Nickeleodeon Showcases Viewer Generated Videos

Nickelodeon has already embraced the user-generated video fad on its Web sites. Now the network will bring that interactivity full circle with a weekday program called "Nickelodeon's ME:TV" that incorporates short segments that feature a handful of children each day participating from home by a Web camera. In addition the program will showcase videos that children have submitted through Nickelodeon's Nick.com. The company has also just started a social-networking site, Nicktropolis.com. Make sure your family rules incorporate guidelines for using the family web cam. This innocent use of the cam may lead to kids using it for other purposes - including cyberbullying and interacting with strangers.