Archive for December, 2010
Facebook’s new facial recognition feature: What parents need to know
Tag, you’re it! Facebook’s photo sharing is getting a facelift. If you’ve ever uploaded a photo to your Facebook page, you’re surely familiar with “tagging” someone – notifying a friend that she’s in a pic you posted. And our kids do it all the time – using digital cameras, camcorders and cell phones — to [...]
Giving Kids a Smartphone Requires Smart Parenting
As this ‘Mobile Year in Review’ video from Mobile Future explains, mobile use is growing and is becoming the device of choice for youth to connect to the Web and to each other. What’s a Smartphone? What Parents Need to Know Parents – if you’ve been thinking about getting your teen a smartphone this holiday [...]
Be a Safe Santa Online
Today’s guest blogger is Hemanshu ‘Hemu’ Nigam, an advisor on SafetyWeb’s Product Advisory Council and the host of SafetyWeb’s Blog Talk Radio Show. Hemu is the founder of SSP Blue and an expert in online safety and security who has led security efforts at Microsoft and News Corporation and was the former Chief Security Officer [...]
Parents and Teens: Join SafetyWeb at the FCC’s Generation Mobile Event
We’re pleased to announce that SafetyWeb co-founder Michael Clark has been invited by the FCC to participate in an ‘Ask the Experts’ panel at the Generation Mobile Forum. WHEN: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. EST WHERE: McKinley Technology High School Auditorium, 151 T Street Northeast, Washington D.C., 20002 LIVE WEBCAST: Join online [...]
Could Wikileaks Postings Jeopardize Your Child’s Future?
The news about Wikileaks and the potential threat to our national security is making headlines throughout the world. If you haven’t yet had a conversation with your child about Wikileaks, but you believe he or she is talking about it with friends or at school, it may be prudent to have a conversation about social [...]
10 Mistakes Teens Make on Facebook (and What to Do About It)
If you have a teen, you can pretty much bet that he or she is active on Facebook. And while it might seem like a harmless way for teens to connect with friends, they may be putting themselves in danger if they’re not careful. Here are some mistakes to look for on your teen’s Facebook [...]
Is Your Tween Sneaking Onto Facebook?
Today’s guest post comes from Staci Perkins, a tech-savvy mom of two social media-using teenage boys, a tween girl who’s constantly connected to her cell phone, and a fourth grade boy who is just venturing out to (cyber) space. About a year ago, my then 10-year-old daughter wanted to get her own Facebook account. All [...]
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