The new push of family-networking portals

Old article, but worthwhile. Continuing on with my theme of the day - Family 2.0

clipped from news.com.com Here come the 'Family 2.0' sites Call them "Family 2.0" sites--places for people who may feel a little strange hanging out with the teenybopper set on MySpace. While big family-friendly sites have been around for a long time, few of them have taken advantage of newer Web technologies, even things as widespread as RSS feeds and mapping links. Since January, nearly a dozen family-networking portals have launched in test version, including Ourstory.com, Zamily.com, Amiglia.com, Families.com, Famoodle.com, Jotspot Family Site, Cingo.com, FamilyRoutes.com and Famundo.com. Even Martha Stewart plans to introduce a similar social network for women to swap recipes and advice. "Kids are very savvy about technology and parents need to keep up. This enables parents to be more connected with what's happening with the world," said Cook.