Glubble v1.x: time for a new experience and upgrade to V2

Glubble launched with a first version of our kids browser in 2007. It was a first experiment which we kept improving using the feedback we received from our users. In 2008, we redesigned the entire service and added a family component to it. We will now shut down Glubble V1.x.

Glubble v2 is now live for almost a year and most of our users have migrated to this new version. It has brought tons of improvements. The Kids browser is themable, we added social networking features so that children could chat with the entire (extended) family. We introduced family photos and events. We added lots of new content, including new green and environmental collections.

For parents and caretakers we brought more flexibility to broaden the Internet experience for each child. Personal collections, the ability to turn on collections of links per child, a much improved kids monitor.

We’ve also introduced the Family Timeline, a unique photo service that allows families to upload, store, view and share their most important family memories. It was featured in many different media during launch (see here and here for example), and has become an integral part of the family experience Glubble provides.

Furthermore, Glubble version 1 doesn’t work on the latest version of Firefox (3.5). We can’t support older versions of Firefox anymore, especially since Mozilla (the creator of Firefox) urges its users to upgrade to the latest version as it is a lot faster and more secure.

Because most of our users have migrated to the new Glubble for families we now feel it is time to close V1. It uses a very different (and incompatible) infrastructure. So if you are still using Glubble V1.x we urge you to upgrade immediately to the latest version of Glubble, V2.0.4.8. You can download the latest version here.

Glubble V1.x will no longer be available starting Wednesday September 10 16th 2009. We would like to thank all our users that enjoyed this version and helped us improve it over time. We hope to welcome the last users of V1.x  on our new Glubble for families service.