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KiwiBox is a Social Networking Site Built by Teens for Teens
MySpace have had its share of bad experiences with teen members getting entraped by malicious adult members or even by fellow teen-age members. Hence, we couldn’t blame parents for trying to control their kids participation in social networking sites. But, we couldn’t blame also our teen-age member of the web 2.0 world if they won’t just stop using social networking sites. Solution - how about a social networking site built by teens for their fellow teens, like KiwiBox? Sounds safe enough right?
Kiwibox.com describes itself as a web site built for teens by teens. It brags of having 100% of its content to be written and contributed by high school and college students. Given that, and assuming that the KiwiBox is also employing some sort of parental control over KiwiBox, it is safe to say then that KiwiBox is a 100% wholesome site. In addition, Kiwibox also claims that the most important factor for its success is their users, specifically their users running the site.
So, what’s in store for our teen-age kids or siblings if you’re not as old as me? (yes, I already have two teen-age kids) Pretty everything that teens would look for in a social networking site. Kiwibox’s got news about teen-age pop icons such as Avril, Miley, Troy, Gabriela among other teen-age favorites. The site also got a spotlight on the current MTV shows, music articles, entertainment portal, games and tech stuff and of course, body and fashion and love and life sub-portals.
What’s so outstanding about Kiwibox.com is the site design. It’s funky and cool green theme emits the vibrant spirit of today’s youth. Content wise, Kiwibox offers all forms of user-generated content such as photos and videos as well as information content in the form of articles written by teens. And yes, every sub-portal of Kiwibox has its own designated color scheme. And I would have to commend the staff who designed the site for coming up with the perfect combination and representation of colors.
Alright, enough of my babblings and it’s time for you to check out Kiwibox, or better yet tell your kids about it. I could just imagine how they would react when you inform them about Kiwibox. Surely, your teens will get the best of both worlds at Kiwibox.
Tagged with: kiwibox , social networking
Karolina Lach Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 3:11 pmHello,
I’m the designer behind the new Kiwibox.com. Thank you for such an enthusiastic review of the look of the site. I’m glad you like it!
arnold Says:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:16 amThanks for the comment Karolina. Your site rocks. Keep it up!
?ukasz Says:
August 27th, 2008 at 2:20 pmfajna strona gratuluje pracy 3maj tak dalej pozdrowienia z warszawki
Zach Malpensado Says:
August 28th, 2008 at 3:38 amgreat idea, but.. one problem. it’s definitely not the first idea of doing this.
In fact, two of my very good friends, Callum Haywood and Mark Brown were the first people that I know of to have this idea. I’m a director at network467, the company that develops teen4m, a social networking sie dedicated entirely to teenagers.
First of all, your site looks great, it’s got colors similar to teen4m. If you’re the artwork creator, you did a very good job. Thumbs up from a fellow web designer.
The biggest difference between your site and ours is that yours seems to have been created by a multitude of people. Correct my if I’m wrong, please. teen4m, however, was programmed by only 1 person: Callum Haywood. Callum, in my humble opinion, is one of the UK’s best coders.
Another thing we plan on is an online marketplace where you can sell stuff, and an online music market where bands can upload their music and sell it.
And lastly.. for more information, you can contact me at “zach@mail.teen4m.net”.
If you need any info, don’t be afraid to email me.
Thank you,
-Zach Malpensado of teen4m.net, social networking for teens:redefined.