 | 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. |
hi5
Common Sense Media says
Global social networking has some iffy content.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this 60 million+ member global community of personal sites is similar to other social networking sites with sometimes inappropriate content in photos (scantily clad women in suggestive poses) and postings (swearing, references to drinking and drugs), lots of bells and whistles to communicate with online "friends," and privacy settings to limit who views your personal page. There are a lot of different languages and cultures represented here, and users can subscribe to other people's "channels."
What's it about?
Taking Facebook, MySpace, and Piczo to a broader stage, HI5.COM's social networking universe spans North and South Americas, Europe, and Asia. This makes for an interesting mix of international languages, members, and content -- think Fantasy Island and Bollywood videos. But there's also the standard fare of lots of mainstream American music videos and personal self-gratuitous photos from teens and young adults looking to be sexy, tough, or mysterious.
Is it any good?
As on most social networking sites, questionable content does pop up. The little hi5 "give 'em five" icons all over the place let users post the icons to each others' sites to "describe how you feel about your friend" -- with an option to delete if your "friend" doesn't feel very good about you. Don't miss the site's safety sections for teens and parents, and consider recommending to your teen that he or she use the privacy settings to control who can see their page. Otherwise it's global, quite literally.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about Internet safety with social networking sites. Why is guarding your personal information -- and your personal image -- on social networking sites so important? What information should you include in your profile and what should you leave out?
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Mature, older teenagers only.
If there is a possibility of you being tricked into going to a porn site from there, it's not for kids.
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alegre y bolo
hola soy de el salvador vivo en estadodos unidos ase 12 ans megustaria cono cer jente de otros pa ises aser amigos
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I used to have one of these accounts
I used to have a Hi5 account, and NO ONE AT ALL talked to me on there, in fact the settings wouldn't work...I went to change my "basic info" from Male to Female and it wouldn't work...well it seemed to, until I saved it...that was a diff. story...
Hi5 sucks
Myspace= awesome
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