ScuttlePad (http://www.scuttlepad.com/)
common sense media says
Social network with training wheels is safe, but limited.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this simple social networking website was designed with the young user in mind and is intended to create a safe online space for kids aged 6-11. The site is a pared-down place for kids to learn the basics of social networking and, unlike other social networks geared to kids, doesn’t have any of the extraneous games, puzzles, activities, or ads (at least yet) to occupy them. All content is closely monitored and controlled: Uploaded photos are manually reviewed and status updates and comments are created only through a pre-approved list of words.
Educational value:
Users learn the basics of social networking and can play with pre-approved words to create interesting sentences. There’s potential for discovering new words and building language skills as users interact with the list of words to form sentences.
Violence:
Not applicable.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
Presently, there is no outside advertising visible anywhere on the site, but there are ad spaces alongside each page that contain a logo for IAB (The Interactive Advertising Bureau) and are presumably acting as holding space for future advertising content.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
Privacy & safety:
ScuttlePad was designed to keep information as private as possible and exceed the safety guidelines. Accounts are created only with a child’s first name, state, country, age, and year of birth (and adults users who enter their real birth year will be booted from the site). All uploaded photos (which can include kids' real photos) are manually approved.
Kids are asked to submit a parent's email address to be approved for membership, though kids can enter any address.
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Uyen Cao
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
ScuttlePad, the new safe and improved Facebook for children!
This is like the new tweens Facebook. If your child is craving other social networking sites like Facebook, but you think it is too inappropriate for them, then this 'ScuttlePad' Social site is just right. It's exactly like facebook, you share what you want to share and let other people see and the privacy is genius! Just wait until your child sees the optional photo-sharing, safe messaging, children, fun clubs and there are even games!
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Alyssa1357912
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
ok but boring
It is really safe you cant put any pictures or say anything unless the website creators approve it. It is boring for older kids because there are barely any games and some words it wont let you type that are ok like soon.
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Asher Bishop
kid, 10 years old
kid, 10 years old
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