Online social networking for kids
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt Wed, 17 May 2006 02:09:00 GMT
Following the lead of MySpace, FaceBook and other social networking sites, YippeeKids has just unveiled what they claim is the internet’s first online safe place for children.
According to their press release:
YippeeKids.com, is the first online social networking community built to protect children ages 5 to 12 from online predators. Multiple layers of protection include ID verification of parents, parent-only accounts, monitored live chat rooms, monitored live help for kids and parents as well as other internal technology based filtering solutions. Parents are able to monitor their children’s activities within the YippeeNet community. Included are community pages viewed, login and logout times, email sent and received and their children’s profiles, blogs, online photos, calendars and friends. Children and parents have access to 24/7 live chat support monitored by YippeeKids employees. Live Chat rooms are available for children to use on the YippeeKids community. Chat rooms are monitored live in real time by YippeeKids employees during chat room hours to ensure a safe experience.
The goal of YippeeKids is to keep children safe, informed, empowered and entertained with parents involved and in control.
There isn’t a lot of information about the company, FAQ, or even a trial period, so it’s hard to get a real feel for the program without signing up for the $4.95 monthly membership.
If anyone has any insight into YippeeKids.com, please let us know.
