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iParenting Media was a company and then a unit of Disney Online that operated web sites, provided apps, and gave widely recognized prizes for content related to children and parenting. It was a separate company prior to the Disney acquisition. [1] [2] The company was started in January 1997 by Elisa Ast All and Alvin All and was sold in December 2007. The former was pregnant at the time of founding. [3]

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iParenting Media produced podcasts from 2006 to 2009. [4]

Awards

iParenting Media Awards have been granted in these categories [5]

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References

  1. Ostrow, Adam. "Disney Acquires iParenting Media". Mashable.
  2. Weisenthal, Joseph (4 December 2007). "Disney Acquires Family Community Site iParenting Media". gigaom.com.
  3. Benderoff, Eric (4 December 2007). "Disney buys Evanston's iParenting". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  4. "iParenting Media Podcasts - Advice And Wisdom From Preconception Through The Teen Years by iParenting Media on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts.
  5. "iParenting Media Awards Winners". 25 March 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2019.