<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kids	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
きっず	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
public	O
web	O
portal	O
provided	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
site	O
was	O
formerly	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
via	O
Yahoo	O
!,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
until	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Korean	O
via	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kids	O
,	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Yahooligans	O
!,	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
March	O
1996	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
's	O
editors	O
stated	O
that	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
reporter	O
Michelle	O
Slatalla	O
noted	O
that	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
entered	O
into	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
now	O
WildBrain	O
)	O
to	O
establish	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Educational	O
professionals	O
and	O
former	O
teachers	O
screened	O
each	O
website	O
listed	O
in	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
adopted	O
the	O
persona	O
of	O
Bill	O
Clinton	O
's	O
pet	O
cat	O
,	O
Socks	O
,	O
to	O
introduce	O
viewers	O
to	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
's	O
website	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
provided	O
on	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
offered	O
an	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
gadget	O
that	O
allowed	O
children	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
live	O
chats	O
with	O
notable	O
people	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bill	O
Clinton	O
,	O
J	O
.	O
K	O
.	O
Rowling	O
,	O
and	O
Bill	O
Nye	O
the	O
Science	O
Guy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Question	O
submissions	O
were	O
posted	O
on	O
SurveyMonkey	O
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1996	O
,	O
Greg	O
Mefford	O
of	O
The	O
Galveston	O
Daily	O
News	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
The	O
Daily	O
News	O
)	O
stated	O
that	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
is	O
"	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
educational	O
,	O
with	O
links	O
to	O
darn	O
near	O
everything	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kokomo	O
Tribune	O
columnist	O
Amy	O
Irick	O
wrote	O
in	O
January	O
1998	O
that	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
Irick	O
said	O
that	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
"	O
very	O
user	O
friendly	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
its	O
parent	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
Indiana	O
Gazettes	O
John	O
Smathers	O
wrote	O
in	O
June	O
2002	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
mention	O
kids	O
sites	O
without	O
mentioning	O
Yahooligans.com	O
 "	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
website	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
tool	O
to	O
teach	O
kids	O
more	O
about	O
Internet	O
surfing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Gail	O
Junion-Metz	O
of	O
the	O
School	O
Library	O
Journal	O
praised	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
September	O
1998	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
John	O
Hilvert	O
and	O
Linda	O
Bruce	O
of	O
PC	O
User	O
(	O
now	O
named	O
TechLife	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Yahooligans	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
specialized	O
engines	O
,	O
particularly	O
for	O
homework	O
answers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
reviewer	O
Holly	O
Gunn	O
of	O
Teacher	O
Librarian	O
praised	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
blog	O
post	O
announcing	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Kids	O
 '	O
closure	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Rossiter	O
wrote	O
that	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Children	O
younger	O
than	O
13	O
could	O
create	O
a	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
account	O
through	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Young	O
users	O
could	O
also	O
find	O
age-appropriate	O
movies	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Family	O
Movies	O
"	O
section	O
of	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
