We started SuperAwesome in 2013 with the mission to make the internet safer for kids. The key to achieving that kind of impact has always been scale. The bigger we are, the more our products are adopted, the more that children are engaging with a safer digital environment. To help… Read More
On September 9th, SuperAwesome hosted its first-ever online EMEA Digital Kids Upfronts. Typically held in person, the highly anticipated event is packed with presentations on critical topics related to kids marketing, from the latest kids insights to upcoming product launches. This year’s agenda included the following sessions and speakers:… Read More
Wednesday was the first day of a new era of online protections for kids. The Age Appropriate Design Code became law in the UK, impacting companies around the world. Any website, app or digital service with users or operations in the UK will now have to consider the best interests of their under-18 audience in designing their services. Read More
On Episode 11 of #Kidtech, our CEO Dylan Collins was joined by the UK’s Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham. She leads the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is responsible for regulating data privacy in the UK; overseeing the data protection practices of companies, charities, and government agencies. Read More
In Episode Ten of #Kidtech Season Two, we were joined by Stephen Sharer, the well known YouTuber whose channel now has almost 8 million subscribers and in excess of 3 billion views. Stephen sat with SuperAwesome CEO, Dylan Collins, to discuss how he came to be such a success, his experience with YouTube and TikTok and his expansion into the gaming industry with the release of his game Rocket Slide. Read More
At the end of Q2, it’s clear that Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement are having a huge impact on the lives of PopJammers everywhere. Read More
In Episode Nine of #Kidtech Season Two, we were joined by Nathan Phillips, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Technology, Humans And Taste (THAT), a creative agency which has worked on a range of high profile projects in the kids space combining technology, design and play. Read More
At SuperAwesome, we’re committed to ensuring that team members grow and up-skill within their team, and the company as a whole. In this Women in Tech series, we’ll be looking at the career paths of various women working in tech within SuperAwesome — from engineers to product managers to everything in between. Natasha studied Computer Science at university and became a Data Scientist upon graduating. She transitioned into software engineering after 1 and a half years of data science and eventually went on to join SuperAwesome as a Software Engineer for AwesomeAds, the only ad platform built for the global kids industry. Read More
Continuing our interviews with industry leaders and policy makers, in Episode Eight we were joined by Helen Dixon, the Data Protection Commissioner for Ireland, whose remit covers some of the world’s largest technology companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, AirBnB and many more - all headquartered in Ireland. Read More
In the latest episode of #Kidtech, SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins spoke with Andy Robertson, the well-known family and technology journalist and author of forthcoming book ‘Taming Gaming’. Andy recently launched the Family Video Games Database; he and Dylan talked at length about the interaction of parents with the games their children are playing, as well as the metaversification of gaming in general. Read More