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Disney Chases MySpace Dollars

by Tom Conlon on May 3, 2007 at 10:56 AM

Disney Chases MySpace Dollars
Any parent who's seen 'Dateline's To Catch a Predator' knows to be cautious when it comes to their kids playing around in the virtual playgrounds of social networking sites such as MySpace. So, it should come as welcome relief to learn that Disney has launched its own social networking site: Disney Xtreme Digital.

The site is targeted at kids under 14 and has all the bells and whistles you'd expect. Youngsters can create profiles, chat, play games and watch videos. And since this is Disney we're talking about, parental controls have been made a priority, allowing Mom and Dad to restrict access to areas of the site.

But one wonders: Is Disney trying to give our kids a safe place to explore online, or make some coin by shoving Disney content down their throats?

From TechCrunch

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