answer left is to inspire a social networking site for children under 13, yeah! Remember how awkward growing up was, let's compound that by hurrying our kids along into ADHD and emotional distress about what someone put on their Facebook wall.
Enough of the complaining from me, I was inspired to write this article because I caught a radio blurb about a Facebook for kids under 13 in the pre-launch phase and decided to research it.
I found several fledgling efforts to construct such a site until I started to recall the name from the radio ad.
The kid's social networking site was called, "Togetherville".
It sounds so friendly, doesn't it? Togetherville advises it mimics Facebook in a "kid-appropriate way" as the about us section of their site reads.
The kids have a profile page, photos, and they can watch videos, play games, send and receive gifts, send "safe" messages, and comment on or like their friend's activities.
Sound familiar? They say it's all achieved with active participation from family and friends.
Isn't that what was lacking with the kids bullying each other on adult Facebook?? The Togetherville platform piggybacks off of the Facebook user name and password of the parent to create the child's account.
The creators tout the education value of this platform, but I'm not really sure my 6 to 10 year old needs that much connectivity.
I do feel the creators have taken one step in the right direction by ensuring your child's safety in Togetherville by requiring parental involvement.
Social networking has become a staple in the world in which we live.
Is it a good idea or bad idea is up for interpretation.
Being social is nice when the intended crowd is the recipient, but in the wrong hands could do a lot of harm.
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