Comments on: Tween Social Network Tries Personal Approach to Keep Pervs at Bay http://helzerman.com/oddbits/130 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bobbie Carlton http://helzerman.com/oddbits/130/comment-page-1#comment-15 Bobbie Carlton Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:05:30 +0000 http://helzerman.com/oddbits/?p=30#comment-15 Thanks Catherine for the profile. Answering some of the questions: The monitoring isn't as onerous as it might seem. The vast majority of comments and messages are predefined and picked from drop down menus. They don't need to be reviewed. Meanwhile, based on our previous websites, we have developed substantial tools and expertise that make monitoring much easier. (Yes, we have a 40+ monitor manual but it is mostly a reference guide.) We do pay our monitors -- we're moving forward on a profitable business model for the site (more on that later) but we also have a healthy real world business -- books, gifts and accessories, and licensed products. Thanks Catherine for the profile.

Answering some of the questions:

The monitoring isn’t as onerous as it might seem. The vast majority of comments and messages are predefined and picked from drop down menus. They don’t need to be reviewed. Meanwhile, based on our previous websites, we have developed substantial tools and expertise that make monitoring much easier. (Yes, we have a 40+ monitor manual but it is mostly a reference guide.)

We do pay our monitors — we’re moving forward on a profitable business model for the site (more on that later) but we also have a healthy real world business — books, gifts and accessories, and licensed products.

]]> By: Harry Daws http://helzerman.com/oddbits/130/comment-page-1#comment-5 Harry Daws Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:32:47 +0000 http://helzerman.com/oddbits/?p=30#comment-5 I wonder who pays for all this monitoring? Surely these people are not so dedicated that they're spending hours censoring teen chat on their own dime. And if they are, how long can they keep it up before reality looms? I wonder who pays for all this monitoring? Surely these people are not so dedicated that they’re spending hours censoring teen chat on their own dime. And if they are, how long can they keep it up before reality looms?

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