ThingsAmongMany

We (the generic and general “we”) talk a lot about social media and the connectedness of our web-based world. But the artistic side of all the data gathered is something that we don’t pay nearly enough attention to in our discussions, but there’s a ton of opportunity for interesting twists of public data…

Case in point, check out thatwasepic.com. A decontextualized collection of YouTube comments that seem somehow more poignant when removed from the slew of adolescent banter that generally accompanies any YouTube video.

The internet isn’t necessarily the most kid-friendly place in the world. Sure, there’s plenty of content out there that’s suitable, but without some sort of curation, your youngins are certain to run into some less than wholesome moments along the way. Tom (aka meat99) – head POKEr, internet buff, and father of two – has made it his business to remedy the situation by introducing the KideoPlayer.

A mashup of POKE’s UpL8.tv player, the KideoPlayer is a carefully curated selection of videos, handpicked from the YouTube archives to be kid-safe and often educational. In Tom’s words,

I will spend my free time sourcing, identifying and curating the safest, most educational (and most FUN) YouTube videos I can find. This ongoing list of videos will be served up in a simple little interactive package that I can sit down and play with my boys.

So if you’re a parent who’s interested in helping your kids grow up digital in a safe way, definitely check out the KideoPlayer. You’d be amazed at how quickly they’ll learn to slap the spacebar for a new video, and now you can rest assured that the content they’ll see is kid-safe.