JibJab

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Common Sense Media says

Card-making site fun for teens, needs supervision for kids.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this site allows users to customize a broad selection of unique e-cards to send to friends. But while much of the offerings are fun, a lot of the
content includes political satire, raunchy humor, and racy gags best suited for adults and older teens. With supervision, little kids can have fun personalizing some of the tamer videos.

  • With more than 1,200 titles
    of cards and videos available to interact with and/or share, the content in this
    site ranges from squeaky clean birthday messages to seriously smutty. And
    there's certainly no shortage of potty humor and crude
    terms.
  • Some of the videos and cards have some intense,
    violent graphics. And although it's animated and none of it looks particularly
    real, it's over-the-top gratuitous. The site does, however, provide fair warning
    of this type of violent content so the user can avoid it.
  • There are a number of sexually themed cards and
    videos, some with overt sexual references and language. A cursory look will
    uncover references to lap dances, hookers, sex, and genital
    warts.
  • While many of the cards and videos are
    good, clean fun, there are some that contain explicit language. For instance,
    one e-card is called "I f---in' love you" and another
    is called "Nuckin Futs."
  • Each page of the site features banner ads that
    relate to the general theme of the Web site: humor. Cable television show
    advertisements from stations such as MTV and Comedy Central are featured
    prominently throughout.
  • Because the content of each
    card and video varies depending on its creator, there are occasional images and
    text that depict or refer to smoking and/or alcohol usage.

What's it about?

JIBJAB was created by two Brooklyn-based brothers whose animated political piece featuring George Bush and Al Gore
rapping became a viral Internet hit. The Web site allows users to view and share humorous
videos, e-cards (they call them Sendables), and photos. JibJab's level of customization makes it different
from other card sites. Simply add your family members' faces (even your pet's!) to a video or card, and the site
instantly renders your pics into an animated piece. The
finished product provides a lot of laughs and can be shared easily via email.


Is it any good?

 

Plug your family's faces
into the disco or hula dance video, and there's fun to be had many times over at JibJab. But there's also quite a bit of questionable content
interspersed with the family-friendly videos, cards, and images. More than 170
comedians, writers, artists, musicians, and performers have created over 1,200
titles in the JibJab library, and their
creations run the gamut -- from snarky and silly to
rude and crude. There are even some violent animated videos that come with a
cautionary statement about their gratuitous violence.

JibJab can provide a
good deal of entertainment and some truly original sendable creations. The "starring you" videos are especially
fun, and younger children will get a kick out of seeing their faces animated in
such a way. But parents may want to keep an eye on exactly which videos and
cards their older children are interacting with. Hallmark it ain't.


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This review was written by Conny Coon
Kid, 13 years old
July 31, 2010
 
Boon's rating
There is so much sexual humor, and violence on this site that you can click on video of a baby, and he will suddenly start cursing. they have tons of movie spoofs from a christmas story, to jaws, to star wars. most of these videos contain obsene language. the violent and sexual e-mails give you a good warning that says it is violent or bad. still most videos have bad language, but have no warning. the word f--k is used rarely and probably only once, but this is a site kids should never go to.

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Adult
April 10, 2009
 
Hilarious Political Humor
JibJab is full of funny movies that offer astute political and social commentary. My personal favorites are the year-end summaries. Parents be warned, there is sex, violence, potty humor, and other stuff that just isn't appropriate for under 13s.

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Kid, 10 years old
July 31, 2011
 
Funny, but not for young kids

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This review was written by Conny Coon
Genre:Creating

This review was written by Conny Coon

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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.
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