Friends of Family

[AtlantisCooper]

I would like to let my children talk to approved friends, our neighbors kids or church members, and wondering if they have a family page, if there was some way they could click on that approved family's kids to have discussions?

[Lisa Pearson]

I've been wondering the same thing. If we have a family page and my friend has a separate family page, how can we communicate? It seems we would have to have 2 browser windows open and be logged into 2 Glubble accounts in order to have access to both pages.

[Alexander]

Hi Lisa,

Right now that would be the only way, but as I explained above we will improve this. Once we have the ability for you to choose a personal password we will also introduce simple switch family functionality, allowing you to visit several families.

In the near future we will integrate this for you so that you can see it all in one overview and interact with friends across different families.

Best regards,

Alexander

[Alexander]

Hi AtlantisCooper,

the ability to connect families is part of our road map. However, in order to accomplish that we will need to redefine the way you login and connect to the service.

We are introducing personal passwords shortly (the ability to choose your own password, instead of sharing a family password). From there we will introduce the ability to be part of several families, and in the end also the ability to allow people in different families to connect.

I could imagine the following scenario. You child has a friend at school, and both families are using Glubble. Then the parents of the two friends could both approve them to connect and chat for example.

For adults it's simpler obviously.

Good suggestion!

Alexander

[AtlantisCooper]

hmmm... I actually like that we all share a password... couldn't the neighbor/penpal be integrated in an i-frame type of window? (as an initial phase in adding other families)

[Alexander]

Hi Atlantis,

we've started out with one password for the family, but we are slowly moving away from that. Users felt that they would prefer personal passwords. We will however keep one passwod to unlock the Kids browser.
The migration will go in steps. Next week we will start offering users to create personal passwords.

Adding neighbors or pen pals currently can be done by inviting them. The downside is that we do not offer granularity of access yet. Either they are part of your family or they are not. What we will do is offer settings so that you can decide if someone can only view certain things, or be able to post messages for example. In the end, it is you that needs to be in control of your privacy.

Best regards,

Alexander

[Lisa Pearson]

I would prefer separate passwords for me and the adults that I invite to join my family page. I don't like having one of my passwords "out there!"

[Alexander]

Exactly,

that is why we are switching to personal passwords :-)

Alexander

[AtlantisCooper]

Thank you and appreciate the swift response.... this really is a refreshing service to the safety of our children. We really appreciate it.

[Alexander]

Thanks,

glad you like it, that is what we aim for!

Alexander