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The Online Obsession(0)

February 2, 2012

Is it really possible to become addicted to the Internet?  This question has been getting attention lately due to a recent study published in the scientific journal, PLoS ONE* focusing on this very subject.  With all of us, especially kids, using the Internet more than ever before, it’s worth taking a closer look… The study [...]

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Looking Backward to See Forward – Child Online Safety in the New Year

When it comes to technology and social media, many parents feel like they are constantly playing catch up in an attempt to stay on top of what their kids are up to online. So in an effort to keep up as we enter 2012, we wanted to share some interesting information from a recent blog [...]

Facebook Ought to Allow Children Under 13

by Larry Magid Today’s guest blogger is Larry Magid, co-director of ConnectSafely.org and a member of the SafetyWeb Product Advisory Council. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comment that children under 13 should be allowed on Facebook didn’t surprise me. When I asked him about this a year ago, he told me, “It’s something that we’ve [...]

Privacy: 8 New Year’s Resolutions for Protecting Your Privacy Online

Happy New Year! With 2011 off to a great start, we thought now would be the perfect time for a refresher course about basic online privacy protection. In fact, this would serve as a wonderful opportunity for parents to sit down with their children to review how we can all stay safe online. To jumpstart [...]


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