Due to the recent news about the FTC $1 Million fine against Xanga.com for violating kids’ privacy, we felt it would be important for eZanga.com to clear up any confusion, eZanga.com is NOT in any way affiliated with Xanga.com.
We originally trademarked our name, eZanga, as well as our logo, effective March 11, 2008. With the lawsuit Xanga.com encountered, eZanga would like to formally put to rest any potential concerns. eZanga.com takes the privacy of our members, especially children, very seriously as well as our legal compliance in the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
eZanga.com is its own separate entity and we will continue to offer premium search as well as customized Internet advertising campaigns.
Gee, why am I not surprised that Xanga would violate children’s privacy? I remember when I was most actively searching for a “decent” blogging-type website back in like 2002-2003. Everyone was talking about Xanga, but then people jumped over to LiveJournal like crazy in 2003-2004, then MySpace in 2005-2006, and FaceBook in 2007-2008. Back in 2002, Xanga designs could be manipulated in such a way that tens of thousands of teens who took it upon themselves to display their “goth” perspective gave people the impression that Xanga/LiveJournal were for goths/kids/emos/punks/teens in general. Some of MySpace was (and is) also like that, but MySpace is much bigger now. The two sites have become mostly a place for teens and, of course while in the process of giving out their names, emails, cell phone numbers, etc. in this day and age of internet stalkers and pedos, gee, the sarcasm, I can’t imagine why sites like Xanga don’t care anymore about protecting children. Go figure, those places are subject to cyclical “stalker” ridicule, and hence I refuse to use their services altogether. – - With that being said, I can’t imagine what kind of misinformed (or merely altogether uninformed) people would confuse “eZanga” for “Xanga” given the distinct lack of comparable atmospheric attributes, particularly in terms of site design, site function, audience, and page programming. :rolling eyes: