| Website | 212media.com |
| Blog | 212media.com/blog |
| @212media | |
| Category | Games, Video and Entertainment |
| Phone | 212 710 308 |
| Employees | 75 |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Description | Venture Development Firm |
212]MEDIA is a digital media firm that owns and operates a portfolio of companies, which create unique content and communities in partnership with major media companies. [212]MEDIA owns and operates the businesses in its portfolio and ensures the success of each of them by recruiting the best talent in the industry, developing innovative digital products and services, marketing to audiences, building revenues, and investing its own capital. The [212]MEDIA portfolio is comprised of Saavn (South Asian content distribution), Sportsvite (online recreational sports communities), Speakaboos (children’s publishing online) and SnakBlox (advertising supported casual game syndication)
| Website | speakaboos.com |
| Blog | blog.speakaboos.com |
| Tags | kids, literacy, video, audio, books |
Speakaboos (www.speakaboos.com) is a children’s publisher that celebrates classic literary properties such as Curious George, Snow White and Aesop’s Fables through the voices of today’s biggest stars including Kelly Ripa, Kevin Bacon, and Chazz Palminteri. For children, they feature storybook videos online with original illustrations and music accompanied by educational activities, games and contests. Parents and teachers can draw on story guides, lesson plans based on national standards, worksheets and other resources to reinforce educational lessons at home and in the classroom. Speakaboos.com has been described as an “impressive”, “indispensable” and “valuable” resource that can help children “develop literacy skills” while introducing them to technology in a “controlled and entertaining” environment. Their first release, the Arthur Celebrity Audiobook, earned a Teacher’s Choice Award from Scholastic and was featured in Parenting, Family Circle, PBS Kids and The View. Speakaboos partners with premier educational organizations such as the National Education Association and contributes 15% of all revenues to charities supporting children’s health and wellness.
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