YAHOO AND GIGEX BRING CONTENT TO KIDS
Copyright 2001 Internet Wire

[ December 9th 2001 ]

Gigex, a leading outsourced marketing and fulfillment firm specializing in distribution of popular game demos and trailers, today announced that its newest list of child-friendly game trailers and demos are now available on Yahooligans, Yahoo's Web guide for kids ages 7-12.

Available from the Yahooligans! front page and games area (games.yahooligans.com), both parents and children can access a rotating list of five titles as part of the Gigex Download feature. All titles on the Gigex Family Friendly Download list are rated "E" for everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. The Gigex download service is well known to consumers for its ease of use and "guaranteed download" feature that enables users to recover from lost or interrupted Internet connections.

"Offering our service on Yahooligans! will enable parents, teachers and children to preview and experience appropriate child-friendly entertainment in a leading Web environment designed for kids," said Mark Friedler, President of Gigex. "Our goal is to highlight quality entertainment from leading publishers that both children and adults can enjoy together. We make the evaluation process extremely user friendly and that is good for both publishers and game fans."

Launched in 1996, Yahooligans! continues to be one of the Web's leading resources for safe, fun, kid-appropriate information. Complementing the human-surfed Yahooligans! directory and games, the site also includes instant messenger, reference materials, movies information, "Teachers' Guide," "Parents' Guide," Downloader, where kids can download thousands of cool images, sounds and video right onto their desktop; as well as daily news, sports, and jokes.