San Jose, CA, May 2, 2007 - GenMobi Technologies, a global provider of mobile technology committed to children’s safety launches today the Bee Safe campaign to raise awareness on how to better protect kids online and – the even faster growing market – on mobile phones.
The campaign will provide tips to kids, parents, teachers, siblings and friends, and other interested parties on what to do in the event a child comes in contact with a cyber predator or bully. The Bee Safe campaign will combine the use of online and offline electronic communications that will be distributed to the media, school districts, child advocacy organizations, and legislators throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. In an on-going effort to raise awareness to a variety of communities, GenMobi Technologies will be distributing the Bee Safe Tips on topics such as:
>> Tips for Parents for Keeping Kids Safe in Cyberspace;
>> Tips for Teenagers;
>> Special Tips and Advocacy for Dads;
>> Partnering with Local Law Enforcement; and
>> Tips on How to Partner with Your Community.
Particular emphasis will be paid to mobile phones as social networking over mobile phones has become the fastest growing means of interactive communication for kids ages 5-19, according to MobileYouth ’06, a World Wireless Forum survey. Today, more kids communicate with their friends via written messages over the mobile phone to make social arrangements than they do using voice.
“With this increase of mobile use in the marketplace, it exposes kids to an even greater risk of coming into contact with a sexual predator, cyber bully or inappropriate content, and we want to help mitigate the risk to kids around the world,” says Michael J. Schultz, CEO of Silicon Valley based GenMobi Technologies.
The lists will be disseminated on the GenMobi Technologies corporate website, blogs and shared with children, parents and other interested parties internationally as the Bee Safe Tips will be translated into several languages, including Spanish, French and Portuguese.
About GenMobi Technologies, Inc.
GenMobi Technologies, Inc. offers mobile solutions in three areas of specialization within the Buzz™ Mobile Social Platform (MSP): CQR-ID™ (age-and-identity verification), CoP™ (Content Parser), and BAM™ (Browser Active Messaging) – individually available for licensing. Buzz™ MSP offers social networking, communication, and personalization of the mobile phone with bulletproof age-and-identity verification for kids ages 5-17. For more information on CQR-ID or other GenMobi Technologies, please check out www.genmobi.com or contact:
Marc Mullen
Director, Marketing
GenMobi Technologies, Inc.
2 North First Street, Suite 302
San Jose, CA 95113
t.: +1 (408) 674-3362
mmullen@genmobi.com
www.genmobi.com
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