- Predator Panic Increases Risk
By Larry Magid - Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:37pm PST
I've been an Internet safety advocate since 1993 and right now I'm discouraged and angry about what's going on in this field. I'm angry because people who ought to know better are trying to mislead the public with false information about online risks whic... Read More»
- Twitter and Plurk: What Parents Should Know
- By Larry Magid - Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:00pm PDT
You probably know about social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, but have you heard of microblogging at Twitter and Plurk?... Read More»
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- Reading, Writing and... Social Networking?
By Anne Collier - Fri Aug 1, 2008 4:13pm PDTWe don't have to allow the news media's negative, narrowly defined presentation of social networking to influence how we picture social networking at school.... Read More»
- Facebook to Clean Up Its Apps
- By Larry Magid - Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:44pm PDT
Facebook applications permit people to play games with other members, listen to music, schedule events and much more. Some have caused problems.... Read More»
- Training Wheels for Social Networks
- By Larry Magid - Mon Jul 7, 2008 2:22pm PDT
Sites like Club Penguin and ZooKazoo provide an opportunity for kids to interact in a much more limited way than social networking sites like MySpace.... Read More»
- Is It Safe For My Children to Chat Online?
When you are dealing with preteens and young teens, you should insist that your children chat only in rooms and channels monitored by live and trained monitors, not bots.... Read More»
- Safety Tips for Social Networks
Do you know how to keep your kids safe on social networks like MySpace and Facebook? In this article, noted online safety authority and lawyer Parry Aftab provide practical tips for social networking teens and their parents. You'll learn how a few s... Read More»
- What Makes a Good Digital Citizen?
- By Anne Collier - Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:27pm PDT
If children begin to see online environments as communities they're helping to shape so that they have a stake in them, they'll simply act more accountably.... Read More»
- Social Networking
Social networking sites are the hippest "meet market" around, especially among tweens, teens, and 20-somethings. These sites encourage and allow people to exchange information about themselves and communicate with the world.... Read More»
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"Exposure to online porn might have reached the point where it can be characterized as normative among youth Internet users, especially teenage boys."... Read More»
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