Social Media Solutions

NetSpark recognizes the role Social Media tools already play in the lives of millions around the world. And, let's face it, who wouldn't want to make the world a little bit smaller? Whether used to stay in touch and interact with friends and family, build networks of contacts, or simply to share ideas, tools such as Chat and Instant Messaging and community-based social sites, wikis and blogs are enabling the sharing of content in ways that few would have believed.

NetSpark also recognizes that simply blocking these applications and sites isn't always an acceptable solution for users seeking a family safe Internet experience. This is why, in addition to being able to allow and block access to Chat and Instant Messaging applications, NetSpark provides the ability to monitor many of these applications, increasing parental awareness and the ability to open doors of communication regarding potentially at risk situations.

• Monitor Instant Messaging & Chat sessions against pre-defined content themes (Sexually Related, Drug Abuse, Suicide/Anorexia) to increase awareness and open doors for communications regarding potentially high-risk situations within the home.
• Additional content themes will be developed in response to newly identified ‘at risk’ topics.
• Email/SMS alerts, Session Logging, and Session termination options are available for configuration by the end user, to respond to content flagged under these content themes.
• Personal Information Protection feature (key word/phrase based) coming soon.
• Monitoring option is available for top Chat clients (both web and desktop based), including ICQ, MSN, mIRC, and Facebook Chat.
• Allow/block option additionally includes Yahoo! and Jabber chat clients.



(List of applicable protocols was accurate at time of printing)

Likewise, users can block or continue to access Social Networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, blogs and wikis, and other similar sites with content passing through NetSpark's patent-pending Quilting process to ensure that strictly inappropriate content is blocked from access, while the benefits of such sites continue to be made available.