Hashtag-mom (#mom) allows users to connect using their Foursquare account and then once you make a check-in, your mom automatically receives a text or a call telling her that you arrived safely at your destination.

Using the service is easy, simple and fun. All a user needs to do is log in using their Foursquare account and key in their mom’s phone number and choose whether she prefers a “call” or “text”. Once done, your account will be set up.

Now, when you go to any place and check-in to the area, just be sure to add the #mom hashtag to your check-in and your mom will automatically get an automated call, or text (as you choose) informing her of your safe arrival at the destination.

Features

• Never forget to inform your mom.
• Free service.
• Call and text both available.
• Connect using Foursquare.

Check out Hashtagmom @ www.hashtagmom.com

While the video gives out no gifts or anything for being a part of it, it is a funny thing and people just like to be a part of it to show their love and appreciation for The Muppets.

Being a part of the never-ending clip is easy and simple. All a user has to do is click “Start” after which the user will need to enter his/her date of birth and then accepts the Terms of Service. Once done, use the webcam to record yourself saying “Mahna Mahna” and then make it public if you think it is good enough. The video will then be added to the never-ending video clip list.

Features

• A funny way to be part of something unique.
• Create funny videos.

Check out Muppets Manha Manha @ www.muppetsmahnamahna.com

KinderTown is a free iOS application that serves as an app store for other educational iOS apps. Sized at 3.3 MB and compatible with iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad, KinderTown requires your device to run iOS version 4.1 or later. With the app installed, you can begin discovering all sorts of educational iOS apps for children.

The procedure to look for an app is first to specify your iOS device, then the age of your child, and then the subject you want the app to focus on.

Your search results are populated and displayed. You can click on a result to view the details of that application.

Features:

• A user-friendly phone app.
• Compatible with iOS devices.
• Helps look for educational iOS apps for children.
• Lets you search for apps by specifying device, child’s age, and subjects for app to focus on.

Check out KinderTown @ http://www.kindertown.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

2houses is a web service that is currently free to use. It lets separated couples share information about their child with one another. You start using the site by creating an account and detailing your child’s name and your ex-partner’s name. When your ex-partner is on board you can start logging events, parenting schedules, expenses and payments, and messages in the site’s online interface. You can also add detailed information of your child to share with your ex-partner; this information includes ID card numbers and clothes sizes, amongst other things.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps separated couples manage children’s schedules with one another.
• Lets you share parenting schedules, expenses, and messages.
• Lets you share child’s details with one another.

Check out 2houses @ http://www.2houses.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

At the same time, the child is introduced to the main phonetic patterns of written English. All of this is done with the help of creatively crafted media. It happens to be easier for a child to learn stuff when he is shown “pictures, presentations and sound clips”.

The website is very user-friendly, so just choose the type of “quiz” you want your child to take and click it. After that, the quiz is very simple and your child has to choose the corresponding word with the image and vice versa. It will then play the words, and your child has to recognize those words.

After the quiz is finished, it will show you how many correct answers your child gave, which can be reviewed again. Currently, there are only 14 presentations to choose from. However, the website plans to take the number to 50 soon.

Features

• Free and easy to use.
• A colorful and user-friendly design appeals to the children.
• Interactive presentations and quiz make learning effective.
• Similar tools: Alphabetimals, Funnix, MeeGenius, StoryLineOnline, ePubBud, Librophile, AudioOwl and BooksInMyPhone.

Check out Reading Bear @ www.readingbear.org (via The Next Web) (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Alphabetimals is a website which teaches your children alphabets, while giving the example of an animal with that letter. For example: e for elephant.

The website also gives you the option to listen to the sounds of the animals. Your child will not only learn his ABC, but also animals and their pronounciation and noise.

There is also a fun alphabetimal typer down the website, which writes your words in the “alphabetimal characters” (each character symbolized by its respective animal).

Features

• Free to use.
• Fun and educational at the same time.
• Kids learn their ABCDs and about animals at the same time.
• Interactive and colorful site makes learning easier.

Check out Alphabetimals @ http:alphabetimals.com (by Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Hovering your mouse over any name or its meaning gives you the option of adding that name to your list. You can also click on ‘view related names’ to see names that are similar, or even browse the names by category or popularity. Moreover, you can invite friends through Facebook, Twitter, email and let them vote on their favorite baby name. You can also search the site by actual names or origins like “Jewish” or “Persian”, etc.

Features:

• Browse and search thousands of baby names.
• See meaning and save to your list.
• Invite friends to vote on names.

Visit eBabyNames @ http://www.ebabynames.com

Button Party is a web service that lets you create shareable buttons. These buttons correspond to various sounds, all linked to YouTube videos and are all created by users. You can easily create a button by choosing its color, naming it, adding a YouTube URL, typing in a URL for the button, and providing the site with your email address. When your button is complete it will show up on the site’s homepage amongst other buttons.

The audio for the linked YouTube video is played anytime a button is clicked. For each button you can visit its webpage URL and check out how many times it has been clicked.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you create shareable sound-playing buttons.
• Sounds are linked to YouTube videos.
• Lets you control appearance of buttons.
• Similar tools: AudienceSounds and Instanscollection,

Check out Button Party @ www.buttonparty.com (by MOin from Thumb Press)

ProCon Latte searches for porn content based on keywords and actively blocks such websites popping up or being accessed by the user. Any time such content is blocked a message is shown under the Firefox address bar. Exceptions can be made to the site in its options and adding sites to the whitelist. A password can also be set to the add-on so that other computers are unable to modify the add-on’s settings.

Features:

• A user-friendly browser tool.
• Compatible with Mozilla Firefox.
• Blocks porn content.
• Lets you set password to lock modifications.
• Similar tools: FamilyShield, SafetyWeb and Zoodles.
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Check out ProCon Latte Content Filter @ addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/procon-latte (by MOin from Thumb Press)

Tweekaboo is a website solely for that very purpose. To save little memories that cherish big moments later on in life. Tweekaboo in the simplest definition “is a photo and video diary that tells the story of a child’s life”

An amazing thing regarding Tweekaboo is the fact that everything can be done quickly from your mobile device, and not only videos and photographs but also notes can be saved. Maybe your child’s first poem, his first test!

Using the service is very easy. One has to make an online account on Tweekaboo, where a person will also choose his phone device and download the application for that. Login into that account from your phone device, capture cherishing moments and post away. You can also share the private moments with friends and family later on via Tweekaboo’s private folder URL, different social networks including Facebook or Twitter and via email. To access any file, you can wish to do so from your phone or computer any time from anywhere.

You may also look at your friend’s diary and keep track of their child’s milestones. This way a mini-community is developed between parents.

You may choose to order photographs saved in Tweakaboo which can be used in child’s personal childhood albums, year books and more.

Features

• Its Free.
• Capture text, video, photographs right from your phone.
• Access friend’s diaries.
• Order prints to use in yearbooks and photograph albums.
• App available for different mobile OS.
• Still in beta stage.
• Similar tools: MyBabyTheStar, BabyNameWizard, Switch Baby Maker, BabySquatter, BabyNotify and TinyEyes.

Check out Tweakaboo @ www.tweekaboo.com  (by Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)