The world wide web is a real web in which one can get stuck. This is especially true of kids who are innocent and are majorly guileless. The kids and teens are simply a typo away from landing on adult sites and inappropriate sites.They are also targets to many mail and social networking scams. Every parent shares this concern of allowing the child free access to the internet. Now the parents can breathe easy. Just install any of the following kid-friendly search engines and relax.
1. Quintara for kids :
This in an innovative and safe search engine for kids. Quintara has been in the forefront in developing a web search client that works based on the context. It uses context management, data clustering and an innovative visualization technique. That same Quintara has come up with a safe variant for kids and teens. Apart from being very safe, the search engine will also help in the search by a drilling down mechanism. The broad search terms get narrowed down, based on the context. For example, if you search for ‘car’, a cloud will appear on the screen that will throw up related terms like ‘cartoon’, ‘Ferrari’, ‘Formula 1 racing’ etc. which will help the kid to choose the next level of focus. Clicking on any of these terms will further narrow the search. This goes on till you hit the upon the exact thing being searched. Needless to say, all the suggested sites are of a child-safe rating.
2. Go Gooligans :
This will be the perfect search engine for your little hooligan! The name itself seems to pun upon Google and a hooligan. It has been severely underrated but is one of the safest and best search engines where kids are concerned. It has a very elaborate and almost-perfect, seven step security that will ensure only the most appropriate sites for children. It also is embedded with features to narrow down the search based on the type of website or the region in the world from where you wish to search from. The interface is easy and intuitive. The search engine is quick and reliable. It is also intelligent in learning preferences and most used sites. The latest addition to it has been the pop-up accessible keyboard for those with disabilities. In short, this is a perfect search engine for your cyber kid!
3. Zilladog :
Zilladog is a safe search engine for kids and much more. It is actually a completely integrated and functional website that allows kids and children to do more than simply search. It enables them to play games, mail and also search. It basically tries to provide the kids with all that they possibly need and would like to do on the internet. It has built-in many safety features. For instance, it has banned all access that the children can get to third party links. All friend requests can get approved only by parents via a password system. The Zilladog filter evicts spam through its intelligent system.
4. Safe Search :
This is a basic website providing safe search features for kids. A company in the United Kingdom was the first to come up with this idea. The aim of this search engine is to gift the children with the best possible stuff that is online. It is based on Google’s technology of safe searching and it automatically removes all ads and any offensive content.
5. Yuckout! :
This is a creative and fantastic search engine meant for academic pursuits. It has been marketed for kids below the age of 12. There is no lower limit for children nowadays are learning computer at very tender ages. Yuckout is highly specific in its focus on the educational value of search terms. Whenever a term is fed in, the site filters and presents only those results that have some academic relevance. It also has a sister site by the name Yippy. It is meant to search results specific to William Shakespeare and Benjamin Franklin.
6. KidRex :
Google Custom Search and their Safe-Search have been well integrated into KidRex to provide children with safe search results, eliminating all the questionable sites. The search engine also has an embedded site removal process which can be triggered by reporting websites that slip through their filter. This feedback mechanism has vastly improved the search engine. It also comes with a paid upgrade. With just $2 every month, you can easily upgrade to KidRex Pro. Once you install this KidRex Pro into the system, it will automatically filter all adult sites. And this is done even when KidRex is not being used.
