NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, on August 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —- Disney Family.com (www.family.com) announced today the launch of Community Disney Family.com (www.family.com / community), a new social networking site for parents. The site offers a customizable online destination for moms and dads to connect with other parents through joint interests such as hobbies, the age of the child (ren), family setup, parenting tips, geographical location and much more. The site also makes it possible for the guests with each other by posting comments, questions and images on parenting experiences and challenges that they have in common, as well as posting comments on the content of Disney Family.com.
“Parents are increasingly sharing experiences and offering support and understanding to tell stories about their families through online message boards and social networks,” said Emily Smith, Vice President of the Disney Family Group. “Disney Family.com Community creates a new online forum that a combination of social networks and insightful content to moms and dads together for important connections with pleasure.”
– Create a profile guests a profile by adjusting a family avatar, choosing the expression, body type, hair, clothing and props. They can further their personal profiles by choosing a background, adapting their profile layout, writing something unique about themselves or their family and family by posting photos to their profile page.
– Find Other mothers and Dads Parents can find other moms and dads with similar interests by searching their “stickers,” or symbols depicting their hobbies. Some of the many stickers on the site are: crafts and hobbies, travel, toddlers, environment and special holidays. Parents can also search for other parents by their geographical location, age of the child (ren) or employment status (at home, work part-time, student, etc.).
– Do Groups Guests can join groups of parents with similar interests or use Disney Family.com Community as a trusted online meeting place for private groups. Cooking gurus can become part of the “Recipe Swap” group, which is planning a birthday party can join the “Birthday Party Ideas” group or a local PTA can also be a private group to place announcements, photographs of events and still much more. New groups can also be initiated by Family.com members of the community at any time.
– Profile Peel Parents can further customize their profile by choosing stickers that best describe who they are and then sharing their stickers with other users. There are currently hundreds of stickers immediately available on Disney Family.com Community, and the parents can also custom stickers that have a specific interest or hobby.
– Share-The Widgets Widgets can be added to a profile on up-to-date with the latest information about a specific topic. Guests have the opportunity to widgets updated daily. Sample widget categories are: “Kid Sayings”, “Family Photo Journalism,” “What’s for dinner?” and “Shiny, Beautiful Homes.”
About Disney Family.com
Disney Family.com is designed to provide information on a variety of topics of current interest that the families - ranging from education, nutrition and education, for advice on traveling with children, entertainment and shopping - in a manner that is compelling, comprehensive, entertaining and, most most important, goal. Disney Family.com is dedicated to providing parents with answers to pressing questions through practical, objective and reliable information.
About Disney Online
Disney Online (www.Disney.com), a unit of Disney Interactive Media Group, produces the No. 1 kids’ entertainment and family community destination on the World Wide Web. Launched in 1996, Disney.com is the online gateway to all of the company’s Disney-branded entertainment initiatives, full access to and information about Disney movies, travel, television, games, mobile, music, shopping and live events.
In addition, Disney Online develops and publishes a series of online products and services, including Disney Club Penguin, Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Disney’s Toontown Online, Playhouse Disney Preschool Time Online, Disney downloads, Disney Online Game Kingdom and Disney Connection .
Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) is a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).
Source : Disney Online.com
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