Highly sought-after app is designed to help parents efficiently and safely monitor both their child's whereabouts and use of social media
BOCA RATON, FL, April 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grom Social (OTCQB: GRMM) ("Grom" or the "Company"), a social media company providing a safe networking environment for children ages five to 16, has released MamaBear Version 2.0 (“Mama Bear 2.0”), its award-winning all-in-one parenting mobile app that combines cutting-edge parent-child communications with online monitoring and travel tracking functionalities.
Named a “Best Parenting App" by Mumii Family Awards for 2017, MamaBear recently surpassed the 850,000 download milestone, and is widely recognized as a resource for parents to communicate, locate, organize and ultimately protect their children. The original, ad-supported free version included core functionalities such as viewing the current location of your child on a map; viewing uploaded Instagram photos and followers on Twitter; viewing tags and location check-ins on Facebook; creating a restricted word list for social media posts; communicating with family via in-app messaging; and allowing children to send panic alerts to parents/guardians.
Capabilities for the newly updated MamaBear 2.0 app allow parents to:
- View a week of location history;
- Set safe and restricted places;
- Receive arrival and departure alerts for safe/restricted places;
- Set and receive driving/speeding alerts; and
- Monitor text messages (on Android devices only)
“We are excited to unveil MamaBear 2.0, bringing families an even more enhanced user experience with significant updates across all functionalities,” said Darren Marks, Chairman and CEO of Grom Social. “As a result, MamaBear serves as a must-have for parents seeking to apply advanced technology to bring peace of mind to families as children continue to grow their internet use and go about their daily travels.”
MamaBear 2.0 is now available in four distinct levels, including an advertiser-supported free version, a one-month trial version ($5.99), a three-month plan ($14.99) and a six-month plan ($24.99). The subscription models eliminate ads in the newsfeed and provides for priority customer support.
Mr. Marks concluded, “These solutions are highly sought-after during a highly sensitive time in American culture and education, as constant and unfortunate stories of cyberbullying, violence, drug addiction, and mental illness continue to impact our children. Recently, popular digital media companies have come under fire for what many consider to be “dangerous practices” resulting in the access to unmonitored content viewed by children. Grom believes that by providing parents with a tool that allows them to safely monitor their children, they can foster the use of social media, positively reinforcing good behavior and helping their child develop as a strong digital citizen.”
The updated version of MamaBear is now available in the iOS app store. MamaBear is also available in Google Play for Android.
About Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. owns five separate subsidiaries, including Grom Social, a safe social media platform for kids between the ages of five and 16. Since its beginnings in 2012, Grom Social has attracted kids and parents with the promise of a safe and secure environment where their kids can be entertained and can interact with their peers while learning good digital citizenship. The Company also owns and operates Top Draw Animation, Inc., an award-winning animation company which produces animated content for Grom Social and other high-profile media properties such as Tom and Jerry, My Little Pony and Disney Animation's Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. In addition, Grom Educational Services provides web filtering services up to an additional two million children across 3,700 schools and Grom Nutritional Services is in the process of creating a line of healthy nutritional supplements for children. For more information please visit Grom's website at www.gromsocial.com.
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