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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Card-making site fun for teens, needs supervision for kids.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 15 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    With more than 1,200 titles of cards and videos available to interact with and/or share, the content in this site ranges from squeaky clean birthday messages to seriously smutty. And there's certainly no shortage of potty humor and crude terms.
  • Violence:

    Some of the videos and cards have some intense, violent graphics. And although it's animated and none of it looks particularly real, it's over-the-top gratuitous. The site does, however, provide fair warning of this type of violent content so the user can avoid it.
  • Sex:

    There are a number of sexually themed cards and videos, some with overt sexual references and language. A cursory look will uncover references to lap dances, hookers, sex, and genital warts.
  • Language:

    While many of the cards and videos are good, clean fun, there are some that contain explicit language. For instance, one e-card is called "I f---in' love you" and another is called "Nuckin Futs."
  • Consumerism:

    Each page of the site features banner ads that relate to the general theme of the Web site: humor. Cable television show advertisements from stations such as MTV and Comedy Central are featured prominently throughout.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Because the content of each card and video varies depending on its creator, there are occasional images and text that depict or refer to smoking and/or alcohol usage.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About JibJab

Parents need to know that this site allows users to customize a broad selection of unique e-cards to send to friends. But while much of the offerings are fun, a lot of the content includes political satire, raunchy humor, and racy gags best suited for adults and older teens. With supervision, little kids can have fun personalizing some of the tamer videos.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the creative process. What are some of the differences between starting a project from scratch and using a site such as this one that gives you some raw materials to start with? Also talk about digital media creation.

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  1. Adult Reviewer
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    I rate this title off for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Hilarious Political Humor

    JibJab is full of funny movies that offer astute political and social commentary. My personal favorites are the year-end summaries. Parents be warned, there is sex, violence, potty humor, and other stuff that just isn't appropriate for under 13s.

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