people nicolas lee president & ceo website http www.woozworld.com woozworld originally called kidstudio 2.0 is a virtual gaming community and social network service it was founded in 2010 and headquartered in montreal quebec . woozworld allows tweens and teens to connect with each other through customizable profiles and interactive activities . 1 2 3 contents 1 about 2 security 3 users and about 4 references 5 external links about edit woozworld allows users to design their own online realities where they can create their own avatar do fun quests set up new virtual spaces and create their own businesses . woozworld was mainly created for tweens to express themselves in different ways . 4 the service is designed for tweens the average age of users being between 8 and 14 . 3 the canadian innovation exchange listed woozworld as one of the most innovative canadian technology companies in 2011 and about.com awarded it with the 2012 readers choice award for best website for teens gaming and virtual worlds . 2 5 6 in 2012 woozworld was nominated by the british academy of film and television arts bafta in the best website category . 7 the company ranked 5 out of 427 on a 360kid list of highest trafficked virtual worlds in september 2012 . 8 in 2014 woozworld announced the appointment of simonetta lulli as president and ceo . 9 in 2015 woozworld has appointed nicolas lee as president and chief executive officer . as founder and cto nicolas lee has previously ready the company for a number of enhancements in technology and growth allowing a successful transition of the service to mobile security edit woozworld has a strict emphasis on protecting the private information of its users and creating a safe gaming environment that parents can trust . 3 the company complies with all protective measures set forth by the children s online privacy protection act coppa and the company is privo privacy certified . these measures protect children s privacy on the internet and ensure parental consent before account activation . if broken woozworld has the right to ban the offending user . 3 woozworld also features a team of in game workers called moderators that monitor woozen activity and check for harmful or abusive behavior . this ensures the safety of its members . members who engage in any behavior that breaks guidelines set by woozworld faces punishment by moderators ranging from temporary suspension to being permanently banned from the virtual social network . woozworld also sets a fun but a helpful learning education about safety online . users and about edit woozworld is free to join while only needing to enter a parent s email and their age . woozworld is free ages 10 16 to join . there is an option to become a vip for a certain number of months at a cost either credit card or online cash earned on exterior websites . vips can earn virtual wooz and beex the virtual currency and has access to clothing and other items restricted to freeplay members . all users have access to the woozin a virtual community designed to appear as social media with a comment section and the ability to post and share text . they can friend each other create virtual relationships and even raise pets . there have been multiple reports of hacking youtube videos made such as movies you can play certain games with other users and even trade your own items with other people and some know how to take items from the other user away without the requested items . members can use wooz and beex to buy items in the virtual shopz and even sell items in their own store . wooz is an exclusive currency which is hard to obtain unless it is bought . members can also buy and win rooms to fill with items play games in build shops in and even decorate their own house as . woozworld restricted inappropriate language in 2009 . references edit oliver chiang 10 january 2010 buying celebrity endorsement on twitter a steal for businesses forbes retrieved february 3 2013 a b peter hadekel 31 may 2012 venture financing looking up in quebec and canada the montreal gazette retrieved february 3 2013 a b c d sarah perez 13 december 2011 woozworld launches woozin a facebook for kids www.techcrunch.com retrieved february 3 2013 robin wauters 10 may 2010 tween virtual world woozworld spins off from tribal nova raises 3 million www.techcrunch.com retrieved february 3 2013 sean stanleigh 10 november 2011 cix lists canada s 20 most innovative companies the globe and mail retrieved february 3 2013 denise witmer 2012 readers choice awards www.about.com retrieved february 3 2013 children s bafta kids vote website in 2012 www.bafta.org 2012 retrieved february 3 2013 scott traylor 2012 top ten virtual world 2011 2012 comparison for tweens in the u.s. based on monthly unique traffic pdf www.360kid.com retrieved february 3 2013 woozworld the virtual social network for tweens announces new ceo . february 4 2014 . retrieved 29 january 2016 . external links edit woozworld website 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