Posts Tagged ‘pics’

Pinterest and Instagram, Okay for Kids?

By Daddy Clay Monday, February 20th, 2012

Recently, moms of my daughter’s friends have come to me to ask about some social sites and apps that their girls are asking permission to use. Ten year old girls are social creatures — and love snapshots and and cool scraps and pinboards, so it should be no surprise that they are asking about Pinterest and Instagram.

But are Pinterest and Instagram appropriate for kids — especially girls?

The terms of service for both sites state clearly that users must be 13 years or older.  So for parents disinclined to allow kids to participate in social media, or for parents that think that rules are rules, that may be enough to end the conversation with your tween. You are excused. Read the rest of this entry »

When the Goal is Envy: Family Photos and Class Reunions

By Daddy Clay Monday, April 26th, 2010

I may not have had the fanciest car or the spiffiest wardrobe, my lovely wife and children weren’t there to put on display, but at my recent 25th High School reunion there was one thing I had that screamed success and wrung envy from my former classmates; the geekiest, slickest, most creative way ever conceived to display digital photographs of my loved ones.

Except I didn’t. Read the rest of this entry »