Posts Tagged ‘parenting online’
My Parent Book: Angie Parker, mother of 3; Australia
Guide To Pirate Parenting: Tim Bette, father of 4; USA & Cap’n Billy; the Seven Seas
I asked my friend Angie from My Parent Book to give us the first online parenting site review:
“I created My Parent Book after being disappointed with the way my friends and my self were treated on a different parenting website. I felt that the general atmosphere of that site was too policed and “nice” no one was free to disagree or have an opinion that didn’t go along with the majority. So out of the ashes My Parent Book was born.
My site is a place where parents can vent, talk, laugh, share, support, gain information, have fun and feel safe. As admin I will only step in when it is 100% needed. The only thing I will not tolerate is verbal abuse, bullying and spam. I believe people can argue the idea without attacking the person. I’m also new to the whole ‘running a website’ thing so they may be some hiccups along the way but I will do my best to keep the site fun, fresh and vibrant.
I will also take member suggestion into account as much as I can. When you join you get your own profile, you can up load up to 5000 pictures, have your own blog, join in many different forum discussions, join a diverse range of groups, participate in live chat discussions and make new friends.”
So why join?
Here are some of the Member benefits:
Site content is not searchable or viewable to non members including your personal blogs / discussions
Photos
o Multiple photo albums o store up to 5000 photos o Tags/rates/comments
Video
o Embed videos from YouTube, Metacafe, Dailymotion and all other major video sites o Tags/rates/comments
Forum
o Many different parenting / life topics o File attachments options on discussions o Rich text formatting and photo uploads o Freedom to discuss topics in an open minded enviroment where debate is encouraged.
Blogs
o Monthly archives o Tags/rates/comments o Rich text formatting and photo uploads
Links
o Vote up/down, Digg style o Tags/comments
Groups
o Add any HTML/RSS/media items on group page o Many different group avaible or create your own group
Comment walls
o Comment thread on any piece of content Activity streams o Showing activity of the whole site o Up to date, real time activity stream
Mailbox
o Send/receive private messages o Conversation format o Mark conversations read/unread o Email notification
Status updates
o Send status updates to activity stream, Twitter-style
o Coming soon: IM, events, classifieds, wiki, and many other features.
Of course I have joined; how could I not, it is a FREE and FUN way to make FRIENDS with other parenty types like myself. As Angie mentioned, the content is PRIVATE and viewable to members only, however here is a sneak preview of my profile page to give you an idea of what to expect.
Way to go Angie, double thumbs up! My Parent Book is a great concept, so far I am finding it fun and easy to use, best wishes from SassyLu – Sassy Parents.
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