Re: Social Net Work Sites
Thanks to those that responded and apologise for being off subject. Nike I will follow up your suggestion sound just what I am looking for. Geoff On Wed, 2009-03-11 at 11:04 +1300, Nick Rout wrote: > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Jim Cheetham wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Geoff and Jude Marks > > wrote: > >> can anyone help out in suggesting the best "social networking site" for > >> a community youth group in New Zealand. > > > > I don't understand the scope of the question; do you want a site that > > can be used to create your own network for this new group? If so, I'd > > recommend http://onlinegroups.net/ -- it's a Christchurch-developed > > Open Source groupware server, which offers free hosting. Interact via > > email, web, whatever. > > > > It's inherently kid-safe if you want it to be, because once a user has > > signed in, they only see your content. > > > > On the other hand, if you want to use a "bigger" public service, > > you're looking at facebook, bebo, etc ... but you get less control > > that way (and fewer ways to interact) > > And from my limited views of those sites, not necessarily kidsafe!
Re: Social Net Work Sites
Nick Rout wrote: On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Jim Cheetham wrote: On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Geoff and Jude Marks wrote: can anyone help out in suggesting the best "social networking site" for a community youth group in New Zealand. I don't understand the scope of the question; do you want a site that can be used to create your own network for this new group? If so, I'd recommend http://onlinegroups.net/ -- it's a Christchurch-developed Open Source groupware server, which offers free hosting. Interact via email, web, whatever. It's inherently kid-safe if you want it to be, because once a user has signed in, they only see your content. On the other hand, if you want to use a "bigger" public service, you're looking at facebook, bebo, etc ... but you get less control that way (and fewer ways to interact) And from my limited views of those sites, not necessarily kidsafe! better though than most of the sites the kids go to to download pirate game boy roms !
Re: Social Net Work Sites
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Jim Cheetham wrote: > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Geoff and Jude Marks > wrote: >> can anyone help out in suggesting the best "social networking site" for >> a community youth group in New Zealand. > > I don't understand the scope of the question; do you want a site that > can be used to create your own network for this new group? If so, I'd > recommend http://onlinegroups.net/ -- it's a Christchurch-developed > Open Source groupware server, which offers free hosting. Interact via > email, web, whatever. > > It's inherently kid-safe if you want it to be, because once a user has > signed in, they only see your content. > > On the other hand, if you want to use a "bigger" public service, > you're looking at facebook, bebo, etc ... but you get less control > that way (and fewer ways to interact) And from my limited views of those sites, not necessarily kidsafe!
Re: Social Net Work Sites
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Geoff and Jude Marks wrote: > can anyone help out in suggesting the best "social networking site" for > a community youth group in New Zealand. I don't understand the scope of the question; do you want a site that can be used to create your own network for this new group? If so, I'd recommend http://onlinegroups.net/ -- it's a Christchurch-developed Open Source groupware server, which offers free hosting. Interact via email, web, whatever. It's inherently kid-safe if you want it to be, because once a user has signed in, they only see your content. On the other hand, if you want to use a "bigger" public service, you're looking at facebook, bebo, etc ... but you get less control that way (and fewer ways to interact) -jim
Re: Social Net Work Sites
This is really off topic but bebo or facebook would be your best bets. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Geoff and Jude Marks wrote: > Hi All > > can anyone help out in suggesting the best "social networking site" for > a community youth group in New Zealand. > > we have started a group here in Little River called the Emergency > Service Kadets and want a young person safe site. > > Any suggestions - thanks in advance. > >
Social Net Work Sites
Hi All can anyone help out in suggesting the best "social networking site" for a community youth group in New Zealand. we have started a group here in Little River called the Emergency Service Kadets and want a young person safe site. Any suggestions - thanks in advance.
