I found this article on TechCrunch, and its about a social network called RedRover. This new social is "a private social network for parents to research and share everything from child-friendly restaurants to the closest hospitals in an emergency as well as schedule play dates." If you use this network you "can check-in to locations, or publicize plans to friends within the app. Users are encouraged to leave their tips, thoughts or “their 2cents” for each other." This app is considered to be more private because it doesn't include Facebook connect, so you have to invite friends to join your specific network through email. Now the question that arises is with "privacy is a natural concern for parents, I’m not sure if creating a new social network is the answer"? I chose this article because it seemed interesting that a social network would be created just for parents that allowed them to help schedule their kids' lives in a sense. I think this could impact culture because it will affect how plans are scheduled and kept track; maybe one day this will be done all virtually through social networks like this.
Here is the link to the full article: http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/28/redrover-allows-parents-to-make-play-dates-on-the-fly/
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