Maremel Ventures

Advisory/
consulting for connected media firms...and companies who want to engage in connecting their media and customers

Incubation of new businesses and models

Educational Programs on connected media business model transitions for executives and students

Educational Programs on connected media as life/communications issues for parents, tweens, and teens

Industry Thought-Leadership at Events

Current Research and Writing

Maremel Media Market Musings -- Blog on impacts and evidence of new and/or odd media activities

 

Maremel Media

iKidTools
cable & broadband half-hour live action -- currently in preproduction

How2Kids.com -- a kid web space and TV show on KGEM-TV cable and broadband via Brightcove

iKidWorld.com -- kids' and family guide to the Web -- a "Safe Discovery" zone for children ages 7-12

Maremel Music
music and storytelling with families -- recordings, live concerts, and TV show, plus broadband resource site KidsMusicClub

Digital Parent
blog of stories and challenges in digital parenting

 



Maremel Media = Family Media

Online Connected Family Tools

arrw iKidTools -- Starting in late 2008, we will begin production on a new cable/broadband show for families, tentatively called iKidsToday. Each episode we'll have a quirky look at the newest trends online for families to connect around -- what can kids be up to and how can parents connect with them.

arrwHow2Kids Show --In 2006 and 2007, we produced "How2Kids," which can be seen on KGEM-TV as a half-hour show, while being available as individual segments via Brightcove.com and at http://www.how2kids.com -- how kids can learn to do great things, especially using technology.

arrwiKidWorld.com portal -- We continue to develop our kids' media literacy/resource portal, iKidWorld.com.

Music as History and Storytelling

arrwLive Concert Series -- We continue our series of Southern California live concerts with a variety of local libraries, museums, schools, and other organizations, teaching kids about history and culture through traditional folk music, based on the live concert work and cable show (see below) of Gigi & Mike (www.gigij.net)

arrw"Let's Sing Together" -- Creation of our monthly children's show "Let's Sing Together" in 2005 (which can be seen on KGEM-TV and selectively on Google Video and www.gigiandmike.com.

arrw"Crunchy Party-Mix" Album -- Our first children's album -- "Crunchy PartyMix" -- continues broad distribution on CDBaby, iTunes, MSN Music, eMusic, Rhapsody, Wal*Mart.com, and other digital sources. This is part of our mission of exposing children to history through traditional folk music