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| Kids online communities offer young Internet users a unique opportunity to connect with other kids and function online in a kid-safe zone. In a fully monitored environment, they can chat, build home pages and participate in a virtual community by taking a job, participating in a group and designing their own corner of cyberspace. |
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| Internet companies interested in catering to young users know that safety and privacy are key issues to their site's success. That said, these online communities must be responsive to parent's safety concerns and implement strong security measures such as password-guarded entries, full-time adult monitors and netiquette. |
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| Within a community, your child can branch out into different areas of interest. For instance, in FreeZone, a popular kids community, the homepage offers kids the opportunity to head off into the Sports zone, Sci-fi zone, Music, Celebrities, Art or Chat. Since kids are diverse, these sites look to offer something for everyone. |
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| Kids online companies are available to kids anywhere in the world. As it stands though, expect the majority of members to be U.S. and Canadian children. When registering, most sites have a pull-down list of nations you can look at to see where members can log on from. |
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| Joining an online community is free. Therefore, the companies that have set-up children's communities generate money by building advertising, sponsorship, and third-party content creation. Some sites have built up partnerships with leading consumer and media companies who have an interest in reaching children. |
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