Keek Social Video Network
By Amanda Bindel,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Short clips of talent; fun, iffy content; public by default.
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Keek Social Video Network
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What’s It About?
Create an account in KEEK SOCIAL VIDEO NETWORK by connecting through Facebook, Twitter, or Google Plus or create a username and password and enter a birth date. As with Vine, teens then can browse a video stream of those they're following or videos that are trending, popular, or recently uploaded, but these videos are significantly longer at 36 seconds. Teens also can send private messages to other users. Following a user puts their videos into your feed; subscribing sends notifications when they post. Teens can like, comment on, or share the videos either to their own Keek feeds or to Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or Facebook or by SMS or email; videos are searchable by keyword or hashtag.
Is It Any Good?
At 36 seconds, these videos pack more entertainment and narrative than shorter social videos, but content and privacy are still an issue for teens. Content varies widely, from truly talented aspiring musicians to trashy wannabe porn stars. Parents and teens should be aware that accounts are set to public by default, and the private messages start rolling in pretty quickly asking for a "follow." Teens will have to go into the settings to change their accounts to private. Teens can block users and flag objectionable content, and the community guidelines are pretty clear and seem to be enforced. Though there's lots of cool stuff in addition to all manner of iffy, this is one parents will want to keep an eye on, especially for younger teens.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about safe video sharing and how teens can participate safely. Use Instagram or Vine? Read 5 Things to Know if Kids Are Sharing Videos together and discuss.
Remind teens that there is no reason to include their full names in their profiles and to be careful about giving out too much personal information. Better yet, encourage them to set their accounts to private if they post any personal information at all.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: August 26, 2015
- Category: Social Networking
- Topics: High School
- Publisher: Keek Inc.
- Version: 4.8.1
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 7.0 or later; Androis 4.0.3 and up
- Last updated: January 23, 2019
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