The folks at Mashable has an interesting article about Glubble, the safe social networking site for families. I have enjoyed connecting with extended family on Facebook, so ... while Glubble looks interesting... I'm wondering what it does that's different or better than Facebook.

The article starts off by saying that Glubble is expanding to a Family Timeline that lets you browse through pictures, events and messages by date. It then adds this background:

In conjunction with the new feature, they’ve also started to offer premium memberships for unlimited storage, released an update to their browser toolbar, added themes for kids, and created kid-safe browser-based search.

If you’re unfamiliar with the site, Glubble essentially gives families their own social hub and family browser to share and exchange content. It also offers parents a way to provide a safer web experience for their children and monitor the sites they’re visiting. The new features, then, simply reinforce the overall purpose of the site, which is to be a safe and enjoyable resource for families on the web.

That sounds intriguing! Sometimes Facebook gives me too much information. So I decided to sign up for a free account and see what's inside.

At first, I was concerned that there was no identity check when I joined. After looking around inside and reading the FAQ page (wonder why that wasn't more visible from the public pages?), it does look truly private. I added my husband and one of the cats... will explore more.

If you use Glubble, I'd love to hear from you!