I’m a little late in the game, but finally had my first experience with the parenting social network Circle of Moms on Facebook and becoming a fan of another child’s page on Child Space. This app/website has been out for over a year and has almost 8 million members!
From my experience using this app/webiste, I think the attraction is in the sense of security (you create your child’s network, rather than posting to all your Facebook friends) the site offers moms who want to post about their kids. This app only lets other moms join the circle (‘moms’ as in Facebook users who’s profiles declare them female).
The interesting thing is that while this network is for mom’s only, it was created by 2 single guys, Mike Greenfield and Ephraim Luft.
References
With 850K Users in 2 Months, Circle of Moms Comes out of Nowhere
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/04/with-850k-users-in-2-months-circle-of-moms-comes-out-of-nowhere/
Circle of Moms: Connect and Shop with Social Media Moms Just Like You
http://mashable.com/2008/12/04/circle-of-moms/
