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Top 10 Mistakes Kids Make Online

We all make mistakes, but an “online” mistake can have devastating consequences. These mistakes are public, available to the world “online”, possibly permanent and part of your “online reputation”.

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Top 10 Tips on Keeping Kids Safe With Technology This Summer

Summer is here and parents are looking for ways to keep their kids safe when they go online. Kids online usage increases over the summer and so do the risks. Please make sure you are talking to your kids about summer safety and be sure to include online safety and tips to stay safe.

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Teaching Kids About Their Online Reputation

One great thing about technology is that information is easily accessible. In this picture, we have the world which represents all the information we now have access to through the internet. When we have a question, we “Google” it to get the answer. All this information comes to our computers, laptops, cell phones

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12 Tips To Keep Mom's Laptop Safe

One of the reasons I love social media is that I am able to connect with incredible people like Christopher Burgess. Last year when I began focusing on internet safety, I began following @BurgessCT on Twitter. He always shared helpful information including internet safety and security tips. I always looked forward to his

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Google Puts Kids at Risk by Automatically Enrolling Gmail Accounts into Google Buzz

Do you have a Gmail account? What about your kids? Last week while preparing for a presentation, I decided to find out more about Google Buzz, the newest and most controversial (at the moment) social network site. Although I am a fan of social network sites like FaceBook, Twitter and YourSphere (for kids);

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