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company_logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Kajeet logo 200w nobeta.jpg|200px|kajeet Logo]] -->|
company_type = [[Private company|Private]]|
company_slogan = Use It For Good|
foundation = 2006|
location = [[Bethesda, Maryland]] (Corporate headquarters)|
key_people = Daniel Neal, CEO & Founder|
industry = [[telecommunications|Wireless Services]]|
products = [[Wireless]] using [[Code division multiple access|CDMA]]|
homepage = [http://www.kajeet.com kajeet.com]|
}}
'''Kajeet''' is a [[pay-as-you-go]] [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]]-based [[Mobile Virtual Network Operator]] (MVNO) that began selling phones to the general public in March 2007 through their website.


[[Image:K-100_logo.jpg||right]]
Kajeet advertises with six animated characters ("dudes") who represent various kid [[archetype]]s: Kane, Lottie, Obie, Skratch, Tallulah, and Zeo. Each character has his or her own ringtones, wallpapers and graphics that kids can choose to use . The characters' personalities are fleshed out in "Dudeworld."
'''K-100''' was an entertainment information programme which was shown on [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Television Broadcasts Limited]] (TVB). The program provided information about upcoming and latest shows airing on TVB. It also featured interviews with celebrities who work for the station, and behind-the-scenes peeks at the station's studio complex (電視廣播城). In addition, K-100 also announced the station's top-five shows over the previous week in terms of viewership during the "Viewership Ratings" segment (收視龍虎榜).


The name "K-100" originated from the station's previous [[post office box]] number, with the "K-" prefix indicating that the box was located in [[Kowloon]]. The station's PO box was re-numbered to "70100" following the postal service's consolidation of its PO boxes, but the programme's name stuck.
Kajeet was discussed in the TIME Magazine online article<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1590955,00.html|publisher=TIME Magazine|title=Cell Phones for the SpongeBob Set|date=[[2007-02-16]]}}</ref> and in the print edition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1595252,00.html|publisher=TIME Magazine|title=Calling All Kids|date=[[2007-03-01]]}}</ref> In both, the author Wendy Cole recounted her daughter's experience during kajeet beta testing.


The program debuted on [[December 1]], [[1968]], when it was moved to [[Asia Television Limited|ATV World]] on [[May 1]], [[1982]]. 1,449 episodes of K-100 had been taped since its inception.
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On March 19, 2007, kajeet launched a presence in [[Whyville]], the virtual world for kids, sponsoring a "Chat Factory" in the Whyville Mall. In May 2007, the kajeet-Whyville relationship was presented as a case study in online marketing to kids at the Kid Power 2007 conference in Orlando, Florida.

In mid-March 2007, kajeet officially announced its retail launch in Best Buy and Limited Too stores, and in April began selling in Long's Drugs stores on the west coast.

In early April 2007, kajeet began running its first television commercial on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and other kid-specific broadcast outlets.

On May 16, 2007, kajeet was featured in "Marketing Cell Phones to Kids,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2819564n|publisher=CBS News|title=Marketing Cell Phones to Kids|date=[[2007-05-16]]}}</ref> part of a five-part CBS News report on marketing to kids.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2819367n|publisher=CBS News|title=Eye To Eye - Kids Go Mobile|date=[[2007-05-16]]}}</ref>

In June 2007, kajeet launched [http://dudemail.kajeet.com Dudemail], an e-mail application featuring customizable versions of the six animated characters that includes a text-to-speech component. The company was also singled out by Best Buy in their 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbycommunications.com/csr/products.htm|title=Best Buy 2007 corporate responsibility report|month=June|year=2007}}</ref>

By October 2007, kajeet had secured phone and refill card distribution not only in Best Buy, Limited Too and Longs Drugs, but also in Target, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, CVS and Rite Aid locations. The company moved quickly in the wake of Disney Mobile's announcement that it was shutting down in December 2007 by offering a $50 service credit to Disney Mobile users who switch their number to the kajeet service.

Kajeet was named one of five companies to watch by The National Venture Capital Association, a trade association that represents the U.S. venture capital industry, in its [http://www.nvca.org/pubs.html 2005-2006 Year in Review]. In September 2007, kajeet announced the securing of $36.8 million in series-B venture capital funding.

==References==
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==Hosts==
*[[Willie Revillame]]
*[[Randy Santiago]]
*[[Noli de Castro]]
===Co-Hosts===
*Sen. [[Pia Cayetano]]
*[[Akiko Thompson]]
*[[Amanda Carpo]]
*[[Rina Go]]
*[[Paolo Abrera]]
*[[Phoemela Baranda]]
*[[Svetlana Osmeña]]
*[[Jeena Lopez]]
*[[Enchong Dee]]
*[[Ruby Gan]]
*[[Fely Atienza]]
*[[Trishan Cuazo]]
*[[Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez]]
*[[Apples Aberin-Sadhwani]]
*[[Tessa Prieto-Valdes]]
*[[Leica Carpo]]
==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.kajeet.com/ kajeet homepage]
*[http://jade.tvb.com/k100 K-100 official homepage] (TVB, Chinese)
*[http://jade.tvb.com/k100/rating Viewership Ratings] (收視龍虎榜, TVB, Chinese)
* [http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/devlin/10572 Yahoo! Tech: "kajeet: A Cell Phone Service for Tweens," April 2, 2007]
*[http://jade.tvb.com/k100/forum K-100 Forum] (網上自由講, TVB, Chinese)
* [http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/kajeet/4505-6454_7-32416632.html C|Net review, April 19, 2007]
* [http://www.prepaidreviews.com/blog/kajeet/kajeet-delivers-best-of-cell-phone-world-to-parents-kids-34881/ Prepaid Reviews: Interview with kajeet CEO and Founder Daniel Neal, September 24, 2007]

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[[Category:Mobile Virtual Network Operators]]
[[Category:TVB television programmes]]
[[Category:1977 television series debuts]]
[[Category:2005 television series endings]]
[[zh:K-100]]

Revision as of 05:19, 10 October 2008

For the radio station in Saint John, New Brunswick, see CIOK-FM.

K-100 was an entertainment information programme which was shown on Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). The program provided information about upcoming and latest shows airing on TVB. It also featured interviews with celebrities who work for the station, and behind-the-scenes peeks at the station's studio complex (電視廣播城). In addition, K-100 also announced the station's top-five shows over the previous week in terms of viewership during the "Viewership Ratings" segment (收視龍虎榜).

The name "K-100" originated from the station's previous post office box number, with the "K-" prefix indicating that the box was located in Kowloon. The station's PO box was re-numbered to "70100" following the postal service's consolidation of its PO boxes, but the programme's name stuck.

The program debuted on December 1, 1968, when it was moved to ATV World on May 1, 1982. 1,449 episodes of K-100 had been taped since its inception.

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