Famster.com - Family Oriented Internet Fun

Although the name may be suggestive of some sort of hybrid hamster, Famster is actually a social networking site for families. It caters to the hearth and home with features oriented around family concerns. For instance, if you´re worried about sex offenders in your neighborhood, Famster´s got it coveredâ€"they constantly monitor sex offender registration, so if one moves into your neighborhood you´ll get an email notification. And that´s just the tip of the iceberg. With Famster IM parents can approve whom their kids talk with, and they"re able to pull a Big Brother and monitor chats too. There are fun activities as well: the Famster family tree allows families to create detailed family charts with pictures, while the Character Studio allows families to make cartoon versions of themselves, and the theme park let´s you customize with hundreds of themes to choose from. For the grown-ups there´s a recipe index, news center, address book, and calendar. Famster´s fun and secure; it´s got storage for everyone, sharing tools and organizational applicationsâ€"all for free.

“As the Internet grew, so did the need for safe, secure personal sites. It quickly became apparent that the Net wasn"t just for businesses anymore. Now users were spending over 30% of their time going online for fun. Recognizing this huge demand, two years ago we started developing the backbone of a complete online solution created especially for families. We envisioned a fun, secure family-oriented online community, where you and your loved ones could safely learn, share, organize and play without fear of being pursued by online predators or having your content and personal information compromised.”

Famster targets a very real and large market; parents are concerned for their children, yet they don´t want them to miss out on technology, Famster solves this problem with a very comprehensive site. With Famster, families can rest assured that they are safe from online predators and other malignant figures and have fun.

Will Famster really provide a solution to internet dangers? It´s mild and non-threatening aesthetic is bound to attract some, yet how long before they tire of Famster´s limitations? Kids no doubt will wear out the character avatars and tire of the family tree-- they´ll want to see other sites; will Famster offer nanny-type controls, will they be adequate?