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Watch out for Ghouls, Ghosts and Cyber Predators this Halloween!
Information about “Internet Monsters” and how parents can incorporate some safe practices into their family’s lifestyle to make sure their kids are protected from these predators.
Blogger Review Board: Mozy
We value a good first hand review as much as the next mom so we’ve created the TodaysMama Blogger Review Board. This month, they tackle Mozy’s online back up service - see how their experience stacked up.
Gone Forever…
I inadvertently deleted more than 4 GB of pictures and video of our 10-month-old girl. I can’t recreate her first smile, laugh, or dip in the swimming pool, but the gut-wrenching feeling I’d had a few years before didn’t come.
UK: 2 Valuable Views on Net Safety, Part 1
Two milestone documents out of the UK - one requested by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and the other a set of guidelines for social-networking-service best practices - have just been released. Both are relevant wherever young people are online, including in the US, and haven't seen a comprehensive Net-safety report since Web 1.0 days.
Online Safety As We Know It: Becoming Obsolete?
The headline may seem a bit inflammatory, but it's a sincere suggestion coming from 10+ years of observing and participating in the online-safety field.
Sexting: New Study and the 'Truth or Dare' Scenario
Three up-to-the-minute developments – fresh data on sexting from Pew/Internet, an important podcast about technology & developmental behavior among teens, and a summit held by the National District Attorneys Association and the National Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse.