Google Working on a Kids Friendly Version of Google & Youtube..

[Tech_Dreamer]

Safe Search

 

Finallly Google officials are in talks in developing a Kids safe version of their ever popular search engine , The site is mainly aimed for Kids that are 12 & Below,

 

The News Comes courtesy of USA today with an interview with Googles VP of engineering, who is being tasked with leading Google's upcoming initiative to make their suite of products, from Gmail to YouTube into a more kid friendly user experience.

 

 

Google processing 40,000 search queries a second or 1.2 trillion a year it's a safe bet that many of those doing the Googling are kids

 

beginning next year 2015 the tech giant plans to create specific versions of its most popular products for those 12 and younger. The most likely candidates are those that are already popular with a broad age group, such as search, YouTube and Chrome.

 

 

Google will make them safe for children 12 years old and younger and give parents tools to oversee their kids' actions

 

the Google search engine isn't remotely the same as an adult's. (nope duh)

 

"The big motivator inside the company is everyone is having kids, so there's a push to change our products to be fun and safe for children,We expect this to be controversial, but the simple truth is kids already have the technology in schools and at home,So the better approach is to simply see to it that the tech is used in a better way."

                                                                                                                                                                     - Pavni Diwanji

 

 

 

 

 

Controversy may well follow in the wake of Google's drive. While tech companies are always seeking out new markets, which in turn expand their user base and ultimately drive up revenue, traditionally kids younger than 13 have been off limits.

 

company expects some controversy over the change, but that kids are already using Google's non-kid-friendly technology.

 

 

 

A Google search for "train" brings up a link to the closest Amtrak station, but chances are that's not what an eight-year-old is searching for. Kids are probably more interested in Thomas the Tank Engine than the most up-to-date commuting schedule.

 

  @WinNut:                                                                                                  

 

Pavni Diwanji VP google

 

What also is being worked out are the ways in which parents will be able to oversee their child's interactions with Google's technologies, perhaps limiting usage to set time frames.

 

"We want to lay the foundation right, and then make sure every single part of Google is great for kids. They are the future, so why not give them the tools to let them create it."

 

Pretty exciting news imo, Google haven't yet announced which specific items they are working on or the timeline line only that the search engine & browser & it's current active services such as google chrome , image search & YouTube are confirmed, What are your thoughts on this? Post your comments & rants down below..

 

Original article: (interview'ish & lot to read)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/12/03/google-products-revamped-for-under-13-crowd/19803447/

 

News Link:

http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/03/technology/google-for-kids/index.html

[flibberdipper]

Why not. I mean, it makes sense.

[2spukie4mee]

That sounds... fine. Love the WinNut name drop.

[bob345]

As long as this does not impact anyone else's viewing experience, i am fine with this.

[Enderman]

yay more audience for my youtube channel

[DarkEnergy]

This might be the beginning of the end of 8 year old script kids.

[JAKEBAB]

What about youtubers with a young audience who swear? There just going to lose all those views because there parents think they dont already hear or even say it at school and in the world in general?

[Maslofski]

so ive they make a G rated youtube, can we get the rest unlocked to MA please

[Guest]

If I have a kid who can't figure out how to get around parental safety limitations, I will have failed in raising him.

[Syntaxvgm]

If I have a kid who can't figure out how to get around parental safety limitations, I will have failed in raising him.

You won. Discussion over. 

[daemonowner]

Makes sense to tailor the search results to the audience. That Amtrak vs Thomas the Tank Engine example won me over. I imagine most kids won't be happy with being limited by using this engine, but it makes sense. 12 seems a little old though. Granted most 12 year olds won't be looking up train timetables, but they won't be looking up Thomas either. I can imagine parents thinking this is a good idea for their 5 year old son. Something like that.

[RexinOridle]

All I can say is kids need to know the STUFF.

[brownninja97]

Are kids retarded these days. Honestly back when i was a children using google was simple enough, fair enough apply some parental controls if you want but this is just silly.

[Alec Harpers]

It's a nice step in the right direction, but as others mentioned, Google is not the only search engine out there. Still, it's a worthy effort, one which I hope more IT companies will take part in.

Parenting was never easy, but these days, it seems the margin for error is even slimmer. Kids having access to the internet can be both beneficial and horribly detrimental and it's unrealistic to think you can always monitor or restrict their internet access. 

The best approach is still teaching your child self discipline. It's easier said than done, but nothing beats good parenting. Hopefully this effort by Google will, at least somewhat, lessen the burden.

[Ddos Attack]

Maybe they should create an adults only version too

[ForsakenLive]

This won't be that big of a deal for the tech savvy parents, as they'll probably have children that'll give two cares about parent filters and limited content. But for the large mainstream audience it's pretty cool; back in the day parents allowed their children to watch TV for a while after they were done with homework and stuff, now they can give them children Youtube (and other video streaming) time.