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Simple, ad-free social network nice alternative to Facebook.
URL: https://ello.co/beta-public-profiles
(2014)
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Teen girls can learn healthy habits with cool, free tool.
URL: http://www.fitsmi.com/
(2014)
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Tidy aggregator puts all your favorite content in one place.
URL: http://www.feedly.com
(2013)
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Lady Gaga's social network mixes inspiring and iffy content.
URL: http://www.littlemonsters.com
(2013)
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Social Q&A site with lots of objectionable content.
URL: http://www.ask.fm
(2013)
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Keep an eye on content in otherwise cool curation tool.
URL: http://www.scoop.it/
(2013)
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Appetizing way to save and share links, but some iffy items.
URL: http://delicious.com
(2013)
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Vast Q&A site is fun to explore, but info can be unreliable.
URL: https://www.quora.com/
(2013)
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Online bookmarking gets collaborative -- just watch privacy.
URL: https://www.diigo.com
(2013)
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Safer sequel to classic network spotlights music.
URL: https://myspace.com/
(2013)
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Cozy social book nook, but use privacy settings.
URL: http://www.shelfari.com
(2013)
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Mostly safe spot for teens to share their love of books.
URL: https://www.goodreads.com
(2013)
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Site offers interaction and games--but is light on learning
URL: http://www.weeworld.com
(2012)
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Semi-social site helps users collect images for inspiration.
URL: https://www.pinterest.com
(2012)
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Social network adds a few good privacy tweaks for teens.
URL: http://plus.google.com
(2012)
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Microblogging site lets you get stuff off your chest.
URL: http://www.sostupid.com/
(2011)
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Confusing attempt at safer social networking for tweens.
URL: http://skidekids.com/
(2011)
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Science meets social networking on safe kids' site.
URL: https://www.everloop.com/loops/madscience
(2010)
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Frenzied social network heavy on celebs, light on safety.
URL: http://www.imfrenzy.com/
(2010)
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Social network provides support to seriously ill teens.
URL: http://www.starbrightworld.org/
(2010)