Regarding your issue, it is not a Mac issue KIDO’Z has been tested on Mac. We do have some minor UI behavior issues on Mac that we we working on with the guys from Adobe but it is nothing that make things not work. please send your email to support@kidoz.net and we’ll help you solving that problem.

Regarding advertisements, as Phil said the KIDO’Z browser blocks all clicks on banners, pop-ups and links that directing the kids to unapproved sites !

Thanks

Gai

Always,
Phil

This is a great idea. I checked out the browser and I’ll try it with my kids. Our biggest problem with open browsing is the ads. Our kids just click wherever they want to advertisements that we’re not excited about. I’m curious to see how this browser manages it.

btw, not sure if it’s a Mac issue, but I could not get the browser to connect to websites. I’ll check it out again in a few weeks but let the Kidoz folks know.

K

Always,
Phil

I am overwhelmed from the quantity and the quality of the comments here

The fact that different parent have different ways and beliefs is obvious,
one of our main goals when planning KIDO’Z was to create a platform that will be flexible enough
to support those different approaches of parents. You will be see that in action
on our new version that will be ready in 2 weeks.

Thanks again eveybody

Gai

I like the concept, and would like to see something like this succeed but imagine that it is most useful for younger kids. Ultimately I know and want my children to develop a healthy sense of themselves offline (my responsibility) – because that behaviour is what they take with them when they go online. Just as they have to navigate dangers in the offline world at school, in play and the community, I want them to be able to do the same online. At some stage the walls need to be turned into fences, but there is a place for both and ultimately it is the parent beside them as they walk through this world that makes challenges ’safe’ until they’re ready to tackle them alone.

I quote from WSJ online: “There is no simple technology solution to protect children from bullying, pornography, sexual predation and other online threats, a new study says.” This was a major study not a little one and underscores the complexity of the issues in this area. I wish these guys all the success in the world at creating a product that helps parents address some of these issues.

On a side note their website could use a little tweaking (grammar, navigation, content) to better inform and also build confidence in educated parents who when visitng their website might think “hmmm if they can’t spell on their own website, what are they showing my kids…”

Always,
Phil