
What kids are worrying about online in 2019
Kids’ major online concerns are hackers, bullying and seeing something inappropriate, but we have a lot to learn from their ‘lesser’ worries.
Podcast: #Kidtech Episode 14: Bjorn Jeffery, former CEO of Toca Boca
Bjorn Jeffery is a digital strategy and consumer culture advisor who is perhaps best known for his role as founder and CEO of Toca Boca – a play studio that makes digital toys for kids on touchscreen devices.
How we implemented kid-safe analytics with Amplitude
PopJam is a social platform that is built from the ground up to be safe, appropriate and fully anonymous for kids. It’s a safe, moderated community for kids to engage with their favourite content and brands, designed specifically for the safety and data privacy requirements (COPPA, GDPR-K) of the under-13 audience.
Podcast: #Kidtech Episode 12: Ian Chambers, CEO of Mind Candy
In episode 12 of #KidTech, Mind Candy’s CEO Ian Chambers sat down with Dylan Collins in London to discuss Mind Candy’s journey after Moshi Monsters.
Q1 2019 Kids Trends: Momo, memes and magic
Three adult platforms (YouTube, TikTok and Fortnite) continue to influence 2019’s kids trends.
At the end of last year we asked the kids that use PopJam, our safe-social platform for under-13s, to predict what they thought the biggest trends of 2019 would be. They predicted that Fortnite, TikTok and YouTube would continue to dominate and they do, influencing all of the key trends we’re seeing in Q1.
How MGA uses SuperAwesome’s kid-safe OTT marketplace to reach fans
Acclaimed children’s brand L.O.L! Surprise continues its dominance in the kids digital space by using SuperAwesome technology to bring its original YouTube branded content to OTT channels worldwide.
Podcast: #Kidtech Episode 8: Bethany Koby, Co-Founder and CEO of Tech Will Save Us
Bethany Koby is CEO and co-founder of Tech Will Save Us, a UK-based educational toy startup. The company’s mission is to educate and enable future-focused families to experiment creatively with technology.
3 questions every kids-focused brand should ask their media partners
Under GDPR-K and COPPA you are responsible for any data collection that happens on your site, or by your brand, even if by a third party. These are the questions you should be asking all of your agency partners (e.g. any party that plans your kid-focused campaigns or implements your media).
Podcast: #Kidtech Episode 7: Brenda Bisner, SVP of Content and Business Development at Kidoodle.TV
Brenda Bisner is the SVP of Content and Business Development at Kidoodle.TV, the ‘safe-streaming’ platform for children. She sat with Dylan in New York to discuss her 18 years in the kids space, the merits of AVOD versus SVOD, healthy screen-time habits and the advantages of human moderation over AI.
Podcast: #Kidtech Episode 6: Emma Scott, CEO Beano Studios
In Episode 6 of #Kidtech, Emma Scott, CEO of Beano Studios, speaks to Dylan Collins about how a long career of disruption has culminated in building a digital platform around the UK’s best-loved and longest-running children’s comic. Beano Studios, a rebellious entertainment network powered by creativity, data and insight, has succeeded where others have failed, integrating their historic brand into the new digital ecosystem.