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Benefits of the Right Social Media for Kids
Kids & The Internet: The Benefits Today’s iGeneration (teens and middle-schoolers) are internet savvy thanks to the existence of online gaming sites, virtual worlds, forums, message boards, online communities and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Kidssocialnetwork, Club Penguin, Moshi Monsters, Togetherville and Everloop. While access to these sites is often through a desktop [...]
The Kids Email Fundraiser Card and Kit
As a Parent you know what time of the year it is. That’s right, it’s time for the annual School or Organization Fundraiser. Usually your group will have a Candy Fundraiser, but why not try something unique?Those of you that have purchased and are using Kids Email know the value of this service. So why [...]
Some College Admission Boards Check Social Networking Sites
Did you know that some College Admission Boards check Social Networking Sites when they vet a student before they make that final decision to accept or reject their college applications? Hopefully this fact does not surprise the majority of our readers. According to a Survey conducted by the Kaplan Test Prep, of those colleges surveyed [...]
Would you like to have a Safe Internet for your children to use?
The Internet has an awesome amount of information, however, it also contains material and websites that are not appropriate for children to view. Let alone stumble upon it when they least expect it. Here are some statistics you need to consider: The Kaiser Family Foundation found that among teens online, 70 percent have accidentally come [...]
Suicide Lifeline offered by new Facebook Tool
Facebook is now offering a new tool to report a possible suicidal post. If you read a post that appears to be suicidal in nature you can use the report feature next to the Facebook post. Once reported to Facebook, staff will review it and send the post’s author an email. This email will [...]
Ugly Meter App ~ Trick App or Possible Cyberbullying Tool
At the end of last week, I came across some articles about the new release of the Ugly Meter app that is available for the iPhone and iPad on iTunes for $.99. The Ugly Meter app, Version 2.76, created by Dapper Gentlemen was released on November 29th, and adds a Bully Mode with meaner insults. [...]
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