Five years ago, SuperAwesome was five people in a room in the middle of London. At the time of writing, we’re now 134 people across London, NY, Chicago, LA and SF dedicated to making the internet safer for kids. If you’ve spoken to anyone who works here, you’ll probably know we think of SuperAwesome as a university, offering our team both personal and professional development opportunities wherever we can.
As part of that commitment, we’re incredibly pleased to announce the appoint of Sheenagh Rogers as our Global HR Director. Read More
A new report compiled by independent research agency Beauhurst and SyndicateRoom has revealed the 100 fastest-growing private companies in the UK. We were delighted to learn that SuperAwesome features in this year's league table at #64. Read More
At SuperAwesome, when it comes to kids trends, we like to go straight to the experts for their opinions (and drawings). Last year, we asked PopJam’s community to predict 2018’s biggest kids trends, and they accurately called out that slime, unicorns, fidget toys, squishies and iPhones would be the biggest hits of 2018.
When we checked in with the community for 2019’s kids trends, many kids predicted similar strands filtering through into next year. However, increasingly, kids are moving away from obsession with tangible objects like squishies, and directing their attention to the digital.
Here’s what the community called out for 2019: Read More
At Web Summit 2018 in Lisbon, pocket.watch's Chris Williams, SuperAwesome's Dylan Collins, Symantec's Darren Shou, and Contently's Joe Lazauskas met to discuss the influence of kids online, and the task of marketing safely to this audience. Read More
This generation of kids are growing up in a digital environment defined by privacy laws preventing usage of their personal data. This is an entirely new chapter for the internet. Read More
The pioneering law protecting children’s activity online, COPPA, is 20 years old this week. Read More
As linear TV viewing continues to decline, OTT (over-the-top, the catch-all term for content providers that distribute streaming media directly to viewers over the internet) has become an increasingly popular option for brands seeking to reach kids around the same content and viewing habits. The trend towards… Read More
Real-time data on kids digital behaviour is key for every company operating in the kids sector, but it can be hard to come by. Children’s trends and behaviours shift quickly, and compliantly collecting information on these behaviours can be difficult. Read More
The popularity of gaming videos is the meeting of two major trends: online gaming, and online content creation. However, the vast quantities of content available on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch makes comprehensive moderation impossible, making it highly likely that young audiences are exposed to inappropriate content.
Tankee aims to solve this problem by creating the first safe destination for 6-12 kids to enjoy gaming videos. Read More
Earlier this year, we launched SafeFam, a YouTube content certification program for young video creators/influencers and their audiences.
Stepping into a gap which YouTube has not tackled (or more accurately, cannot tackle) SafeFam helps young content creators learn, understand and adhere to the digital safety and content requirements of the under-13 audience. Read More
