21 Mar 2008

KidZui – The Internet for Kids

BetaNews:

A new service aims to enable kids to browse the Internet while also keeping them safe.

KidZui is designed for children between the ages of 3 and 12 who can use the service to have access to more than 500,000 Web sites that have already been deemed to be “child appropriate.” Rather than offer yet another online environment where kids can socialize, KidZui is based on a whitelist — a catalog of web sites that were individually checked by human beings.

Before publicly launching, the service was beta tested by 8,000 children and parents, who helped discover some of the pros and cons of using the service. More than 200 parents and teachers were hired to help look at and rate different online materials…

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