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By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Kids dress up messages -- and maybe skirt social media bans.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 13+?
Any Positive Content?
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Versagram
What's It About?
Teens and tweens using Versagram type messages onto graphical screens and post them on the photo-sharing service Instagram or send them to recipients using Apple's iMessage service. They simply pick the background that suits their mood or the theme of their message and type what they have to say. Other backgrounds are available for nominal amounts. Some kids use Versagram as a way to skirt parental bans on Facebook, Twitter, and other social meda.
Is It Any Good?
There's nothing inherently wrong with Versagram; the app itself is simply a way to more colorfully express thoughts. But it has quickly become a popular workaround for kids whose parents restrict their social media usage. By sharing the messages they create through the Instagram app, they're able to share details of their lives (and sometimes much more than they should).
For older users, who are already on Facebook and Twitter, it's an alternative way to underscore an expression, but not one you're likely to regularly use.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Skills : Tech Skills : digital creation , social media , using and applying technology
- Pricing structure : Free
- Release date : March 3, 2012
- Genre : Other
- Publisher : Ian Broyles
- Version : 1.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later
- Last updated : October 11, 2021
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