Organization
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Lycos Inc.
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Contact Name
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Jane Emerson
781-370-3427
Fax 781-370-3412
jemerson@lycos.com
400-2 Totten Pond Rd.
Waltham, MA 02451
www.lycos.com
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Program/Project
Description
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"LycosZone": LycosZone aggregates the best fun and educational content on the Web for kids in grades K-8. LycosZone is a secure haven on the Web for kids. It delivers its own set of homework directory resources and utilizes Lycos's free filtering software "SearchGuard." The LycosZone encourages kids to "put their mind in orbit" while exploring fun, games, and learning zones. The site also includes useful information and tools for parents and teachers to help their kids explore the best the Web has to offer.
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Results Forecast
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Lycos Zone will continue to attract a large number of kids, parents, and teachers as they return to the place on the Web that meets their needs.
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Organization
Name
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Lycos Inc.
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Contact Name
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Jane Emerson
781-370-3427
Fax 781-370-3412
jemerson@lycos.com
400-2 Totten Pond Rd.
Waltham, MA 02451
www.lycos.com
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Program/Project
Description
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Lycos "SearchGuard" at lycos.com: Lycos SearchGuard makes searching the Web a safe activity for children, and for individuals, families, teachers, and librarians who wish to protect against inadvertent exposure to objectionable online content. SearchGuard is a free, optional service that empowers Web surfers to find the most relevant information they want, while filtering out adult, hate, and racist information. Users can easily turn SearchGuard on and off by simply entering their password in the Lycos.com search engine. SearchGuard has an optional feature that allows blocking access to chat, e-mail, and message boards, limiting inherent risks children face online. SearchGuard was created in response to a consumer study conducted by Lycos of thousands of Web users. Over 70 percent stated they wanted a search engine to provide on-demand blocking of adult, hate, and racist content.
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Key Highlights/
Milestones
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SearchGuard was launched in June 1998. Lycos became the first portal to allow safe searching of the Web, rather than limiting search results to a pre-screened pool of sites. Search Guard is continually updated so it maintains its efficacy in limiting inadvertent exposure to unwanted content.
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Results Forecast
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Kids and other interested individuals will continue to utilize the solutions that allow them to see only the content they select while searching the Web.
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Organization
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Lycos Inc.
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Contact Name
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Margaret Gould Stewart
413-458-2265
mstewart@lycos.com
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Program/Project
Description
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"Tripod's Teens Voices" at tripod.com: Tripod's Teen Voices will be a safe and productive site dedicated to giving teens access to teen-focused content and conversation. The program will emphasize (1) providing support both on- and off-line, and (2) teen activism around serious issues facing today's youth. The program will highlight the fact that teens are using the Web to build sites of value, and that they are interested in helping and supporting one another.
Tripod will offer teens the chance to discuss such topics as depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and teen violence with other teens via home pages, message boards, and chats. Tripod's Teen Voices will focus on helping teens educate themselves online to make wise decisions in the future. The site will feature teen builders whose sites address topics of concern to teens. In addition to links to resources on the Web, teens will also find names, addresses, and telephone numbers of organizations providing immediate support for teens.
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Key Highlights/
Milestones
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- A Teen Advisory Board will help shape the program and determine topics.
- A teen builder will be recognized with an award each time the site launches a new topic.
- Tripod's Teen Voices will be a comfortable online space where teens can find information, interaction, tools, and resources to help them deal with the serious issues they are facing.
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Results Forecast
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Teens will have an on-line forum and resources to help educate each other and communicate on key issues.
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Organization
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Lycos Inc.
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Contact Name
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Phil Fougere
781-370-2684
Fax 781-370-3412
pfougere@lycos.com
400-2 Totten Pond Rd.
Waltham, MA 02451
www.lycos.com
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Program/Project
Description
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"Beginner's Guide to the Internet" Video: The "Beginner's Guide to the Internet" is a community service video, written and produced by Lycos Inc. The half-hour-long video stars acclaimed actor John Turturro and presents useful lessons on how to use the Internet. Topics include how to search the Web; chat online; conduct commercial transactions such as shopping; send e-mail; play games; and ways to take advantage of safe searching features to make Web surfing more "family friendly." Designed and produced to entertain and inform, the video is currently available at 4,000 Blockbuster video stores nationwide and at 400 West Coast Video stores as a free rental. Lycos is also distributing the video for free to public and school libraries and educators throughout the United States upon request.
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Results Forecast
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The broad accessibility of this video provides an opportunity for many to be introduced to the power of the Web in a non-threatening and entertaining way.
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Organization
Name
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Lycos Inc.
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Contact Name
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Shawn McCarthy
781-370-2769
Fax 781-370-3412
smccarthy@lycos.com
400-2 Totten Pond Rd.
Waltham, MA 02451
www.lycos.com
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Program/Project
Description
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Online Guide to Safety at lycos.com: Lycos provides an online guide and directory with tips for searching safely, a listing of available Internet safe surfing tools, whom to turn to when one runs into trouble online, and a directory of kids' sites. Lycos is a founding sponsor of "GetNetWise," an Internet industry initiative committed to providing a Web-wide resource of information that is easily accessible by parents. Lycos is also a supporter of the Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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Results Forecast
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The broad accessibility of these on-line safety resources for parents will bring effective cyber parenting to many homes, and help children enjoy all of the many positive attributes of the Web.
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