LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO, March
15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Evite, the leading digital
service for bringing people together, and Common Sense Media, the
leading nonprofit organization helping kids thrive in a world of
media and technology, today announced a partnership to promote the
importance and benefits of device-free gatherings with family and
friends.
Evite and Common Sense Media have launched a joint landing page
at www.evite.com/c/commonsensemedia which provides site users with
practical ideas, advice and tools for implementing device-free
events. Evite has designed and added to its service a series of
digital invitations with a device-free theme, including dinner
parties, potlucks, kids' sleepovers and more. In addition, Evite
has developed original video content for users of the joint landing
page with tips for hosting device-free gatherings.
As part of the partnership, Evite is also helping to promote
Common Sense Media's national #DeviceFreeDinner campaign launched
last fall.
"Research confirms the importance of family dinner for kids,
including better vocabularies, fewer behavior problems, less
substance abuse, and more," said Amy
Guggenheim Shenkan, President and Chief Operating Officer of
Common Sense. "Beyond that, families can benefit from the quality
time and face-to-face conversation that a device-free dinner
offers, and the feedback we have received from parents and kids
echoes that sentiment. We are excited to team up with the event
experts at Evite to share the benefits of device-free gatherings
with an even larger audience."
"Evite exists to bring people together face to face, and this
partnership with Common Sense Media reinforces the value of
meaningful connections with loved ones," said Victor Cho, Chief Executive Officer of Evite.
"Technology plays an important role in our lives, but it can also
be isolating. We're encouraging our users to explore device-free
events in their own lives, and maybe even make it the new normal
for dinner and beyond."
About Evite
Evite (www.evite.com) is the leading
digital service for bringing people together. With a wide array of
free, easy-to-use invitation designs and inspirational
party-planning tools, the company has sent over 2 billion event
invitations in its history, enabling approximately 3 billion unique
face-to-face connections. Evite makes getting together effortless
and more memorable for its 100+ million annual users, sending
20,000 invitations every hour and handling hundreds of millions of
RSVPs every year. Launched in 1998, Evite is headquartered in
Los Angeles and is a subsidiary of
Liberty Interactive Corporation, attributed to the Liberty Ventures
Group (NASDAQ: LVNTA, LVNTB).
About Common Sense
Common Sense is the nation's
leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a
powerful voice for kids and families in the 21st century. Millions
of families, educators, and policymakers turn to Common Sense every
day to access our independent rating systems, unbiased research,
and trusted tools and advice that help them navigate a rapidly
changing digital landscape at home and at school. Learn more at
commonsense.org.
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