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  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Music and style site's virtual world has privacy problems.

On this site kids can:   buy music, buy stuff, create an avatar, download music, listen to music, meet people, play in a virtual world

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    This just-for-fun site has lots of spelling and grammatical errors.

  • User-created content:

    Not an issue.

  • Messages:

    The site is heavily focused on shopping and keeping up with trends. On the plus side, a Q&A feature about relationships offers good advice: be yourself; trust is important in a relationship.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    One artist's music is described as "the perfect soundtrack for striptease and lap dancing."

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Users can buy clothes and music. The site's virtual world charges $10.95 per month.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    One band likens its music to "sipping red wine, smoking hashish, and drinking a shot of espresso."
 

How safe is it?

  • Personal privacy:

    Signing up for the virtual world requires users to share their real name, phone number, and mailing address.

  • Online interaction:

    Users can chat and interact in a virtual world.

  • Parental controls:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About EnveMe

Parents need to know that this fashion-meets-music site has a lot for sale, from clothes to downloadable music. It also has a virtual world -- EnveZones -- that charges $10.95 per month; it requires downloading software from VZones, a site that considers itself “PG-13.” In order to sign up for a free two-week trial, users have to provide lots of personal information, including their mailing address and phone number. EnveZones’ "Terms of Service" link is broken, so it's impossible to know what you're getting yourself into.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about protecting privacy online. Why would a site want your mailing address or phone number? How do you know what information is OK to share? Parents can stress the importance of checking a site's privacy policy and terms of service to figure out how it might use your information. Sometimes those sections can be hard to understand, so when in doubt, it's a good idea to ask for an adult's help.

  • Families can also talk about the risks involved in downloading software and how "free" offers sometimes carry hidden fees.

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