Love, Hugs, Peace Movement at Build-A-Bear Giveaway Winner
Well, I had a very disappointing turnout for my giveaway this time. I am going to chalk it up to summer being very busy and people not really having time to enter contest. yep! That had to be the case. At any rate, thank you to all who entered. I placed all four names into Random.org and the winner is:
Janet Carpenter
Janet, please contact me by Wednesday August 19 with your mailing address and I will send out your gift card right away.
Pre-Review Contest for Wine Lovers
My upcoming review will take a look at JustWineRack, which offers a beautiful assortment of wine racks and other wine accessories. But, in the meantime, I want to know what is your favorite bottle of wine? Leave a comment on this post and tell me your favorite bottle. I will try them all and if I like yours the best, you will win a beautiful surprise Wine Lover’s Gift Basket that I am put together just for this purpose. The basket is valued at $150 and can be shipped anywhere in the US.
This contest is open to US residents only.
Contest Ends October 1, 2009
My Secret Circle Giveaway Winner
Thank you to all who entered the contest. The winner is Michele Dortch of Integrated Mother. Please email me your address as soon as possible. Thanks again!
Product Review and Giveaway: Senario’s My Secret Circle
Raising children- especially girls- in this technologically advanced world can be extremely nerve-wrecking. We’ve all seen the Lifetime movies where young girls on the Internet are lured into dangerous situations by predators looking to take advantage of their innocence. After all, sites like MySpace and Facebook are not supposed to be used by anyone under the age of 13, and if a child under that age has a profile there, it is done illegally by lying about his/her ages, and with great risk.
So, how do we give our young girls the freedom to use the Internet and interact in a digital world but provide them with the safety need to ensure that they do not become victims of an virtually uncontrolled environment?
The answer is My Secret Circle (MSC), a very secure social-networking site that is invisible to the online world for girls ages 8- 12. The actual community is stored on a USB-drive called a key and it is password protected so that no one other than the owner can have access to the information stored within. The password cannot be retrieved for any reason at all (although I really wish has a MSC Key, she can connect with her friends (who also need a MSC Key) through blogging, chatting, games, and with photos in a 100% secure environment. In fact, each friend will need a special key that is automatically generated and can only be used once to connect on the system. This eliminates would-be predators from gaining access to your child and any information that is stored in the system. And the best thing is that all you have to do is plug it in to get started.
While the safety is the obvious appeal for parents, children will love the… Continue reading