 | 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. |
Miss O and Friends
Common Sense Media says
Hip-yet-wholesome site with free and fee-based activities.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a safe and fun web
destination with a huge range of interesting activities, from art to games to
cooking to crafts. While there are lots of free activities, a Club Plus
membership (99 cents per month) provides access to other content, including customizable music playlists, safe
social networking, email, contests and more.
What's it about?
Started in 2005 by a teenager named Juliette Brindak, MISS O
AND FRIENDS uses a multicultural group of real-life friends as muses and
inspiration for its offerings, which encourage creativity, curiosity, and a
positive outlook on life. Designed for tween girls ages 8 and up, the content
finds a good balance between classic girl stuff like dress up and jewelry games and more constructive things -- practicing calligraphy, creating
recipes, and even writing stories and poetry -- which users can submit for
consideration for the Miss O and Friends books (sold at national bookstore chains). The site
recently introduced a new section for Club Plus members called Miss O My Way, which
lets girls create music playlists, play multiplayer games, chat with friends, ask for advice, and more.
Is it any good?
With so much to offer -- and such a finicky audience -- Miss O's
presentation and site navigation is entertaining, organized and well-considered. The site's
voice and tone is also commendable for its ability to talk to its audience without
condescending or feeling snobby or clubby. The fun voice is consistent across
the board, from its headlines to user instructions -- even its recipes (heaven on a waffle, for instance) all sound like they came from Miss O's mouth.
The
site's tagline, "By girls, for girls" plays out in the effort Miss O and Friends makes to solicit feedback from its users. It also incorporates parental involvement and support.
For example, in the chart listing the various levels of membership, each
feature offered at each level is clearly marked – so there are no surprises. Parental
approval is required for story submission, too. Screening and moderating of
comments is pretty scrupulous, allowing the overall experience of Miss O to
be positive, healthy, fun, entertaining – and a little educational, too.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about what their daughters want to be when they grow up, and whether the site makes them feel like they can be a success in life. The site emphasizes writing and the possibility of being published in a book. Does that make you want to do creative writing on your own time? How do you feel about chatting with friends or playing them online, as opposed to visiting them in real life. Does it make you feel like you could say or do things you wouldn't do in real life? Or do you treat your friends the same online as you do when you're face to face?
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Kid, 9 years old
May 14, 2011
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Teen, 14 years old
November 18, 2010
AGE
its not that perfect, ,it would be great if there a chat thinggy
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Kid, 10 years old
April 9, 2008
AGE
AWESOME WEBSITE!
I go on EVERYDAY to earn points! Miss O even gives away FREE tickets to concerts like right now, THE JONAS BROTHERS!
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Parent
June 4, 2010
AGE
Not okay for tweens
The first thing I saw when logging onto this website was an ad for getting a flatter stomach in 7 days. The next ad was for avon beauty products. Then as a I delved a bit deeper into the site I noticed much material too mature for girls under 13 or 14. There is much discussion of love and boyfriends. It is a nice looking site with some postive attributes but sadly they are marred by the mature content. I would not allow either of my girls on this site.
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Kid, 10 years old
April 29, 2011
AGE
i think that its great and ilove it so much id wont to ...
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Kid, 11 years old
April 9, 2008
AGE
Awesome website!
Misso and friends is a fun website to play games on, read articales on, and a great place to go to let time pass. These are a few things Misso and friends has: Polls, articales, quizzes, stories, games, guides, advice, a cook book, scoops, diary, and you can also sign up on there and earn tokens to do contests safe for kids! *missoandfriends*
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Kid, 12 years old
April 9, 2008
AGE
this website is awsome
I totaly agree it's an awsome website for all ages and anybody that don't agree aspecialy grown ups YOUR ALL WRONG!!! and i feel strongly about this situation.
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Parent of 17 year old
August 8, 2010
AGE
awesome website
miss o and frnds is an awesome website!
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