Disney to add three Android apps to offerings
We’ve been following Disney on the mobile web here on mobiEnthusiast for a number of years, and now they’re adding something new: Android Apps.
A quick search of Android Market reveals there are already approximately 282 apps related to Disney, but are not part of the newer offerings expected directly from Disney in the near future.
Mashable.com has a video posted today of an interview with Bart Decrem, the SVP and general manager of Disney with the rest of the story.
Just in time for Black Friday shopping (the day after Thanksgiving when many stores have sales), the US PIRG presents ToySafety.mobi.
According to the site,
ToySafety.mobi is your mobile source for Toy Safety information and is published each year along with U.S. PIRG’s annual survey of toy safety “Trouble in Toyland.”
ToySafety.mobi gives shoppers and parents advice about choking hazards, noise hazards, and other considerations for selecting toys. There is also a contact form to report an unsafe toy to be added to the database.
The outbound links on the site are helpful, but not all are mobile friendly, such as the official US Government’s recalled toy database.
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Disney’s favorite undercover pop star Hannah Montana has her own mobile website. Keeping with the trend of corporations using a .mobi domain name to shorten an ugly long URL, Disney uses the domain name HannahMontana.mobi instead of trying to get kids to remember http://m.disney.go.com/m/hmt/t/index. Disney has been a leader in using .mobi names because they are short, catchy, and convey that a site is mobile friendly.
The site itself is broken into four parts:
- Hannah on TV gives a brief synopsis of the show and the time it’s on.
- Video Hannah Montana She’s Sixteen Video
- Games & Activities has two games, an Image Identifyer and a Trivia game
- Memory Match is another game where you look at the picture and then answer questions about what is in the picture and what is missing.
Parents will appreciate this warning that appears before the video can be played or downloaded:
This Application is data intensive. Upgrading to an unlimited data plan with your mobile service provider may help you avoid additional charges. Check with your mobile service for details. As always, ask a parent’s permission before streaming or downloading mobile content.
In other words, ask your parents first because if you rack up a huge phone bill you might get grounded or get your phone taken away.
Mobile internet for kids is big business, and it doesn’t get any bigger than Disney.
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