The Electric Company, Sesame Workshop

The second season of Sesame Workshop's series The Electric Company (12x30) is set to premiere January 25, 2010 on PBS Kids Go (check local listings).

Targeted to K6-9, the new season of The Electric Company, which airs five days a week, will begin with a special three-episode recurring role by Kyle Massey (Cory in the House), playing Keith's cousin PJ.

Following the debut week, new episodes will bow each Friday. The new season will also feature celebrity appearances by NBA player Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic/center), John Leguizamo, LL Cool J, and Sherrie Shephard among others.

Season two of The Electric Company is made possible by the support of American Greetings and Beaches Resorts. The series is part of PBS Kids Raising Readers national literacy initiative, which focuses on using public media to improve reading skills of K2-8, particularly for kids from low-income families.

Smart Kids Group debuts Live at the Hive, a new social networking community targeted to kids/tweens and their parents.
The bee hive-themed community features Bert the Bee and other characters that lead users through Live at the Hive, which includes a range of areas or in this case neighborhood hives like The Healthy Hive, The Travel Hive, and The Safety Hive among others.
Safety is a key component of this social network. So, it will include various features such as monthly reports to parents that show where their kids have visited and who they have been interacting with on the site.