Fwd: Exciting news - a new social networking website for MIT families

[Debra L. Martin]

>X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2
>Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:11 -0400
>From: "Jennifer Recklet" <RECK at med.mit.edu>
>To: <eastgate-publicity at mit.edu>, <westgate-act at mit.edu>
>Subject: Exciting news - a new social networking website for MIT
>	families
>
>Welcome to MIT FamilyNet - our new social networking site!
>
>http://familynet.mit.edu
>
>What can you do on MIT FamilyNet?
>
>  - Search for other parents or families who have similar background 
>or interests as yours, using criteria such as neighborhood, ages of 
>children, languages spoken, services interested in (childcare 
>exchange; nanny share; daycare or school carpool; playgroups).
>
>  - Maintain a list of buddies with whom you can exchange private 
>contact information.
>
>  - Join interest groups, or start your own group (you'll find some 
>of spouses&partners at mit interest groups on the site, like the 
>Book Group and Cooking Group)
>
>  - Participate in public forums (e.g. Buy&Sell, Parenting Tips, etc) 
>by reading and posting topics.
>
>  - Find out about interesting events and activities at MIT and in your groups.
>
>Sign up today! Join a group, search for a friend and add them to 
>your buddy list, send a private message to someone, post a new forum 
>topic or reply to one.
>
>All MIT affiliates and/or their spouses/partners can register to 
>become members. If you don't have an MIT Athena account, you will 
>need to use your spouse's MIT certificate to sign up. But once you 
>are registered, you can use your username & password to log in from 
>any computer.
>
>If you have any questions or problems, you can click on the "contact 
>us" link on the site or email us directly at mfn at mit.edu.
>
>I look forward to meeting you online!
>Jennifer
>
>
>
>
>Jennifer Recklet, Program Coordinator
>spouses&partners at mit
>MIT Language Conversation Exchange
>
>617-253-1614 reck at med.mit.edu
>
>Office Hours: 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
>(Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
>E23-323 (3rd floor, MIT Medical)
>
>http://web.mit.edu/spouses
>http://web.mit.edu/medical/c-lce.html


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