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Category Archives: Virtual Worlds for Kids
Mashable: 5 Fun and Safe Social Networks for Kids
Just a quick post to pass along a link to a good article from Mashable about social networks especially designed for kids. There are a plenty of kids virtual worlds out there, but these networks focus a bit less on … Continue reading
Posted in Privacy, Virtual Worlds for Kids
Tagged children, COPPA, kids, Mashable, parents, privacy, social networks, virtual worlds
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Kids’ Worlds Expanding to Mobile Devices
Remember my post from a while back, the one where I postulated that mobile devices killed virtual worlds? Well, this is me eating some of those words… The word on the street has it that Webkinz is launching a new iOS … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, Virtual Worlds for Kids
Tagged Android, App Store, apps, iPad, iPhone, ipod, ipod touch, iTunes, kids, parental controls, Polar Plunge, privacy, touchscreen, virtual worlds, Webkinz
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Link to a Great Discussion on COPPA
I just wanted to post a link to this great post on children’s privacy in online worlds. I’ll follow up with some of my own thoughts later, but for now, read on… Let’s Chat: COPPA
Korean Curfew Imposed on Juvenile Gamers Uses National ID Number
Curfew on young gamers is designed to help them get more sleep and reduce the rates of internet addiction, but achieving that goal may prove difficult in other countries. Continue reading