A stranger walks up to you with pen and paper in hand and starts asking personal questions. Questions like, 'What's your birth date', 'Where do you live', 'Where were you born', and 'May I take a picture of you' Well, unless you have a serious case of compulsive over-sharing disorder, there's no way you would consider answering the stranger's questions. Then why would you give that same information about your new baby to anyone with an internet connection
New parents are excited to share the accomplishments and adventures of their little ones with families and friends -- and the modern parent often turns to the Internet as a way to reach
an audience of loved ones. It's simple: set up a blog, start writing, add pictures and a few videos, and suddenly Aunt Jamie is seeing little Spencer's first steps as if she lived next
door! The problem is, most popular blogging services are meant for adults; and what many parents don't realize is they're attracting some other very unwelcome visitors.
Identity thieves have clued into blogging as a new and growing source for accessing personal information from one of their favorite targets: babies and children. And while some websites
developed specifically with kids in mind have incorporated secure password access features, one newcomer to the field has taken extra steps to ensure that no one -- and they mean no one!
- gets to read about Emily's trip to the dentist or see Aiden's new dance moves unless they have been specifically invited.
Launched in May 2007, Bundlo, LLC (http://www.bundlo.com) -- while taking security one step further. Not only is every site password protected, but visitors must be invited by site
administrators (that means the parents) who manage their children's "bestest friends" through a simple control panel. It's an extremely simple, yet very effective, system.
Bundlo (http://bundlo.com/pricing) for just $6, $9, or $16 monthly (with the option to change or cancel their plan at any time for no charge).
Parents also select where they want 10% of their monthly payment to be donated (