Crenk Technology » Kids http://crenk.com Web Apps, Mobile Apps and Reviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:07:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 KidZui, Social Network for Kids http://crenk.com/2008/10/21/kidzui-social-network-for-kids/ http://crenk.com/2008/10/21/kidzui-social-network-for-kids/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:34:43 +0000 Luis Sandoval http://crenk.com/?p=1192 KidZui, Social Network for Kids originally appeared on: Crenk
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]]> Social Networks have been the method of communication for adults, adolescents, and businesses the world over. Kids have been curious about the many social sites that exist, but none are targeted for the under 12 year old market. Today parents are more worried about who their children talk to since it’s impossible to really know who is on the other end of the conversation. While understandable, there was no real forum for younger children to make their mark on the net until KidZui debuted.

What started as a pay service quickly changed to a free model, and since then they have had a lot of success attracting the 3-12 year old demographic. Recently KidZui has changed a lot of the functionality of their site, and have introduced some new tools to make the site fun for parents working with their kids. Parents are encouraged to participate on the site with their kids so that everyone is in the know as to what the child is looking at and sharing online.

KidZui offers limited profiles that offer superficial details about the user, the site offers no real two way communication to prevent those looking to lure children, and tabs where users can share the sites they’ve visited, approved videos, and even a section for homework help. Status can be set by the user, but instead of typing there is a menu of premade options that can be chosen from. Again, this introduction is to get the child used to the idea of larger social networks, but still maintain a safe environment for kids to enjoy their time online.

If you’ve got kids, I recommend you check out KidZui and get your kids prepared for the future of communication!

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