Send Missing Child Alerts From Your Smartphone With Lost Kidz App

By: on 8.21.12
Lost Kidz App

Lost Kidz App

It’s safe to guess that just as many moms have a smartphone in their purse as they do a half gallon of milk in the fridge. Which makes smartphones a smart place to post about missing children. Stephen Fern, founder of the app Lost Kidz knows first hand how terrifying it can be when you realize your child has wondered off. While traveling in France, one of Fern’s six children went missing for 25 minutes. They found him unharmed, but from that incident the idea for Lost Kidz was born. With Lost Kidz, the moment you realize your child is missing, you launch the app on your phone and send out an alert. Read the full story at Mashable.

Author:

Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Google+ Website
Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

Filed Under: Media & Entertainment, Mobile & Wireless, Tech Biz, Top Stories Tagged With: ,
  • Breakfastfor8

    What about the Lost Petz App being used across the area affected by Sandy? Help to make people aware as there are thousands of pets who are still missing and this gives them the best chance of them being reunited with their owners. The more people that know about it, the more pets will find their way home!