Blogs and Social Networks Goodbye to Pownce

Pownce.com will be shutting down December 15th 2008 :( To all you Powncers out there, you will still be able to access your content until then and Pownce has created a way to export all of your content :)

"Pownce Acquired by Six Apart

Pownce has been acquired by the blogging company Six Apart, the makers of Movable Type, TypePad and Vox. To find out more about the acquisition please read the announcement by Six Apart CEO Chris Alden, and the announcement by Pownce Founder Leah Culver." READ MORE

Pownce members across the net enjoyed the site immensely and Pownce will be missed by Blogs and Social Networks active users everywhere :)

CU Pownce!

Visit My Goodbye Google Lively Post :)

Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter Google Me :)

Social Toolbars and Virtual Worlds

In my questing for social toolbars and virtual worlds, I came across a virtual worlds site that had a host of online virtual worlds. VirtualWorldsReview.com This site contains a massive listing of cool virtual worlds sites like beta/Playdo.com.

What a nifty site! Place images or video over each other (layering) when creating your profile page here, reduce the opacity to make them transparent (need Adobe Macro Media Shockwave Player for this one) No worries :)

Visit beta.playdo.com/wavecritter for the page that I set up :)

SpineWorld.com with no download but with an option to upgrade to become a citizen of Spine World is a site geared toward younger virtual world explorers. Create your avatar, go on quests and make new friends. This site has an awesome parents area with security features, code of conduct, and more.

With every site that you join, be sure to state your correct ages, especially those under age 13, so the security measures can be used to watch your backs and protect you.

At Spine World, you get "Flown In", as you fly in you get a short tutorial to get you acquainted with game play. This is a fun site for all ages but really geared toward pre teens and teens.

No post on Virtual Worlds could be complete without OgreIsland.com. The very coolest social networks are the gaming social networks and Ogre Island has an interesting and pleasant group of regular players that are helpful and friendly. Respect them and they will respect you :)

As with any gaming social network, No Spamming, No Begging, and No Foul or Nasty Language. Be nice and you will be treated nice in return and always, no matter which forum, social network, virtual world, or community you join, Read The Guides and Rules before you begin to ask questions :)

Social Toolbars are downloadable toolbars for your browser window that also incorporate a "Social" factor. The most impressive in this arena is BlogNutToolbar.com. The social networking virtual world toolbar system that is also a website social networking community that offers free advertising, flash gaming, Google group, information, fast searches, one clicks to popular blogs and social networks, toolbar capabilities such as a radio and email notifier and much more :)

Onto a short list of some other choice sites:

DressUpChallenge.com (free to join)

Sims Online (Purchased)

CyberTown.com (30 day free trial and then monthly fee)

Disneys Toontown (free trial and then monthly fee)

Virtual Magic Kingdom (free)

Pirates of the Caribbean Online (free to download free to play)

IMVU.com (free to download and play) (more on IMVU in my next post)

Zwinky.com (comes as a download toolbar free) A virtual "Doll" that you can take to the "Mall" with head bubble chat. A world of fun all in one toolbar.

Yohoho Puzzle Pirates (An Online Pirate World of Fun! All Free!)

SecondLife.com (free access for one basic account) Read all the start up information under "What is Second Life?". Create your avatar and visit Second Life Lands requires a download with all info on site. This is a huge place with loads of information on how to become a resident here.

Well, here a but a few of the coolest in social toolbars and virtual worlds around the net. Enjoy!

Stephanie Haile aka Wavecritter Google Me

Webkinz World Blogs and Social Networks

Webkinz World is filled with timed activities throughout the day which is why they ask for your Country to correspond with the time zones. This cannot be changed once you sign up, so if you plan to relocate before the better part of the year is out, use the newer time zone info. Read the user agreement and begin. Mother Goose will help you along the way :)

This childrens social network is full of fun and excitement!

What is Webkinz (aGanz website)?

"Webkinz pets are lovable plush pets that each come with a unique Secret Code. With it, you enter Webkinz World where you care for your virtual pet, answer trivia, earn KinzCash, and play the best kids games on the net!"

U will need a pet code either from Webkins.com catalog or from a store purchase in your area or an estore purchse.

Webkinz Adoption Center. Each person playing should have their own accounts with their own pets.

You will need the Webkinz pet code to create your new account which you can obtain from any Webkinz Plush Toy or from Webkinzestore.com.

Each Webkinz pet code adopted allows you to play in Webkinz World for a year.

Stevie and Stephanie Haile aka Blogheiress and Wavecritter Google Us

Social Networks Geared Toward Ages? Part 4

Social Networks Geared Toward Ages?


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Differences Between Adults and Kids Online

The biggest noticable difference between kids and adults online, is that kids really know how to focus! Kudos to the kids, they pick their handful of sites and social networks and blogs and focus on their friends at these sites. They seem to blog about their passions and what is important to them, which attracts other like minded teens. They seek out like minded friends with ease, lessons learned from the youth of the net are priceless :)

Speaking of the very young though, According to the Huffington Post , there was a recent poll of 8 to 15 year old that resulted in 20% having actually met online strangers in real life. The results here showed 750,000 kids aged 8 to 15 are bypassing age restrictions at social networks by misrepresenting birthdays when they sign up. Two-thirds of them also admitted to having posted their schools and cell phone numbers on their profiles. Likewise, I have known seniors to "fudge" on their ages in the other direction, but with the younger crowd, it can get dangerous. Be sure to keep tabs on your younger crowd out there :)

Stevie and Stephanie Haile Blogheiress and Wavecritter Google Us