Author Archives: Shane

Competing Opinions

February 19, 2010 – 2:32 pm

I’m confused.
It seems hardly a month goes by without a study being released showing how society is putting too much pressure on kids to achieve. Whether it’s sports, music, dancing or just good old-fashioned grades – you name the competition, there are bunches of families spending their yearly vacation travelling across the country so [...]

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About.com Readers Choice awards

February 5, 2010 – 4:42 pm

Don’t miss your chance to vote for the best website for kids in the About.com Reader’s Choice Awards. This year’s exciting list of nominations are:

Knee Bouncers
PBS Kids
Dreambox
Disney Digital Books
Ziggity Zoom

But wait there’s more! About.com are also giving another award for the best virtual world. The list of contenders are as follows:

The Travels of Wiglington and [...]

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So you think you know Webkinz, huh?

January 27, 2010 – 2:36 pm

Sometimes the coolest insights come when you least expect them. Allow me to share a tale of some impromptu audience research I experienced recently, which for me, was both eye opening and humbling in equal measure.
Narrowly impressing the chef judges more than the other player, we were awarded a bunch of KinzCash to spend on [...]

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Asterix’s Sky Celebration

January 11, 2010 – 11:24 am

This was too quirky for me to resist sharing! In celebration of Asterix’s 50th birthday, the French Air Patrol sky acrobatics team jetted off to paint a very special picture in the clouds…

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Children’s Brand Timeline

November 30, 2009 – 3:53 pm

My second Thanksgiving in the U.S. has been and gone, and while I enjoyed most of it relaxing and playing iPhone games, Eric has been very busy creating the long list of squiggles and boxes on the left – it’s a children’s brand timeline.
Actually, I helped a bit, so blame any mistakes on me.
Beginning with [...]

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When is it time to retire a children’s brand?

November 13, 2009 – 8:23 am

It has been brought to my attention that a certain large yellow creature of the avian variety, a vampire with a penchant for counting to ten, and a myriad other equally fantastical residents of a cozy New York suburb have been educating kids on televisions around the world for a staggering 40 years.
Similarly, Paris has [...]

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A New Approach To Online Safety

November 2, 2009 – 2:23 pm

This Wednesday, Washington, D.C. hosts the third annual Family Online Safety Institute Conference. Nearly 400 web safety experts from around the world will be attending the event, which aims to address a range of issues children face when they use the internet.
What’s most intriguing about this years conference is the new perspective many experts are [...]

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The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

October 22, 2009 – 6:31 am

For ten chilly fall days each year, the Windy City becomes the center of my children’s media world. Starting today, the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival will celebrate, not just 26 years of world-class children’s entertainment, but 26 years of empowering kids to become media literate and aware of the influence television, magazines and the [...]

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Play Time: FarmVille

October 16, 2009 – 11:13 am

Do you remember when poking someone on Facebook was fun?
I know, it’s been a long time for me too. It didn’t end there though did it? The poke gave way to the super-poke, which begot the pillow fight before mellowing into a hatching egg. By this point most of us got wise to the semi-sneaky [...]

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Disney’s Digital Reading Magic

September 29, 2009 – 7:45 am

Eric and I were lucky enough to be treated to a sneak preview of Disney Digital Books last week. Just imagine having an interactive library of over 500 Disney stories, both classics and new adventures on your computer, and you’ll be on the right track. I’m not talking about the plain old grayscale Kindle kind [...]

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