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Sandbox Acquires Fingerprint to Form Sandbox Kids

30Mar By AdityaNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Sandbox Acquires Fingerprint to Form Sandbox Kids

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON, 03/30/2021-- Fingerprint, a leading global provider of digital content for kids and families, has been acquired by Sandbox & Co., a strategic operator of millennial learning and entertainment companies, to form Sandbox Kids. Sandbox Kids will deliver on-demand, multimedia, multi-platform, digital subscription services for children and families around the world. Industry veteran Nancy MacIntyre will serve as CEO and will lead the newly created Sandbox Kids division, which will include existing Sandbox properties Hopster and Curious World alongside Fingerprint’s Kidomi. Nancy will drive the company’s mission to expand content that engages kids while also helping partners build, operate and market subscription services to reach families around the world....

6 out of 10 Parents do not monitor the Content their Kids view Online: Survey

5Feb By AnkitaNo Comments

ANALYSIS

6 out of 10 Parents do not monitor the Content their Kids view Online: Survey

New Delhi: OLX, India’s leading classified’s platform today released findings from the company’s 2019 Internet Behaviour Survey. The survey with 26,000+ netizens reveals the attitudes and behaviour towards safety – both online and in general, with the aim to drive awareness and a call to action to all users to actively play a part in creating a better internet, and especially for younger users. The survey reveals that a majority of netizens neglect cybersecurity best practices in their own personal lives, and do not monitor the content their kids view online. 57 percent respondents show negligence towards their own safety – both online and offline, while 60 percent admit to not monitoring the content their kids view online. 67 percent said they skipped the terms & conditions or ...

Enchantico- India’s First Book Subscription Box For Kids

24Oct By NitishNo Comments

Story

Enchantico- India’s First Book Subscription Box For Kids

Enchantico is an idea meant to bring delight to every child’s life. This enterprise wants to explore the world of imagination for the children and help them to do so through books and a world of activities and collectibles connected to the books. This brilliant idea came to three people, who already have a deep connection with the world of books- Ravi Subramanian, Enchantico’s Co- Founder and Chief Advisor, Sangram Surve, the Co-Founder and Chief Contagion Agent and Shalini Bajaj, the Co - Founder and Chief Delight Officer. While Ravi is one of India’s best selling Fiction authors, Shalini and Sangram have been the marketing brains behind most of the best selling popular fiction authors in the country. From writing the best-selling books to marketing them and also organ...

49% Kids Can’t Live Without Social Media – Kaspersky Lab Study

4May By AnkitaNo Comments

ANALYSIS

49% Kids Can’t Live Without Social Media – Kaspersky Lab Study

Kids today spend more of their lives online than offline, according to research carried out by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids and Youth. As kids grow older, offline activities tend to transfer to the online world. Moreover, three-in-four children prefer to use the Internet to get information, rather than any other source. These findings show that children can become even more vulnerable online without parental supervision and support. Children stay close to their mobile devices all day, and even tend to sleep with them, so that they can go online around the clock from any location. The research shows that four-in-ten are reluctant to put their smartphone down even during mealtimes. Furthermore, 23% of parents of 8-10 year olds admitted that their kids take their mobile phones to bed with...