Category Archives: Social Media

Sticker your pics & share them instantly – how cool is that!?

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Sticker up your pics & share instantly on Kazaana!

Sticker up your pics & share instantly on Kazaana!

Download Kazaana’s iOS app & give us 5 stars today!

We think it’s important that kids get to safely play with new technology which is why we built Kazaana in the first place. Now, we’re mobile too!! Kids can download our app in the App Store, login or setup a new account, style their photos with cool stickers, borders, and filters, and then share them with friends instantly!! That’s not all – they can also see everything their friends and their favorite brands and organizations like Discovery Kids and the Girl Scouts are sharing through their very own Chatterbox feed. So, what are you waiting for? Download Kazaana today and let us know what you think!
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Kazaana in Kidscreen!

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“While Facebook continues to mull over the idea of opening its social network to kids under 13, developers have been persistent in giving the demo its own unique virtual play spaces. Menlo Park, California-based startup Kazaana (formerly PixyKids) has recently joined that group. But where popular social sites like Moshi Monsters, Club Penguin or Everloop either focus on interactive gaming or social networking, Kazaana plans to bring the two features together.”

- Read more in the latest issue of Kidscreen Magazine

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Kazaana in the Washington Post: “Social networks confront challenges in rush to attract youngest users”

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Today we are excitied to annouce that Kazaana is featured in a great piece by Cecilia Kang from  the Washington Post about the unique challenges that having a younger user base presents to social platforms. Safety has always been our first priority at Kazaana- after all, families can’t feel comfortable sharing together online unless they know that the site is a safe space. But secondly, we want to create an experience for kids that is fun, interactive, and always genuine.

“These are users who aren’t locked into anything right now that is safe,” said Pete Thomas, a partner at Silicon Valley-based ATA Ventures, which funded Kazaana.

Check out the article and tell us what you look for in a site for your kids in the comments section below, or join the discussion on our Facebook page!

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Will personal reinvention become a thing of the past?]

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When I was seven years old, I had one of the most mortifying  experiences of my young life. No matter how many years go by, this event is scorched into my memory- even now as I write this, my cheeks are starting to burn with embarrassment by just remembering it.

On this day, I got all dressed up and went with my dad to a play at the local children’s theatre. My mom stayed home with my sister who was just a baby at the time, so it was just me and my dad- a lovely father daughter outing. At intermission we went out in the courtyard to enjoy a brownie and some lemonade from the snack stand then I decided to join a bunch of other kids in walking around the edge of the courtyard fountain. Big mistake. Trying to show off, I climbed to the top ring of the fountain to walk along its slippery, brick edge. Then I fell in. Sputtering and drenched, I was hauled from the fountain by various grownups while other kids (many that I knew from school) looked on and laughed their behinds off.  Continue reading →

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Digital Charm School: Teaching your child netiquette

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Name-calling. Hurt Feelings. These are some of the heartaches of childhood that we all experienced at some point. These days, with more kids online, these kinds of behaviors aren’t relegated to the schoolyard anymore. Heck, even some adults haven’t figured out how to be polite online yet! Here at PixyKids, we realize how important it is for you to have the tools to help your kids navigate this online world with the best etiquette — or netiquette — possible.


The Basics of Netiquette

The combination of the words “social network etiquette” form what we call “netiquette”, and it helps set some rules and boundaries for how we behave in our online world. While netiquette undergoes sometimes subtle — and sometimes less than subtle — changes along with each new incarnation of technology, there are some fundamental acceptable behaviors. Unsurprisingly, they are a lot of the same values and ideas our parents taught us, but in a new and more complicated context.
Your kids will find better social footing  by understanding some of the basic ways to stay sensitized to other people’s feelings online – a place that seems to be moving away from that concept more all the time. The potential to lose sight of the human factor in social media can be easy enough for adults, so it’s no wonder kids can fall prey to the same pitfalls involved with nearly instant communication.

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Join us at the #PixyKids Twitter Party Thursday 4/26

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Join us for the #PixyKids Twitter Party LIVE from the Digital Kids 2012 Conference in Los Angeles. Join us in discussing technology, social media, and what kids are really interested in online! #PixyKids, #digitalkids, #socialmedia, #kids, #tech

RSVP HERE for a chance to win one of our prizes!
PRIZES: One Amazon Kindle Fire and 2 $50.00 Amazon gift cards.

Hosted by @PixyKids, the new interactive and engaging social media platform where kids 6-12 can create, share, learn, and have fun through their personalized digital space!

Featuring Guest Co-Hosts Beth Blecherman @techmama and Sarah Auerswald @SAuerswald

Mommy Blogger Expert Panelists:
Katie Dillon @lajollamom
Heidi Leder @c2cmom
Janis Elspas @mommyblogexpert
Ciaran Blumenfeld @momfluential
 

LOOKING FORWARD TO TWEETING WITH YOU!

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Teaching Your Kids Manners In The Digital Age

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As digital natives grow up using social media more and more for everything from making friends to sending out birthday party invitations, children may think the online environment should be the only environment in which they interact with peers. They grow up wondering why they can’t just say a quick ‘thanks’ online, rather than hand-writing a thank you note to their grandparents. Though communication has indeed morphed due to the information age, simple etiquette deems a phone call or a pen and paper more appropriate for certain occasions. Your child may need help recognizing these times, so that they learn how to navigate the line between tech and tradition from you. Continue reading →