Talking Angela

March 12, 2014

After being asked by students from 8 of 9 schools in Calgary recently about Talking Angela – I think it’s time to address it.

They ask “Is it safe?” – based on what has been circulating on the web that the App (iOS and Android) – has a pedophile hiding behind it asking our kids questions.

Based on everything that I read – it is a hoax.  To that end, I advised children: If you don’t feel comfortable using it – it’s OK to delete it!  You don’t need it – there are many other apps out there for you!

With 57million downloads – lots of kids have it.  The game features a talking cat named Angela who speaks in a French accent. Users interact with Angela, taking trivia and asking her questions.

With kids being the best viral marketers in the world – they tell each other about it (the App), along with whatever they hear about it, once they download it.

It’s our job to help navigate them.

More reading is available here:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57619752-76/talking-angela-programmer-talks-hoaxes-ai-mastery-q-a/