A Second Home for Young Mothers



There is nothing more wonderful than the birth of a child. And sharing treasured pictures of the first moments of life with loved ones far and near is essential. But to do so is typically cumbersome and frustrating.

There are file size transmission problems. There is no easy way to annotate pictures with messages or music. E-mail can be unreliable. Inboxes fill up. Friends are not online. The recipient finds it difficult to respond in a timely way and forwarding pictures is a pain. And while there are web sites where new mothers can post pictures, there are limitations on access privileges and users never know who might scrap a picture and use it for illicit purposes. What is a new young mother to do

iAlmond (www.ialmond.com) announces a new web service that combines easy Web Publishing and Social Networking through secure personal homepages New mothers update photos and journals of their daily lives on their iHomes and invite family and friends to share their pictures, post comments and connect in a secure environment.

"My Mom, Dad and sister all have a site. We've had so much fun "visiting" each other daily. I think it's truly strengthened our bond." says Beck Gambill, a 29-year-old mother from Atlanta, Georgia. "Of course I also love sharing my pictures - they are mostly of my son Max. He is why I originally joined, I wanted friends and family to be able to see him every day no matter how far away they are."

iAlmond provides opportunities for these young, passionate mothers to interact with each other and share the happiness that is derived from their children.

"Seeing photos and reading journals gives you a perspective on a person's personality. Finding similarities sparks interest and differences sparks curiosity," mentions Sherry, a 25-year old woman from Barbourville, Kentucky. "I am so addicted to the site that it's now my second home - my home away from home. My husband says I spend entirely too much time on iAlmond".

IAlmond founder Wonkyu Lee, a former Carnegie Mellon University student, says iAlmond will take social networking to the next level."We believe everyone will use a personal homepage in near future. By signing up at no cost, each member receives an iHome along with a personal web address. There are no limits to uploading photos and journals. Family and friends simply enter an iHome address into their browsers to interact with others in their social network. Unique features of iAlmond include the ability to establish user-designated social groups with distinctive privilege settings and seamless integration of photo management, web publishing and social networking."

About iAlmond
iAlmond (www.ialmond.com) is provided by StarPals, of San Jose, California. iAlmond offers free personal home pages and a host of data security and social network management tools that combine Web publishing and social networking. StarPals also offers a PC-based photo management solution which is seamlessly integrated with the iAlmond web site to facilitate photo uploading and management.





A Second Home for Young Mothers