Eight thousand, five hundred moms do it! Blog, that is. At least that’s the tally according to a New York Times interview with Technorati, a
San Francisco company that tracks blog traffic. What could all of these moms possibly have to talk about? Who has time to be a blogging mom? And most important, who […]

What do you get when you cross a mom-created grassroots business with a social network? The answer is MomSpace, a rather unique network that taps into the personal recommendations of its members as well as the power of moms as a potent local salesforce.

I’ve always been a big fan of Facebook, believing that, in the end, its utility and magic would trump the downside. I believe that kids and adults alike will learn to rein in their most dangerous behaviors, and protect themselves online as well as off.
But I’ve always been vocal in saying that I thought most […]

On a Facebook group called Anyone Who Knew Cho Seung Hui, a reporter named Karen Park, with Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in New York City is looking for Koreans from Virginia who knew Mr. Cho and would talk to the press. There are 57 members in her group now, mostly college students trying to make […]

There are a number of social networks that cater to the K-8 crowd, with a focus on kids ages 8-14. The idea behind these sites is to ask for some sort of parent authentication–a credit card number or a parent’s email–and also to involve the parent understanding what’s happening on the site.
We’ll look at: […]

Social networking is not a fad that’s going to go away anytime soon. On the contrary, it’s becoming a part of mainstream computing. There are social networks geared towards niche audiences of all ages: the primary school set, the teens, the young workers, the boomers, and more.

Over the past few years there have been a number of attempts to create the perfect kids’ phone. Firefly, Migo , Wherify, Tic Talk, and others come to mind. But you know the old rule of kids, don’t you? The kids don’t want the kids’ phone! They want the cool phone.