 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Franktown Rocks
Common Sense Media says
Music and social networking combine in safe, cool hangout.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this highly regarded site creates a safe spot for kids to listen to hip music -- all pre-screened by parents. With games, videos, and a virtual world to explore, and an emphasis on music appreciation, it's a sweet-sounding mix of what kids want in music and what parents want online -- safety and education.
What's it about?
Tweens who love music will love FRANKTOWN ROCKS, a social networking site that encourages kids to meet friends and learn about music through an eclectic but tween-pleasing G-rated collection of songs, games, videos, and virtual-world play. It's free unless you want to buy a Premium membership for better streaming, suped-up music choices, and other features (99 cents for a two-day pass, $5.99/mo.). You can also buy online money called Franks, which are used to purchase songs and other items in Franktown (but Franks can also be earned by playing games on the site for free).
Is it any good?
Praised by Parents magazine as one of the "best of the next generation" of junior social networks, this site is safe, educational, and a crowd-pleaser. While some of the videos posted are kind of choppy and dull and the games could be more challenging, it's not really about the games and videos here. The Franktown virtual world is cute and safe. Yet the music selection is the big draw -- hip enough to grab tweens' attention while diverse enough to sprinkle in some encouraging music appreciation lessons.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about digital music creation. See our Parent Advice on Creating with Digital Media. You can also review our Club Penguin Tips for advice on navigating virtual worlds.
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Cute, fun musical world for 8 and up
Very cute, fun world, and it seems very safe. Love that they've got some music education fun in there, too.
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How good it is.
It has a mebership and paly a lot of good game on it.
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justin
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WOW!
Nice, it combines gaming with my favourite... music!
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its super fun the kids on it are so nice and you can texs YOUR frinds i thank ever kid shod be on it it rocks! im on it it infintly good more fun than pengin club and geat muisc safe for kids and free! it rock it help me with selling and you can lise to music on it and play game talk safly with other kids and have fun make your child a ACC aconont now! franktown rocks* rocks! one of the best wedsites ever made!
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Message for parents
Well I have franktown and i was a hamster. I got a message from a girl saying: You are Faaaaaaaatttttt And you cant report the message! You have to be by the person to Report it! But i Recommend it for 9 and up.
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Kid, 11 years old
November 21, 2011
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what is the happs?
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Kid, 10 years old
September 27, 2011
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okay
it is well okay i will give three stars
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Dont bother
I HAVE NEVER BEEN ON A DUMBER WEBSITE. Im 11 and I hate it. and the sad thing is that it cant be reccomended for younger childen because people have foul language. Its a place where you would see alot of cyber bulling. The turn of is that you have to play as an animal. I reccomend this website to immature kids and they would also be able to hande being bullied. They should at least made the website let you have a HUMAN character rather than animals.
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