We’ve recently made some huge strides in building out a fast-growing area of Circle of Moms called Child Space.
Last summer we noticed that moms were enthusiastically using a very skeletal, early version of this. So we watched for patterns, and in early September began adding features and functionality that seemed to follow from these patterns. By early November we were seeing a new Child Space update every 3 seconds. Clearly this is resonating.
To check it out, just go to the “Me & My Family” tab in your Circle of Moms profile. And here are the highlights:
Indispensable
Child Space is a fast, easy way to capture special moments and record those little, in-the-moment details that otherwise slip away: milestones, funny quotes, pictures, kid comics, height and weight info.
Social
Moms are not just recording memories for posterity, they’re sharing them with friends and family. You can create a circle of fans for each of your children by inviting friends and family members, both inside and outside Circle of Moms. Your child’s fans are notified whenever you post an update about them (“First tooth finally poked through today!”). And you can create a short, memorable URL for each child’s space, which friends and family can bookmark.
Private
Moms want to share info about their kids online, but they want to be in charge of who sees what. Child Space gives you full control: there are granular privacy settings for a child’s space on Circle of Moms, and you can use Facebook’s privacy controls to control whether Child Space updates appear on your Facebook wall.
Streamlined
Moms are busy. This is a genius way to manage your family’s online life.Child Space is easily integrated with your accounts on Facebook and Twitter, as well as your blog. And you can make updates right from Facebook
Coming soon: print features (create a baby book and other memorabilia), a newsletter publishing tool, more social microblogging features, and mobile access.
We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions for ways to keep growing and improving Child Space; please let us know what you think
Having trouble updating my child space. Past few days I can only read, but can’t post or update child space. Says “error on page”. Tried logging out, restart, installing updates & nothing helps.
I would love for the child space to stop asking for updates, milestones, and quotes from my oldest. I have updated the page several times with his date of death. Yet, no where on the page is it listed, and the page functions as if he were still alive. If you want to put that option in the info, it would be nice if it would add to the child’s space and disable updates, etc.
Thanks!
Tiffany, thank you for letting us know, and our apologies for any additional grief that we’ve caused you. We will take care of this immediately.
My child did not get all the badges she was suppose to get for all her milestones. why is that?
I have tried numorous times in the last 3 months to add my new baby to my child space yet it will not save the data. I can enter his name and birthday and that hes a boy but when I hit submit and continue it does nothing.