March 4th, 2010 by Amit
Beyond fine tuning our corporation with Israel’s largest start page for kids, we’re starting a due diligence process with a possible first investor in this funding round.
The new Vikido player should be ready in a fortnight.
It will offer easy customization of skins and direct access to our player via API.
We’ve also started Vikido’s Facebook Page, and we’d love to have you join us there.
Recent Kids & Parenting Links:
Online Computer Safety – a parents how-to from the 5min blog, including tips by @EllenMeister - Overseeing Online Activities.
Sesame Street has 6 apps made for iPhone/iPod Touch, they are tons of fun, just follow Elmo…
Can kids create their own TV shows? qubo say they can.
@Kidzmodo is an Italian blog covering tech innovation for kids (English version).
For more updates, follow @VikidoTeam & Vikido Photostream
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February 17th, 2010 by Amit
Meeting more investors… and we’re delving deeper into Vikido’s mobile future.
Launching our first co-venture gallery, with a large kids’ portal, it’ll go online as we celebrate the holiday of Purim.
Links of the week – dedicated to Safer Internet Day:
BrainPOP’s Tom & Mobi teach kids about Safe Internet.
MyPage.it is the first 2.0 website for kids in Italy, ages 5-13.
Glubble is offering children, parents and extended family to connect on a private family page, with messaging, events and unique Family Photo Timeline.
Our one and only Chief Designer noticed Barbie as she slides into the cubicle.
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February 9th, 2010 by Amit
We’ve been busy adding mobile capabilities, presenting Vikido to investors, gathering user feedback, and continued work on the upcoming English beta.
If you’d like to join our beta group, please register for an invite: http://www.vikido.com/beta/beta.php
In spite of power-point, code crunching, bug fixing and gallery building, it was impossible to avoid the iPad, and thoughts of how toddlers would adopt it.
Interesting Kids & Parenting stuff we followed this week:
A New School Teaches Students Through Videogames by Susannah F. Locke for Popular Science
Generation Internet: That’s Anyone Under 30, Not Just Teens by Liz Gannes for @GigaOm
GadgetHER.com – Girl Power Central!
Is Apple tablet for the weak? how about this?
Last but not least, we recommend following @BabyFirstTV a TV channel made just for babies, toddlers and parents.
For more updates, follow @VikidoTeam & Vikido Photostream
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November 2nd, 2009 by Amit
As we are on our way to launch the product, we are about to publish our new homepage. Homepages are always a tricky thing… We want it to be clear but nice, minimal but full of messages, so – how can we do it?
The first version goes like this:
Not good, why?
1. The icons are problematic
2. Too minimal
3. No one can understand what the product actually does…
The second version was better. started with this spec:
Followed by this design
Better but still not there
Great, now the problems:
1. Time for the right texts and messages
2. Not clear enough. Where is the mobile? the grandparents, the parent side?
3. From our experience, orange “sign in” button is always better conversion wise, why? good question
4. The “flickr” and “twitter” are too big
5. Need to finalize details
So we are here:
What do you think?
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August 16th, 2009 by Amit
Lately, while researching, I keep bumping into great things in this jungle of parents/kids/internet/gadgets, and I thought I should share.. (you can see more of them at Vikido’s twitter @vikidoteam)
Style your Barbie (via @chip_chick)
you can pick different Barbie figures, hair, skin color, and then style her according to your to your own personal taste. Press done and in minutes your doll
is being created right in front of your very eyes
iPhone for kids? apparently yes!
This is a beautiful smart blog taking care of this issue (and don’t forget his mother, iPhone for moms)
And as I replayed for someone who asked me “what about the dads”? well, *all* the iphone(s) are for dads..
Make your own nature movie
By national geographic
Make a touch screen out of your computer (via makezine.com)
A touch screen you put on your PC for $39 – it’s meant for little kids to point and play games, great sulotion
Video for your kids? try Kideos
Cute and fun sorting for specific ages, easy mark on any video to whom it fits..
Foe dessert (via LookCool)
The sandwich art..
Bon appetit!
Tags: internet, kids, touch screen, toy
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August 2nd, 2009 by Amit
As this Techcrunch post was published today..
I do believe that business comes before gender, but happy to be at such a honorable corporation..
Good luck Orit and Vetrinas, and Gali and Razoss!
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June 4th, 2009 by Amit
As for the transparent startup, this is my current condition, it’s a nice hot morning at Tel Aviv, and I am waiting for morning coffee with our pleasant investor, as always, I’m early.
video management, video solution, video streaming
(Me, early)
I wanted you to meet someone, the most important guy over here. We named him “the little guy” and he is the one to look at
Happy with almost everything
Shooting, for now he is a bit hyperactive, but we believe he’ll grow…
Thats us, Being serious at the accountant
And this is a good luck greeting from my sister.
You can see more of us in our new Flickr
And follow our transparent updates here, at Twitter @vikidoteam
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May 17th, 2009 by Vikido
Choosing a database is a major decision for us (as with any young start-up). Once decided on, it will be hard to change the db both in terms of data migration and rewriting major chunks of code.
We’re taking into consideration ease-of-use, performance, scalability and price. The fact we’re using PHP is also a key player in the decision.
Please assist by commenting to this post about your db of choice. Bad-mouthing the other dbs will also help us decide.
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