In an age of over-sharing and over-posting, it’s important to educate ourselves on internet privacy and safety options, and practice safe internet use, when surfing the web or using social media sites. Children and young adults are especially at risk with social media profiles containing information on everything from where they go to school to…
Computers nowadays are incomplete if they are not installed with antivirus programs. This is because computer viruses are real threats and when underestimated can cause havoc in your computer. There are many people who appreciate only the importance of antivirus software when they get to experience the harmful effects of computer viruses. Here are some…
Children, even in their young age, are already adept in using the computer. In fact, they are now fond of playing games and other applications in the computer. They are also using social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Because of these, parents must take time to teach their kids how to protect themselves all…
Between the computer, television, your cell phone or smartphone and all the other media you observe each day, have you ever thought about what portion of your life all that actually consumes? Admit it – you’re playing with your kids’ game players too sometimes… What about your kids? Do they have a cell phone, computer…
When his 13-year-old son asked for a Facebook page, Ron Stevenson decided it was an opportunity to teach him a few lessons. Without taking a confrontational stance, Stevenson approached it as a time to teach his son what is right and what is wrong to do when you are online. As Product Manager for GoGoStat,…
Do you know what’s going on in your child’s on-line life? Did she post compromising photos of herself for predators to see? Is she being cyberbullied? Is he considering suicide?
With Twitter’s recent announcement that they are integrating Foursquare and Gowalla technology so people can give exact locations of their tweets, parents need to think about whether or not this is a good thing for their kids.
Yippy.com, a family-friendly search engine and portal, formerly called Clusty, has been chosen by About.com as the #1 search engine of 2010. It’s super easy for beginners (like kids) to use, has bright graphics and excellent filtering capabilities to keep kids safe.
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This story has been updated 6-17-2010 – please use this link to see the latest about SocialShield: http://familyfirst.com/socialshield-helps-protect-kids.html The web has been a continuing string of phenomena that captured rthe public’s interest and exploded. An online auction site called eBay appeared about ten years ago. So did a search engine called Yahoo!. A bit later,…