With the introduction of KIDO’Z MAIL that we’ve just added to our last version, new and exciting possibilities are now available to the kids.

The rich mail editor allows the kids to draw, paint, edit background and animation and write. It also allows them to express themselves and their creativity and more then that is allows them to share it and to communicate with friends and family even if they still can’t read or write.

The KIDO’Z MAIL gives preschoolers the power to share their art work with their parents or to communicate with their grandparents or to exchange cool Ecards with their friends. This generated a lot of excitement  and thousands of KIDO’Z Mails are being sent daily.

As the system is not based on language or text it is interesting to see how kids from all over the world are in many ways “speaking” the same visual language.

Click on the picture below to watch a gallery of some of the KIDO’Z Mails that we’ve gotten over the last  few days.

Hi Everyone,
We are happy to announce the new KIDO’Z version with new and exciting tools ,features and content…

So what’s new?
You all know how great KIDO’Z already is as a kids environment to browse sites, watch videos and play games , this new version takes Kids’ Internet to the next level with its introduction of a unique social layer for kids.

KIDO’Z FRIENDS
Your kids can now socialize and communicate with other KIDO’Z friends, friends being other kids, you the parents, grandparents or any other family members. All friends are added and managed by you the parents via the parental control area , ensuring that your kids are safe at all times and can communicate only with persons you have approved.

KIDO’Z MAIL
The KIDO’Z MAIL enables your Kids to send and receive emails and e-cards, the KIDO’Z MAIL visual editor includes drawing tools and libraries of animated backgrounds and stickers that can be added allowing your kids to express themselves and their creativity and to communicate even if they still don’t know how to read or write.

KIDO’Z PLACES
KIDO’Z PLACES is where friends, self-expression and creativity meet , each kid on KIDO’Z now gets a PLACE where he can edit his virtual space and create his identity , his avatar. Friends can visit each others places and communicate with each other directly from there.

KIDO’Z PLUS
The new version also introduces the first KIDO’Z Premium Package, KIDO’Z PLUS has even more specialized tools and content, and is available at a small monthly fee. KIDO’Z PLUS includes:
• KIDO’Z STATISTICS, which gives parents detailed usage reports of their child’s KIDO’Z usage
• KIDO’Z SECURITY Advanced Security Settings
• Full Access to avatar styling
• Full Access to room editing
• Tons of cool items for the email

How do I upgrade ?
If you have KIDO’Z installed on your computer upgrade should start automatically next time you start the application. You can also just go directly to our homepage and install it from there http://kidoz.net

We hope you and your kids will enjoy the new version and we will be more than happy to get feedback from you.

Have we got news for you!

The former National Geographic Kids Entertainment (NGKE) President and Founder, Donna Friedman Meir, has just joined the KIDO’Z Leading Team in the role of Chief of Content and Strategy.

Donna is a top kids’ entertainment executive, power mom and Harvard University Magna Cum Laude Graduate. She was even named one of the top 25 most powerful women in television by Electronic Media in 2002!

Donna’s professional background spans more than two decades in the Kids’ Entertainment industry, and prior to National Geographic Kids, she was the Executive Vice-President of Programming at Kids’ WB! and held several senior posts at Nickelodeon, where she made a huge impact in the organization.

She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband Gadi and her two kids, Alyla and Joss, who are founding (and passionate!) members of the KIDO’Z community.

Donna’s expertise in the Kids’ Entertainment industry will add tremendous value in shaping the content and overall creative strategy for KIDO’Z, to ensure that it becomes the leading content platform for kids on the web.

Donna joining the KIDO’Z Team comes at an opportune time, as we will be launching the latest KIDO’Z version (v2.0) later this month! This version will bring users even more exciting features, tools and content, and Donna will be instrumental in making sure that both kids and parents are delighted, excited, educated and entertained even more than ever before!

There has been a huge media buzz around this announcement all weekend long.

To take a look at our full media press release, please click here.

Have a great week!

Nici, KIDO’Z