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Do You Know Why Social Media is Important?

Have you thought about the impact of social media over the last few years? Watching the video below reminded me of the impact and influence of social media.

Social Media has changed the way we communicate and reaches a vast audience. It creates opportunities to collaborate with experts, engage with others and

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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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Web Browsers Make a Difference, Which One Are You Using?

I used to be under the impression that it didn’t matter what web browser you used. Windows came with Internet Explorer, so that is what I used. Over the last 2 years, I have tried several different browsers and I realized your browser can make a big difference.

I was curious to find out who

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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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