Comments on: My Secret Circle: You know, for kids http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:25:04 -0500 hourly 1 By: jamie-lee http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1109916 jamie-lee Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:41:20 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1109916 were can you buy my secret circle i life in the netherlands and i don't find it in netherland sorry for the bad english :D were can you buy my secret circle i life in the netherlands and i don’t find it in netherland
sorry for the bad english :D

]]> By: Robin http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1058521 Robin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:17:23 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1058521 Um...flash drives have been known to carry self-propagating worms. They lurk unseen on USB drives and come to life when the flash drive is inserted into your pc / mac. It then downloads a code that connects else ware on the net and stays in touch with it’s creator, sending all data from your computer and can even make it possible for the creator to manipulate your settings and take control of your computer. The Department of Defense has banned the use of USB drives and they are being phased out by the corporate world. On a lighter note, children (as do adults) misplace, lose and have items stolen all the time. Children also fall into and out of friendships often. Then there is the fact that I can't find much about the company Senario and their web site has been under construction since they began their campaign launching giveaways through mom based blogs. And their name is quite similar to Sanrio which is a big favorite and trusted kid friendly company. I would be extremely cautious. Um…flash drives have been known to carry self-propagating worms. They lurk unseen on USB drives and come to life when the flash drive is inserted into your pc / mac. It then downloads a code that connects else ware on the net and stays in touch with it’s creator, sending all data from your computer and can even make it possible for the creator to manipulate your settings and take control of your computer. The Department of Defense has banned the use of USB drives and they are being phased out by the corporate world.
On a lighter note, children (as do adults) misplace, lose and have items stolen all the time. Children also fall into and out of friendships often. Then there is the fact that I can’t find much about the company Senario and their web site has been under construction since they began their campaign launching giveaways through mom based blogs. And their name is quite similar to Sanrio which is a big favorite and trusted kid friendly company. I would be extremely cautious.

]]> By: Janet http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1053520 Janet Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:55:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1053520 This seems more like a good retailing strategy than a great product. MySecretCircle may bring some more tween buyers into Justice stores, but once the exclusivity runs out, there may not be enough momentum left to get the product into Target or Wal-Mart. Hallmark/Ganz made it work with Webkinz, but they had a great product. This seems more like a good retailing strategy than a great product. MySecretCircle may bring some more tween buyers into Justice stores, but once the exclusivity runs out, there may not be enough momentum left to get the product into Target or Wal-Mart. Hallmark/Ganz made it work with Webkinz, but they had a great product.

]]> By: My Secret Circle « The Seldom Seen Kid http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1052835 My Secret Circle « The Seldom Seen Kid Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:05:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1052835 [...] Tags: Crunchgear, Flash, My Secret Circle, Myspace, Online safety trackback I was reading Crunchgear when I stumbled upon My Secret Circle, a new closed social network for [...] [...] Tags: Crunchgear, Flash, My Secret Circle, Myspace, Online safety trackback I was reading Crunchgear when I stumbled upon My Secret Circle, a new closed social network for [...]

]]> By: Tony Lewis http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1052127 Tony Lewis Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:09:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1052127 Holy crap. Your IN or you're OUT. That song is part of what is wrong with women today. They are commoditizing friendships. Like we need more women with social problems out there. Check out all the "office chicks" who "hang" like high school cliques, and make common "office bitches" feel like crap. Poor, poor ladies. Holy crap.
Your IN or you’re OUT. That song is part of what is wrong with women today. They are commoditizing friendships. Like we need more women with social problems out there.
Check out all the “office chicks” who “hang” like high school cliques, and make common “office bitches” feel like crap.
Poor, poor ladies.

]]> By: joe http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051829 joe Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:33:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051829 Interesting, sell it with a barbie doll - synergy Interesting, sell it with a barbie doll – synergy

]]> By: Beth Hossfeld http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051750 Beth Hossfeld Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:27:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051750 My Secret Circle seems to be an innovative way for young girls to connect with their friends in a more secure online neighborhood. Since girls love the connections that social media offer, this "key" may be a more protective solution. One comment posted above makes a great point about safety, though. Beyond the reduced (never eliminated) concern about predators, there is also a need to protect girls - and boys- from cyberbullying, and there is a concern that My Secret Circle can generate more of the "who's in? and who's out?" which can lead to hurtful though unintended outcomes. We invite parents and readers to consider offering girls an additional way to find safe and healthy social connections through gaining friendship tools, acceptance and expression. Our nonprofit, Girls Circle, empowers girls through healthy circle activities - in person and with great potential to extend into protected online circles such as My Secret Circle offers. Thank you! My Secret Circle seems to be an innovative way for young girls to connect with their friends in a more secure online neighborhood. Since girls love the connections that social media offer, this “key” may be a more protective solution. One comment posted above makes a great point about safety, though. Beyond the reduced (never eliminated) concern about predators, there is also a need to protect girls – and boys- from cyberbullying, and there is a concern that My Secret Circle can generate more of the “who’s in? and who’s out?” which can lead to hurtful though unintended outcomes. We invite parents and readers to consider offering girls an additional way to find safe and healthy social connections through gaining friendship tools, acceptance and expression. Our nonprofit, Girls Circle, empowers girls through healthy circle activities – in person and with great potential to extend into protected online circles such as My Secret Circle offers.
Thank you!

]]> By: Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - MySecretCircle http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051600 Web 2.0 Sammelalbum - Web2Null - MySecretCircle Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:53:08 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051600 [...] Mädchen chatten, Blogs schreiben, Fotos veröffentlichen und mehr. mysecretcircle.com via: TechCrunch "MySecretCircle" bookmarken oder [...] [...] Mädchen chatten, Blogs schreiben, Fotos veröffentlichen und mehr. mysecretcircle.com via: TechCrunch "MySecretCircle" bookmarken oder [...]

]]> By: KillerStartups.com - MySecretCircle.com - Social Network For Tween Girls http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051579 KillerStartups.com - MySecretCircle.com - Social Network For Tween Girls Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:26:57 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051579 <strong>MySecretCircle.com - Social Network For Tween Girls...</strong> I found your entry interesting do I've added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)... MySecretCircle.com – Social Network For Tween Girls…

I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog :)…

]]> By: morgan http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051526 morgan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:58:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051526 So basically they made an easier way for pedophiles to gain access to only the demographic they are hot for. Now they don't have to spend all their time trying to find tweens who lied about their age to get a myspace account.. direct access baby. It's like a chubby chaser getting access to an overeaters anonymous social network.. genius. So basically they made an easier way for pedophiles to gain access to only the demographic they are hot for. Now they don’t have to spend all their time trying to find tweens who lied about their age to get a myspace account.. direct access baby.

It’s like a chubby chaser getting access to an overeaters anonymous social network..

genius.

]]> By: led display http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051511 led display Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:05:51 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051511 I used it before .it's USB 2.0 port . I used it before .it’s USB 2.0 port .

]]> By: Alex Firmani http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051375 Alex Firmani Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:35:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051375 Haha, DONGLE. Haha, DONGLE.

]]> By: Anne Collier http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051370 Anne Collier Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:31:16 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051370 Definitely innovative, but based on the premise that the most common risk to minors online is adult predators. Only problem is, research shows that the risk affecting the most online kids is cyberbullying and harassment - mean things peers say to each other; friends becoming ex-friends and violating trust; sharing passwords and impersonating peers; etc. How does this solve those risks? This report of the ISTTF contains a full lit review of online-safety research thru 2008 (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/isttf). Definitely innovative, but based on the premise that the most common risk to minors online is adult predators. Only problem is, research shows that the risk affecting the most online kids is cyberbullying and harassment – mean things peers say to each other; friends becoming ex-friends and violating trust; sharing passwords and impersonating peers; etc. How does this solve those risks? This report of the ISTTF contains a full lit review of online-safety research thru 2008 (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/isttf).

]]> By: Jason http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051270 Jason Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:30:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051270 Yea this doesn't solve anything, but the parents are just as dumb as the kids. As long as you can squeeze the 20 bucks out of them who really cares what happens afterwards anyway? Yea this doesn’t solve anything, but the parents are just as dumb as the kids. As long as you can squeeze the 20 bucks out of them who really cares what happens afterwards anyway?

]]> By: AdRocket http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051257 AdRocket Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:05:48 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051257 It won't work. You can't have people buy and deal with a piece of hardware to access a website. It won’t work. You can’t have people buy and deal with a piece of hardware to access a website.

]]> By: AdRocket http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051256 AdRocket Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:04:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051256 I don't know, Piczo tried this and failed. This issue is that as the girls age, they abandon it. And you have to buy a piece of hardware? Yikes. Then again, maybe the model is closer to Webkinz, but the next age level, that might work. if you make enough money on them, who cares if they abandon. http://tawk.com/131 I don’t know, Piczo tried this and failed. This issue is that as the girls age, they abandon it. And you have to buy a piece of hardware? Yikes. Then again, maybe the model is closer to Webkinz, but the next age level, that might work. if you make enough money on them, who cares if they abandon.
http://tawk.com/131

]]> By: DavePretty http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051211 DavePretty Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:30:47 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051211 I'm already using it while wearing my snuggie. I’m already using it while wearing my snuggie.

]]> By: eattrn http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051193 eattrn Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:58:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051193 If some UFO geek from London can get into NASA and the Pentagon I am sure a pedophile can find his way in there if he really wants. If some UFO geek from London can get into NASA and the Pentagon I am sure a pedophile can find his way in there if he really wants.

]]> By: Scrappy http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051192 Scrappy Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:56:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051192 I think the idea is that their parents will let them use it. I think the idea is that their parents will let them use it.

]]> By: Scrappy http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/07/my-secret-circle-you-know-for-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-1051188 Scrappy Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:52:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=99327#comment-1051188 Sounds like a Nguyen-Nguyen situation! :-) (editor's note: you need to know how to pronounce "Nguyen" to get this). Sounds like a Nguyen-Nguyen situation! :-)
(editor’s note: you need to know how to pronounce
“Nguyen” to get this).

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