I started building ToddlerTube, a YouTube iPad app for kids. The first minimal version is almost finished.
Is anyone with kids maybe interested in helping beta testing it? Some more info in the google docs form: http://goo.gl/nYIGD
Background: We have an iPad first gen and an iPad3 at home. My young nephew would always ask for the older iPad and for a long time, I didn't understand why. After looking over his shoulder for a few days, I came to realize that he loved to watch certain clips on YouTube (other kids singing his kindergarten songs, Mr. Bean, kitten videos).
Since he cannot type, his search strategy works as follows:
1. Start up the youtube app
2. Go to History (recently watched videos)
3. Piggyback on the app's history feature to watch existing videos and find new related videos.
Since the history of "his videos" were only available on the old iPad1, it makes sense that he would insist on using this device only.
YouTube channels were cumbersome to create and maintain. The user experience was so bad and my nephew so insistent, that I believe there is a problem here to be fixed.
Is anyone with kids maybe interested in helping beta testing it? Some more info in the google docs form: http://goo.gl/nYIGD
Background: We have an iPad first gen and an iPad3 at home. My young nephew would always ask for the older iPad and for a long time, I didn't understand why. After looking over his shoulder for a few days, I came to realize that he loved to watch certain clips on YouTube (other kids singing his kindergarten songs, Mr. Bean, kitten videos).
Since he cannot type, his search strategy works as follows:
1. Start up the youtube app
2. Go to History (recently watched videos)
3. Piggyback on the app's history feature to watch existing videos and find new related videos.
Since the history of "his videos" were only available on the old iPad1, it makes sense that he would insist on using this device only.
YouTube channels were cumbersome to create and maintain. The user experience was so bad and my nephew so insistent, that I believe there is a problem here to be fixed.