Kids are always on the lookout for penpals.
I've continued the theme this month with sites that connect kids around the world who want to communicate, using plain old Internet e-mail. There's a ton of kids' e-pal sites on the Web. Com, with Web guide Shauna Brunette, a certified children's counselor. All e- mail is filtered to protect kids from obscene or harassing messages. To activate a search for e-pals, everyone must first fill out a brief registration form.