By Avrielle Jensen on April 2, 2012
It seems like common sense to keep an anonymous blog, well, anonymous. But this may be harder than you might think. One of my friends had a secret dating blog she started with some of her friends... read more
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By Taylor Davies on March 7, 2012
Have you ever wondered what your six-year-old might stumble upon while on YouTube? Well, you’re not alone; plenty of parents have raised the question. Here are some internet functions, sites, and... read more
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By David Strom on January 24, 2012
Last year I wrote this post reviewing 40 years of using email. I am old enough to recall many of those events and while I wasn't exactly present at the dawn of email, I know people who were. But it... read more
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By Mary Kay Hoal on January 23, 2012
When I was asked to provide some insight into a discussion that was happening on LinkedIn about “best practices when monitoring your child/teen online”, I was happy to provide my input. After all, I... read more
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By Anne Collier on January 14, 2012
Think about the foundation of manners (handling oneself and others respectfully) whether we're online or offline – just ask Buck the horse-whisperer! Words like "manners" and "etiquette" usually... read more
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By Mary Kay Hoal on January 12, 2012
Yes. You read that right. A social media background check is now possible thanks to a ruling by the Federal Trade Commission. It also provides us parents with further reinforcement that it’s... read more
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By David Strom on January 11, 2012
If you thought you had your online banking security situation under control, along comes this chilling blog entry from security vendor Trusteer about some really nasty stuff they observed over the... read more
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By Anna Piekarzewski on December 27, 2011
Comments made by first lady Michelle Obama, stating that her two children, aged 12 and 9, were too young to have Facebook profiles, have sparked a debate about the age appropriateness of social... read more
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By Mary Kay Hoal on December 22, 2011
As soon as your children start tapping on the keyboard, that’s the time you should begin your online parenting. You'll be happy to know that parenting online isn’t much different than parenting your... read more
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By Shaheen Shariff on December 21, 2011
Many of the activities that youth will engage in on their cellular or smart phones during instructional time are regarded by teachers as disruptive at best and destructive at worst. This is not... read more
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By Mary Kay Hoal on December 20, 2011
EducationWhether this is facilitated through teachers or parents (hopefully both!), awareness of the issues that exist online are first and foremost in an effort to avoid them. Parents also need to... read more
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By Larry Magid on December 19, 2011
Privacy Primer SlideshowWatch what you postThere is a lot of talk about how social networks, search engines and even seemingly innocuous websites can invade our privacy, but the biggest risk to our... read more
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