MIAMI, March 24, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. (OTCBB:DPDM) (www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ctr%3Fd=173288%26amp;l=1%26amp;u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.dolphindigitalmedia.com" target="_top" rel="nofollow">http://www.dolphindigitalmedia.com), a creator of secure social networking websites for children utilizing groundbreaking fingerprint identification technology, is pleased to announce that the company has entered into a partnership with the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida to promote Dolphin Digital Media's signature product, Dolphin Secure, and to utilize Dolphin Secure's group functionality. The campaign, "SOS: Speak Online Safely," begins tomorrow, March 25, 2010.
"We are very proud to announce the partnership with the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida," said Bill O'Dowd, Chief Executive Officer of Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. "The Girl Scouts are one of the oldest and most well-regarded children's organizations in the United States. We are excited to utilize Dolphin Secure's group functionality to create closed groups for each Troop level (according to age) and each Membership Pathway program (according to each Girl Scout's personal interests), which will allow the Tropical Florida Council to safely deliver content and to offer live chat for their members."
Dolphin Secure (http://www.dolphinsecure.com) is a revolutionary online safety product, which requires a fingerprint login by every child to access the Internet from the home computer, thereby ensuring that the parent's guidelines for where that child can go, and who that child can talk to, while online are followed. Every child registered in the Dolphin Secure system is automatically granted admission into the groundbreaking social network, "Dolphin Surf," which becomes their home page (i.e., where they go after they supply their fingerprint swipe) and which features full social interactivity including instant messaging and photo sharing – all under the protection of the Dolphin Secure system. With the recent launch of group functionality, Dolphin Surf invites all children's organizations (e.g., schools, little leagues, after-school programs, charitable organizations, etc.) to create their own mini-sites within Dolphin Surf.
Any group will have the ability to upload content (e.g., text, photos, videos) to the group page, create inter-group communication (via live chat and/or e-mails), create a calendar, schedule events, and much more. Of course, the group sites have the full instant messaging capability that is a revolutionary aspect of Dolphin Secure, thereby allowing the children to chat live with each other while viewing the group's site. For the first time, a children's organization can safely create their own environment with full online interactivity occurring by their children.
"Dolphin Secure is an incredible product that will protect our girls online and allow them to communicate in a closed group with one another," states Maria Tejera, Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida. "At the Girl Scouts, we are focused on developing a culture that is girl centered, agile, innovative, aligned and accountable. Dolphin Secure's group functionality facilitates every one of these characteristics in the virtual world our girls live in."
The Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida has over 700 troops and over 16,000 members between Miami-Dade County and Monroe County. The Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida participate in over 50,000 hours of community service a year in their communities as the Girl Scouts learn to believe in themselves, recognize their strengths and see a future of exciting possibilities.
"Dolphin Secure will add value by protecting our girls, bringing peace of mind to parents and enhancing our efforts to offer the benefits of membership and belonging to every girl, everywhere," said Pauline Powell-Russell, Chief Mission to Market Officer of the Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida. "Our programs can be further enriched by allowing closed groups to exist, thereby providing the privacy that comes with knowing the identity of every child allowed inside the closed group's pages. The group functionality also helps us expand our marketing efforts by creating a group, open to everyone on Dolphin Surf, that will serve as an interactive tool allowing girls to talk about the Girl Scout experience, thus encouraging more girls to join."
ABOUT DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC.
Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. is dedicated to the cause of online safety for children. By creating and managing child-friendly social networking websites utilizing state-of the-art fingerprint identification technology, Dolphin Digital Media has taken an industry-leading position with respect to internet safety, as well as digital entertainment. Please visit www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ctr%3Fd=172571%26amp;l=8%26amp;u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.dolphindigitalmedia.com" target="_top" rel="nofollow">http://www.dolphindigitalmedia.com, for more information.
ABOUT GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF TROPICAL FLORIDA
The Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc. is one of 109 councils nationwide chartered by Girl Scouts of the USA to deliver Girl Scout program within specific geographic boundaries. The local council provides a premier leadership experience for over 16,000 girls, in grades K-12, with the support and guidance of 3,700 trained adult volunteers in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Five unique facilities offer experiential outdoor opportunities for girls and adults. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts, call (305) 253-4841 or visit www.girlscoutsfl.org or www.girlscouts.org.
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