Archive for July, 2009

More on Gaia Online

July 27th, 2009

What a disgrace.  This morning I sent an email off to Gaia Online expressing my concerns about the “cyber” request that someone attempted to make to my daughter.  Here’s what I wrote and Gaia’s response.
My Letter to Gaia Online
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This weekend, my daughter decided to try out your Gaia Online community.  As someone who’s worked in [...]

No Such Thing As A Safe Online Community

July 27th, 2009

Parents all know about the various online communities and MMORPG games for kids.  Club Penguin, Toontown Online, Webkinz, they’ve all found their way onto our computers.  Well, this weekend we read about a “safe” online hangout for kids called Gaia Online in a family magazine (it was either Family Circle or Family Fun, can’t remember).
As [...]

Buddhist Ecommerce

July 19th, 2009

Online marketing is not an easy job.  When the idea of ecommerce came about, everyone immediately started pitching the idea of “make money while you sleep”.  Those of us who have worked in the industry for a while know that this concept is not only absurd, but potentially dangerous.  Just like any business, ecommerce is [...]