Parental control for multiple virtual environments of a user

A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:

• provide, over a communications network, a plurality of virtual environments in which a user is able to interact with other users using electronic messaging;
• transmit, from an authentication server, information about the plurality of virtual environments to a first computing device associated with an agent in response to the user request for access to a restricted electronic messaging format associated with one of the virtual worlds;
• receive, at the authentication server, an indication of authorization from the first computing device, wherein the indication of authorization includes a separate indication of authorization associated with each of the plurality of virtual environments.

A computerized method comprising:

• providing, by an authentication server, a dashboard-style interface having a first worksheet, a second worksheet, a third worksheet, and a fourth worksheet to display on a computing device associated with an agent;
• selecting, by the authentication server, a first set of information to be displayed on the dashboard based on criteria preselected by the agent, a second set of information provided by a user who is associated with the agent, a third set of information associated with electronic publication subscriptions selected by the user, and a fourth set of information associated with changes made by the user to the one or more virtual world user accounts;
• transmitting, from the authentication server, the first set of information to be displayed on the first worksheet, the second set of information to be displayed on the second worksheet, the third set of information to be displayed on a third worksheet, and the fourth set of information to be displayed on a fourth worksheet.

A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a machine-readable storage device, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:

• provide, by an authentication server, a dashboard-style interface having a first worksheet, a second worksheet, a third worksheet, and a fourth worksheet to display on a computing device associated with an agent;
• select, by the authentication server, a first set of information to be displayed on the dashboard based on criteria preselected by the agent, a second set of information provided by a user who is associated with the agent, a third set of information associated with electronic publication subscriptions selected by the user, and a fourth set of information associated with changes made by the user to the one or more virtual world user accounts;
• transmit, from the authentication server, the first set of information to be displayed on the first worksheet, the second set of information to be displayed on the second worksheet, the third set of information to be displayed on a third worksheet, and the fourth set of information to be displayed on a fourth worksheet.