Comments on: Invasion of the mommy sites — Maya’s Mom launches with angel funding http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rafael http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-517456 Rafael Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:33:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-517456 Thank you for your site. I have found here much useful information...2 Thank you for your site. I have found here much useful information…2

]]> By: AJ http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-498528 AJ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:42:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-498528 anyone seen this site? anyone seen this site?

]]> By: VentureBeat » J&J swallows mother social networking site, Maya’s Mom http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-497870 VentureBeat » J&J swallows mother social networking site, Maya’s Mom Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:57:01 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-497870 [...] this niche. Internet sites focused on women are enjoying a boom, as more women come online: See our coverage of the mom sector here. CafeMom raised $5 million just last [...] [...] this niche. Internet sites focused on women are enjoying a boom, as more women come online: See our coverage of the mom sector here. CafeMom raised $5 million just last [...]

]]> By: Web2W - w for women » Blog Archive » http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-7423 Web2W - w for women » Blog Archive » Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:32:03 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-7423 [...] via: venturebeat.com [...] [...] via: venturebeat.com [...]

]]> By: Cathy Bradford http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-6293 Cathy Bradford Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:48:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-6293 Maya's Mom is a "Dogster for Moms"? LOL. Did Clavier really say that? Good grief, get that man away from the microphone. No more chardonnay. Who's going to do the PR? Maya’s Mom is a “Dogster for Moms”?

LOL.

Did Clavier really say that? Good grief, get that man away from the microphone. No more chardonnay.

Who’s going to do the PR?

]]> By: Clay Cook http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-6278 Clay Cook Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:34:01 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-6278 Congratulations to Ann for launching Maya's Mom, I was starting to think it would never happen since reading about it on TechCrunch months ago. Matt - thanks for linking to Minti, much appreciated. A slight correction in your post above, we received Angel funding, not Venture Capital. In regards to Q&A for parents, Minti has a Q&A section which is very popular with our members. -- Clay Minti Co-Founder Congratulations to Ann for launching Maya’s Mom, I was starting to think it would never happen since reading about it on TechCrunch months ago.

Matt – thanks for linking to Minti, much appreciated.

A slight correction in your post above, we received Angel funding, not Venture Capital.

In regards to Q&A for parents, Minti has a Q&A section which is very popular with our members.

– Clay
Minti Co-Founder

]]> By: Andra Davidson http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-6269 Andra Davidson Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:00:59 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-6269 Matt, thank you for recognizing the recent launch of MothersClick. We're very proud of the press we've received so far. (http://www.mothersclick.com/press_news) A few points for clarification: We're not another social network for parents. Instead, we're designed *exclusively* for moms, and we're the first site to focus on providing services for mothers groups, both new and existing. Pete Cashmore at Mashable also talks about this differention. In regards to your good question about our process requiring user registration and identifying geographical area, the answer is two-fold. First, before developing MothersClick, I did extensive research into mothers groups and found that security is paramount, a major and ubiquitious issue for all moms. MothersClick requires registration and verification by email to avoid spammers and, primarily, to validate every users' contact information. If an email is bogus, you don't get on. Because we take our users' privacy very seriously, these basic steps are for the benefit of all our members. Secondly, we introduced the world's first geo-mapping system for mothers groups, a powerful yet easy way for locating groups by zip code. In order to start a group, a mom simply provides her zip code when registering it, and we put her group on the map! Since the goal of MothersClick is to create a global community for all moms to connect and share knowledge, it's an important and very valuable feature. Thanks again for your coverage and there's more exciting developments for to come! Matt, thank you for recognizing the recent launch of MothersClick. We’re very proud of the press we’ve received so far. (http://www.mothersclick.com/press_news)

A few points for clarification:

We’re not another social network for parents. Instead, we’re designed *exclusively* for moms, and we’re the first site to focus on providing services for mothers groups, both new and existing. Pete Cashmore at Mashable also talks about this differention.

In regards to your good question about our process requiring user registration and identifying geographical area, the answer is two-fold.

First, before developing MothersClick, I did extensive research into mothers groups and found that security is paramount, a major and ubiquitious issue for all moms.

MothersClick requires registration and verification by email to avoid spammers and, primarily, to validate every users’ contact information. If an email is bogus, you don’t get on. Because we take our users’ privacy very seriously, these basic steps are for the benefit of all our members.

Secondly, we introduced the world’s first geo-mapping system for mothers groups, a powerful yet easy way for locating groups by zip code.

In order to start a group, a mom simply provides her zip code when registering it, and we put her group on the map! Since the goal of MothersClick is to create a global community for all moms to connect and share knowledge, it’s an important and very valuable feature.

Thanks again for your coverage and there’s more exciting developments for to come!

]]> By: Maya’s Mom Launches Mommy-Based Social Network - Mashable! http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-6266 Maya’s Mom Launches Mommy-Based Social Network - Mashable! Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:04:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-6266 [...] [via] [...] [...] [via] [...]

]]> By: Josh http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-6264 Josh Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:51:37 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-6264 I'm part of a small startup that recently launched a site for moms (and dads) too, called <a href="http://www.pongyow.com" rel="nofollow">Pongyow</a>. It’s a family-centric photo/movie/blog hosting site with some of the requisite social networking stuff built in, including access controls and collaboration. We’re targeting moms and dads with family photos, movies, etc., who want to put together a nice-looking site to share their stuff with friends and family. If you’re a parent wondering what to do with all your photos, check us out! http://www.pongyow.com I’m part of a small startup that recently launched a site for moms (and dads) too, called Pongyow.

It’s a family-centric photo/movie/blog hosting site with some of the requisite social networking stuff built in, including access controls and collaboration. We’re targeting moms and dads with family photos, movies, etc., who want to put together a nice-looking site to share their stuff with friends and family.

If you’re a parent wondering what to do with all your photos, check us out!
http://www.pongyow.com

]]> By: VentureBeat Wire » Maya’s Mom launches with seed funding, joins other parental advice sites http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-6261 VentureBeat Wire » Maya’s Mom launches with seed funding, joins other parental advice sites Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:59:52 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2006/10/27/invasion-of-the-mommy-sites-mayas-mom-launches-with-angel-funding/#comment-6261 [...] See story here. VentureBeat Community [...] [...] See story here. VentureBeat Community [...]

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