Do you have a daughter around 8 years or older who wants to get on MySpace and Facebook just like the big kids? Well, I do. Nannah is 11 and has been dying to have her own MySpace page so you can talk with her friends like her big sister does. Unfortunately that type of community is not safe for our little girls. Sometimes I doubt how safe it is for teenagers. I could find some communities online but most of them did require some sort of paid subscription.
Thankfully, the opportunity was recently presented to us to try out a new social networking community made just for girls ages 8 and up. It is called My Secret Circle. It is a plug and play safe online community for girls. It is centered around the My Secret Circle Access Key. The key unlocks the ability to Journal, Instant Message, Play Games and share photos with your Secret Circle!
We received the My Secret Circle b.f.f. pack in the mail. Nannah fell in love with it in when she saw it. I love the idea behind the packaging. It is shaped like a heart that you can break into two pieces. One for your daughter and one for her best friend. It just screams Awwwww :)
The actual access key is small and fits into the palm of your hand. It looks like a flash drive but much cuter, especially with the charms. Nannah says she would not mind carrying it around.
I plugged the key into my laptop and the installation was very easy. Nannah could not wait to set up her options page and design her little diva. She was able to personalize:
- skin color
- hair style
- nose
- mouth
- eye brows
- hair color
- eye design and color
- hair accessories
- neck accessories
- what to hold in each hand
- background
Her little diva is so cute!! Nannah was also able to add her current mood, favorite color, favorite movie and food. She even changed the My Options Page background.
We were actually very surprised at just how much Nannah and her friend were able to do with My Secret Circle. Not only were they able to chat back and forth but play games together too. What makes My Secret Circle so unique is the fact that it is not a website. It is completely invisible to the online world and that what makes it so safe. Not just to online strangers but unsolicited and sometime inappropriate ads.
By purchasing online access keys featuring proprietary technology with embedded browsers and unique ID codes, only friends can connect on My Secret Circle by exchanging private codes. Once a code is used to connect two friends, it is inactive and can never be used again. Since the codes are embedded in the product itself, girls never need to upload personal information online, further enhancing the security of the network.
Oh did I forget to mention that My Secret Circle does not require a subscription? At all. That has to be one of my favorite parts! My daughter and her best friend are very happy with My Secret Circle and I am too. It is very age appropriate and fun. They have already started telling their other little friends about it.
The Giveaway
One reader will win a My Secret Circle Access Key available exclusively at Justice stores.
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This giveaway ends July 13, 2009 at 11:59 pm. The winners will be chosen using Random.org and notified via email. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.
My Secret Circle is currently available for purchase at Justice stores across the nation for $19.99. And I must say, looking around the Justice website I liked what I saw. Nannah has already made plans for us to check out a store near us this weekend.
