List of Communities, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networks for Youth, Boomers, Retired, and Beyond

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1. Would add in the game Runescape, which is a English start up out of Cambridge. Enjoys massive traction and is WW for under 16s. If it qualifies as a SN?

2. Thanks for the list Jeremiah! I have a 12 year old and she has visited two on your list but never returned. All of her friends are on myspace so much easier for her to connect with them there. She has recently picked up an interest in Ning and working on creating her own social networking site – I’ll let you know how that goes!
   My boys are 10 & 11 and big fans of the disney and wee world sites.
   Best,
   Betty

3. Tootsville is a virtual world for kids, 6-12.
   http://tootsville.com

4. AARP recently relaunched its website, which includes a community component. Anyone can sign up to be a part of the community, but as an organization, AARP focuses on the 50+. Check out http://www.aarp.org/onlinecommunity/

5. Glad you liked Danah Boyd Paper Youth and Social Networks – she is great.

   You should also check out Doko, social networking and global trading Game for kids – http://www.dokodrop.com.

   Combining physical, virtual world and social networking interaction to help kids get out from behind computers as well.

   Doko launched just weeks ago and has already amassed thousands of registered users, connecting children in 73 countries around the globe so far. The game is geared toward tweens – they thought boys would like to more than girls – but the girls are loving the fun characters.

   Full Disclosure: I’m helping launch them – but my Nephews love ’em so much – I feel okay sharing.

   Please feel to opt-out in sharing if you don’t feel appropriate – Thanks,

   Bob C.

6. Uhh, you missed http://www.roliana.com ( another role-playing site very similar to gaiaonline, but with a lot less users ), and http://www.kinsaki.com ( I think it just started, ‘cuz it has less than 20k people registered. )
   I think they’re both for people under 18.
   Hope you find this helpfull 😀

7. Thought this might be helpful… it’s a Virtual Worlds wiki in timeline format – we should merge everyone’s input here: http://www.dipity.com/user/xantherus/timeline/Virtual_Worlds

8. Another one I have come across is Rocketon (www.rocketon.com). I guess the company is still in private alpha, but I have come across a few articles on it. I am not exactly sure if they are targeting youth, but the art seems to suggest so.

9. Hey Jeremiah! Thought you’d be interested in checking out Horseland.com, a youth oriented SN site for those with a shared interest in horses. Also, YouthNoise.com for teens interested in social activism. Take care and great site! -jp

10. antoher up and coming kids world can be found at http://www.gardenpartyworld.com with emphasis on Growing your own fun.

11. Some other websites I noticed that weren’t on there are:
    Whyville
    IMVU
    Photobucket
    Flicker

12. Check out http://www.kzero.co.uk

13. Check out http://www.kzero.co.uk

14. yall need more virtual games feel sorry for yall

15. i want a coo, virtual world where you can fly own a car and house and have a job and stuff its like come on

16. i have neaver try this some body told me dont let your kid play second life pll are some times naked and saying bad words ok

17. im so tired of stardol;l;
    

18. what about Pandanda and poptropica and chobots

19. I know right they forgeting all these virtual worlds

20. we was talking about virtual worlds

21. What about fantage? Ages 7-14!

22. I AM GONNA VISIT ALL THIS OK TO CHECK IF ITS APPROPRIATE

23. what site are you looking at? ‘looks like kid stuff to me!

24. Wow i love vitual worlds

25. I love vitual worlds

26. i have one…… its ok

27. i have one…… its ok

28. fuck me

29. fuck me

30. suck my dick

31. suck my dick

32. mother fuker fuck me

33. mother fuker fuck me

34.  wow I loved dizzywood I guess this is goodbye dizzywood I love you and always will

35. WHAT A JERK WHO TOOK DIZZYWOOD AWAY
     

36. how about panfu?

37. One of the big concerns for parents is if and how online games damage
    the child™s educational development, how time spent on online games
    reduces time spent learning, and just if there are any educational or
    developmental benefits to online games.

    Untold Entertainment, whose motto is the use of entertainment to
    improve, rather than degrade, the human condition have come up with a
    way to help develop the child™s imagination and skills.

    Ryan Creighton was with his daughter at a ˜game jam™ in Toronto when
    he got the idea for Games by Kids. Like a science kit that a family can
    use to conduct simple experiments on a lazy Saturday afternoon, he
    assures us that it will engage both the parent and child alike.

    But are there generally any developmental benefits for children from online games?

    Online games and video games can be considered here in the same mould.

    According to the Entertainment Software Association in the US more than 68% of American households play online games or
    video games. And the effects of excessive viewing have been well
    documented “ the journal Pediatrics showed a direct relationship between
    video game playing and attention problems at school. The study found
    that exceeding over 2 hours a day gave a 1.5-2 times likelihood of
    attention problems at school.
     

38. i love these games but start putting them in goups like 10 threw 15 because parents keep freaking out because her child been seeing someone on line and have a block that says put parents password here

39. imvu is not for kids its a rude innapropriate

40. i dnt liek fantage dat mch its fa ike 6 yr olds – 8

41. I played dizzywood i was obbsessed for a while but i stopped its fricken hard ot make friends lol i hate dem all dem grls think dey all dat -_-“ 

    SMALLWORLDS.COM IS DA REAL SHIT !  <3

42. Honestly..
    I can never find ANYTHING worth playing.
    I am eleven, I’m A pre-teen…Their is stuff for
    thirteen Year olds,and stuff for 6 year olds..
    People…Make stuff for in-between..11-12.
    I’m tired of playing fun games that are for 13 year olds!
    Make stuff for 10-12! 
    🙁
    -Destiny

43. I always wanted to find the virtual domains were my children! Happy to meet your site … 🙂
    Sexy Games

44. What about Woozworld? A fun virtual world for kids aged 6 to 18 and up

45. what hell is Diizzywood, and gurl i had it was shit. just saying

46. I know everything on club penguin cause its my first time to play that.
    1.CLUB PENGUIN
    2.MOSHI MONSTERS
    3.FANTAGE
    4.PAN FU
    5.WEBOSAUR

47. are u felling ok? no one took dizzy wood away

48. High5

49. You should really try bin weevils its amazing

50. wat the 

51. Virtual worlds are too limited for under 13’s.

52. rlly SMALLWORLDS I RLLY LOVES SMALLWORLDS I HAVE ALL WEARS AND I HAVE MY SHOP AND I HAVE  HIGH LVEL 456,ALL WING

53. rlly SMALLWORLDS I RLLY LOVES SMALLWORLDS I HAVE ALL WEARS AND I HAVE MY SHOP AND I HAVE  HIGH LVEL 456,ALL WING

54. NO! u have 2 be at least 13. if u aren’t your account will be deleted! don’t listen to him. check online before you join 2 see the rules. i did ITS 13!!

55. I like Onverse, Frenzoo, and IMVU.

56. you forgot Spark CIty World . its for girls ages 6 and up

57. you forgot Spark CIty World . its for girls ages 6 and up

58. Really good content. I was searching for this forever…

59. i want girl frien, who taking with any time and any ware

60. kiki

61. fuck ya

62. i can find wat i am lokin 4 i am fen to go siko

63. all the games are boring

64. heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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