Buddy Browser will implement SafeSurf's website rating system. Both will cross-promote to further encourage and provide Internet safety for kids.
Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 2007 - Buddy Browser, Inc. adds another layer of safety to its Buddy Browser hybrid browser/portal/search engine for kids, by joining forces with children's online safety organization, SafeSurf. Buddy Browser will implement SafeSurf's web rating system in its cache of kid-friendly sites, and SafeSurf will endorse Buddy Browser as a safe application for kids to surf the net.
"It is a great honor for us to work with SafeSurf," says Raz Barr, Chief Operating Officer and founder of the Buddy Browser platform, "SafeSurf has been an outspoken advocate for children's online safety since the early days of the Internet. Their endorsement underscores our mission of building a safe vehicle for kids to use when they want to learn and play online."
"We are thrilled to be a working with Buddy Browser," states Ray Soular, SafeSurf Chairman. "Since our inception, our focus has been on encouraging technology to create a safe cyber-playground on the Internet. Buddy Browser brings these positive aspects of the Internet to kids in a safe and friendly way."
Additionally, Buddy Browser and SafeSurf will participate in a cross-promotion effort. Buddy Browser will add the SafeSurf logo to its web pages. SafeSurf will refer users to Buddy Browser with a link. And both companies with cross-promote in marketing and publicity materials. "In addition to the obvious cachet we receive with SafeSurf's endorsement, this deal will also increase our exposure and drive new users to our safe web application," says Greg Boegner, Buddy Browser's Chief Executive Officer.
Buddy Browser's implementation of the PICS website rating system begins immediately and should go live within a month.
About Buddy Browser:
Buddy Browser is a patent-pending hybrid Free Browser & Portal application for kids 4-10 years. Once downloaded to a personal computer, parents can create individual accounts for their kids, and select from numerous controls to monitor their surfing activities. Kids launch Buddy Browser by clicking the icon on their computer; the
browser opens and they are allowed to freely surf thousands of Buddy Browser top pre-selected sites. For more information and to download and freely use Buddy Browser, visit
www.buddybrowser.com
About SafeSurf:
Established in 1995, SafeSurf pioneered Internet self-rating and was the first organization online to support parents in protecting their children. The web site
includes information for online safety, an explanation and form for self-rating via SafeSurf's rating system, a chronology of Internet safety milestones, and a special
page devoted to providing parents with a list of top sites for their online children to visit. For more information, visit www.safesurf.com
