http://mashable.com/2008/07/09/savvyauntie/

July 9, 2008 — 11:15 AM PDT — by Kristen Nicole —

I had the pleasure of becoming a godmother at the age of 17, an aunt three years later, and now I have five beautiful godchildren and nieces that I get to spoil–and then send back home. So when I learned about SavvyAuntie, a new beta site that launched today dedicated to godmothers, aunties and all women that love children, it was a welcome surprise.

And in terms of resources, SavvyAuntie is far more than what you’d expect. There’s not just gift and activity ideas, but articles on gaining children’s trust and saving for college. It’s practically a parenting site, with the aunt in mind. And searching through all the resourceful content SavvyAuntie has to offer, the filters are quite useful as well.

There’s also a community involved on SavvyAuntie, featuring editorials, blogs, discussion boards, and more. The content found across the site will soon have the option of being added to your favorites and subscriptions, so you can keep up with any new items that have been added.

Connecting directly with other members isn’t yet an easy task, so the community features are stopped short at this point. But in viewing some of the options on SavvyAuntie that have not yet been activated, it’s clear that the site will soon become a more feature-rich community. Other upcoming features include a scrapbook tool that lets you chronicle your activities with the little ones in your life.

I think the SavvyAuntie platform is a great network for the integration of wishlist sites, affiliate retail programs, and even an associated community where the godchildren, nieces and nephews (and their parents) can have an online environment for connecting with their super cool aunties.