http://blogs.msdn.com/bardak/archive/tags/SILVERLIGHT+social/default.aspxTags: SILVERLIGHT socialen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/bardak/archive/2009/01/21/emergence-of-social-networks-for-kids-with-silverlight.aspxWed, 21 Jan 2009 22:12:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9357803Barak Cohen2http://blogs.msdn.com/bardak/comments/9357803.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/bardak/commentrss.aspx?PostID=9357803<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In my last business trip I had the pleasure to meet the leaders of a small company that is betting big on Silverlight.&nbsp; <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://www2.shidonni.com/" mce_href="http://www2.shidonni.com/">Shidonni</A> is a collaborative that is targeting kids between the ages of 4-8 (way lower than other social networking sites) and is encouraging the concept of creation (kids can create their own interactive creatures), sharing (they can share them with their friends), interaction (playing games with their characters) and learning. Targeting kids of smaller age is interesting and possibly marks a trend. When I was 4 I was not interested in social network 9I did not know what they were), but my little kids certainly are more exposed to the digital world and this seems like an interesting approach for introducing kids to this virtual world in a safe manner.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><A title='"Shidonni web site" ' href="http://www2.shidonni.com/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-no-proof: yes; text-underline: none"><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A title="Shidonni site" href="http://www2.shidonni.com/" mce_href="http://www2.shidonni.com/"><IMG style="WIDTH: 427px; HEIGHT: 419px" title="shidonni site" alt="shidonni site" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3216186754_7bcea4ffc5_o_d.jpg" width=427 height=419 mce_src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3216186754_7bcea4ffc5_o_d.jpg"></A>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Let your kid try it and let them know the reaction.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Barak<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9357803" width="1" height="1">SILVERLIGHT social