Thank you Julian for putting my thoughts in writing and Dee Dee for  
sending this! ;-)

My approach to social networking is one of preserving as much privacy  
as possible for members,

without the disadvantages of anonymity;

ie,

- no addresses,
- no last names,
- just real people who are invited to join by other real people.


I like our Listserv discussion list for much the same reasons:

it's managed by a trusted entity with relative independence from

corporate or government interests.


Caroline Isautier


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Frenchparents.net - ( Not active any more)
Bilingual online community in San Francisco
http://www.frenchparents.net

InternationalParents - (Its little brother, growing taller by the day)
Social network in 30 cities worldwide
Le premier réseau international des familles futées
The first international network for smart parents
http://www.internationalparents.net/