 | 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. |
Google+
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Social network adds a few good privacy tweaks for teens.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the Google+ social network is now open for teens, with some privacy tweaks for teen accounts and a new Google+ safety guide for teens. Just as with adult users, teens have the ability to limit who sees certain posts by "circles" -- friends, acquaintances, work, and general public circles for example. Google+ will automatically remind teens about who may be seeing their post if their posting on public or extended circles, and the company created age-appropriate privacy default settings for any users who are known to be teenagers by their site registration information. The education component includes a blog that highlights safety content, frequently asked questions, and links to other organizations concerned with Internet safety to help promote teen social networking safety and smart use, as well as provide answers for parents and teens new to Google+ about its features. The parent section includes content from Common Sense Media. Google+ also encourages the use of their features for users that allow teens to report abuse, block people, and remove negative comments from their posts. Still, teens will need to use the same caution they do with sharing on other social networks -- remembering that putting anything onto the Internet has the potential to stay there forever.
Is it any good?
Google+ has improved on the friend concept as used on Facebook, incorporated Twitter-ish features, and included group video and chat features. There are many options to customize privacy settings, and the core idea that circles give users more control about what they share and with whom is also promising.
Since Google+ is still relatively new and the addition of teen users even newer, many questions remain: How will each specific feature play out (will people like instant video chat or find it intrusive)? Will the teen privacy, safety, and education features be effective in creating a safer, more teen-appropriate social networking environment than others? How will the data sharing across Google services affect the teen experience concerning marketing and advertising? And, of course, will Google+ grow to become Facebook's top social network rival?
What families can talk about
Families can talk about social networking sites and teens. Parents will need to stay updated on the status of Google+'s teen use policy and new features, as these will change in upcoming months.
Parents may want to consider getting a Google+ account of their own before it opens to teen users to learn about the privacy settings and other ins and outs of the tool.
One of the main features of Google+ is the group video chat capability.
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What's so "not for kids" about Google+¿
ITS OKAY PEOPLE AS LONG AS IF THEIR DOING THE RIGHT THINGS, THEN ITS OKAY isn't giving stuff off rating fun¿ it makes it sound more innapropriate.
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Google is good and bad! I wouldn't recommend it for anyone 10 and up. Just don't let them 'surf the net' and it should be fine.
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Kid, 12 years old
July 26, 2011
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awesome sight
I <3 google there is nothing bad about it if you be carful and u can use filters
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SUCKS
THIS IS SO BAD I WOULD RATHER JUMP OF A CLIFF AND WATCH YOGI BEAR ( WORST MOVIE) FIFTY MILLIONS TIMES!
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Don't join
Okay, so I got a Google+ because I got an invite from a friend. Don't ask me how she got on. Anyways, a few weeks after creating an account, a man I didn't even know circled (added) me. On google plus, adding people is a lot like Twitter--friendships are not mutual. He made sexually offensive comments on all of my photos. I blocked and reported him, but I'm not sure how effective that is. Don't let kids on Google plus.
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Kid, 10 years old
November 23, 2011
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Dangerous!!
this site doesnt let you use a fake name which is evil and dangerous.
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Kid, 12 years old
November 16, 2011
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I think it's ok
it's ok as long if your kid know whats to post and puts people they know in there circles
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