Social Networking – Day 2
July 2, 2008 by DJ
Filed under Announcements, Family Values
Hi Everyone!
Our first day in our social networking experiment was a partial failure.
Our application for membership in BlogRush was approved within 8 hours (they say it takes up to 48 hours because of a visual site inspection). Dada spent 5 hours, last night, trying to find a way to make it work for our site. Dada said the problem was the type of written content they were offering. The first offering of content had a “bad word” in the title. This made Dada very concerned so he went into our BlogRush account and tried to “filter” out “bad words” from appearing on our site. It did not help as they continued to appear “time after time.”. The other problem was the type of content that was appearing. It was not related to what we requested as content. Mama had picked the area of “Family -Toddler” and they were not presenting content in that area. Next, Dada changed the content area to “Education – Preschool.” Again, the content was not related. Finally, Dada removed our site from BlogRush and ended the membership.
Dada said, in the end BlogRush is not a place for a site like ours. My parents have said, from the beginning, that DJ’s World will be a place that is safe for children from the ages of 2-10 years old. Allowing “bad words” on our site will not be allowed. Dada said that he rather grow slow than to have unsafe things happening on the site.
Mama did join, on a trial basis, the Mom Blog Network which is a group that has its focus on parenting. We will watch very carefully and see if this group is a good network to belong.
In the end, Dada said social networking on the Internet is a difficult situation. He said the very nature of the Internet allows people to say whatever they want to say. That can be dangerous for children. Dada said that although BlogRush may be very popular; it is NOT a social networking group that is “children friendly.”
We will keep you updated on our continuing goal of keeping DJ’s World a social Internet safe place to visit!
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Hi Everyone! DJ's World is an Internet safe place where children from 3 to 12 years old can visit with their parents and have a fun time getting to know DJ and share his day-to-day experiences in school and at home. DJ's World will provide regular educational and travel experiences from within his life in the Philippines. We will explore the world around us and work hard to develop better understanding between our different cultures. Education, family values, history, traditions, cultural values,friendships,travels and just plain fun will be the highlights of your daily visits. Come join us on a fun journey at DJ's World. Thank you for stopping by and please visit often.
