Organization
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"Surfing the Net with Kids"
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Contact Name
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Barbara J. Feldman
858-793-8300
Fax 858-793-9933
feldman@surfnetkids.com
991 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, #C415
Solana Beach, CA 92075
www.surfnetkids.com
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Program/Project
Description
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"Surfing the Net with Kids" is:
- A newspaper column syndicated by The Los Angeles Times Syndicate
- A Web site (www.surfnetkids.com)
- An electronic newsletter (www.surfnetkids.com/emailedition.htm)
- A Daily Factoid applet (www.surfnetkids.com/daily.html).
Each week "Surfing the Net with Kids" rates and reviews five cream-of-the-crop Web sites on a single topical theme. Past topics have included fireworks (for Independence Day), Shakespeare (to honor his birthday), and online Mars games (at the time of the Pathfinder explorations).
With all the well-publicized dangers of letting our kids online, the question must be asked: Why bother? Each week "Surfing the Net with Kids" answers that question: Our kids must be online because of the Internet's tremendous potential to spark the imagination and interest of inquiring young minds.
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Key Highlights/
Milestones
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- Jan. 30, 1996: "Surfing the Net with Kids" Web site is born
- Jan. 31, 1996: "Surfing the Net with Kids" first appears in the San Diego Union-Tribune
- Sept. 30, 1997: "Surfing the Net with Kids" electronic newsletter is created
- January 1998: Free Daily Factoid offered to school Web sites
- January 1999: Web site audience reaches 100,000 visitors a month
- February 1999: "Surfing the Net with Kids" joins The Los Angeles Times Syndicate
- May 1999: Electronic newsletter reaches 25,000 weekly subscribers
- May 1999: Free Daily Factoid applet published on 1,500 Web sites
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Results Forecast
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We predict that more and more kids will be turned on by the educational opportunities found online.
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