As content gal for Totspot, I’ve been well… checking out the content for the sort-of, beta launched Totspot. I am lovin’ this product. I immediately created a profile for my daughter Dylan and picked a theme for the page. The themes are outstanding. Fun and cool. Just like me. Oh, I mean my daughter. As for her picture… I was almost sad to see that cute baby icon disappear but Dylan’s face is pretty fab too.

Then I typed in her status: Sleeping. Gosh, kids are so beautiful when they sleep - aren’t they? No whining, no trashing the house, no tantrums….

Back at Totspot, I entered a journal entry. I put in some memorable quotes. Toddlers say some pretty hysterical things but the next day, you can’t quite remember how they phrased it. So this is a simple way to capture and save very fleeting memories.

I filled in some of Dylan’s profile. I adore the color palette for picking eyes and hair color. And it’s fun to put in her favorite things. My 3 1/2 year-old has some weird habits like sleeping in her little sister’s sleep sacks (size 12 months). I have no idea how she zips herself into those things but my god, she does it. So these are the kind of things I want to remember and hold over her head when my sweet tot turns into a teenager with an attitude.

The timeline is super cool. Totspot really feels like a hip, groovy Facebook for kids and frankly, I think it’s brilliant. Well, that’s why I got involved in the first place. And I love the quotes!

Everything is very user friendly. If you’re familiar with any other online social network, it’s all extremely intuitive. Plus, I love the clean, uncluttered look.

I did run into a few hiccups as I navigated the site:

• Although the site said, “my baby status was updated”, the information was never displayed anywhere. Under Dylan’s name, it simply said, “say something pithy” so I think there might be some kinks to work out there.

• Dylan was referred to as a boy even though I had entered “girl” under the profile.

• After I uploaded Dylan’s profile picture, I wanted an obvious button to direct me back to the dashboard.

• Under favorites, there is a blurb under “History Matters”. It say “….. not only Dylan’s new favorites but how they came to be.” I didn’t quite understand that last part. Perhaps change to “…. not only Dylan’s new favorites but also her former faves too”

• I put in the wrong birthdate for Dylan and couldn’t figure out how to edit. Just so you don’t think I’m a complete space cadet, her birthday is the same day as my anniversary (different year thank god) so it’s a mistake I make often when I’m multi-tasking.

• The site said I had 5 outstanding invitations but I couldn’t figure out how to access those invitations.

• Most urgently, I would also like to see an easy link to start a new profile for my other daughter Summer. I think parents want one username and password for all their kids.

I’d write more but I actually have to go take care of my kids. Can’t wait to start on my daughter Summer’s profile. - Kelcey Kintner