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Fri
Aug 31, '12
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Safe Social Networks for Kids
With Facebook becoming an integral part of most adults' and teenagers' lives, it's only natural that the younger generation wants to join in too. However, Facebook is only for people 13 years old and older, and rightfully so, for several safety reasons.
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Wed
Aug 29, '12
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County Judge Seemed Willing to Trade His Job for Pornography
Judge Joseph Polito of Will County, Illinois admitted to repeatedly using his courthouse PC for viewing hard-core pornography on the Internet. He also admits that despite knowing there was a policy against viewing pornography at work, he kept searching for it--even after being blocked by software designed to keep staff on-task.
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Mon
Aug 27, '12
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A Minnesota Anti-Bully Starts “Nice” Movement
With kids everywhere going back to school, anti-bullying initiatives are a hot topic. Most programs are run by teachers and parents, adults with an outside perspective. But at Osseo High School in Minnesota, seventeen-year-old Kevin Curwick has taken the lead by starting a Twitter account, @OsseoNiceThings, where he compliments classmates because he wants “them to feel welcomed, be happy about what they are and what they contribute to Osseo.”
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Mon
Aug 20, '12
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Can you prevent cyberbullying?
Yes, but it requires action.
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Fri
Aug 17, '12
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Sharing Personal Info Online Lets Hackers Find You
Two weeks ago, someone managed to hack into Mat Honan's Apple account and erased all of his data, including a year and a half's worth of pictures. They also took over his email and Twitter accounts.
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Thu
Aug 16, '12
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New children's health study shows parents are worried about Internet Safety
A new study published by Clinical Pediatrics (July 26), a peer-reviewed monthly journal for pediatricians, revealed health-related issues parents are most concerned about for their children. The survey was completed by 1,119 parents from various demographic groups.
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Wed
Aug 15, '12
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Seriously, That's Too Much Information!
Last week on our Facebook Community page, we shared a statistic that almost a third of teens post their cell phone number online. Our intention was to bring the issue to the forefront—that too much personal information is posted online by kids.
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Tue
Aug 14, '12
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Social Media for the Parentally-Minded
As the makers of the leading parental control software Net Nanny, everything we do is intended to help parents protect their children online. As such, we work to provide as much valuable information as possible to keep you in the know and in control of your child's online habits.
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Fri
Aug 10, '12
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Calling All Teens: eBay Wants You
E-commerce increasingly gains popularity as the way to purchase, and now it's true for younger generations. According to the United States Public Interest Research Group consumer director, Ed Mierzwinski, “Kids are the emerging market for…companies. You want to get teens into the fold early--they dictate what the family buys, they are going to be the most brand-loyal.” (Source: Wall Street Journal.)
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Wed
Aug 8, '12
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Camp for Teen Pornography Addicts
An epidemic is a widespread occurrence of something negative affecting a large community. A pandemic is an outbreak across an entire country or world. I dare to say that pornography use and addiction are at a pandemic stage.
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