For the past two days I’ve been attending the Family Online Safety Institute’s (FOSI) Annual Conference, a place where lawmakers, companies, educators, and non-profits come together to discuss issues relating to keeping kids safe online. Amazing statistics combined with incredible keynote speakers and companies showcasing products and parental control features designed to keep kids safe…
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7 Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping
Today SafetyWeb.comis here to share some simple and easy tips to keep you safe online as you begin making purchases for the holiday shopping season. With just over two months left until Christmas, many people are already thinking about holiday shopping. In 2010, more than $36 billion dollars was spent in online shopping over the…
Parental Controls: A Survey of Awareness, Attitudes, and Use
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Apple Crepes with Melt Buttery Spread and $500 Mingle with Melt Contest
Melt and our apple crepe recipe Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer’s latest obsession is to print out recipes that they earn through game play on PBS Kids’ Fizzy’s Lunch Lab. Earlier this week they came to me incredibly excited about their latest find- apple crepes! I couldn’t resist their sweet faces and them telling…
Bold Earth Teen Adventures Provides Hands On Learning Through Travel and Community Service
I’ve always believed that each person learns in a different way. While some may be paper and pencil learners, others are more visual while certain people learn by doing. For those who learn by doing, Bold Earth Teen Adventures offers multi-sport summer programs for high school students ages 11-18 that incorporate community service projects. Bold…
Review: Sony Vaio Y Series with AMD Fusion Technology
Netbooks are a great idea, but I’ve found that sometimes the screens are just too small to run certain programs. Sony’s Vaio Y series laptops fit the person who is looking for a ultra-light PC at an affordable price but needs the speed of an AMD Fusion Technology. The Vaio YB series laptop provides a…
2011 Holiday Toy Favorites from Time to Play Holiday Showcase
Last week Time to Play Magazine shared the hot toys for 2011 at a New York City press event where they unveiled the year’s Most Wanted List. Here’s video from the event where professional toy testers Jim Silver, Chris Byrne, and Shannon Eis share their 19 picks. Besides the 19 hot toys of the year, there were 40…
Port Discovery Baltimore Healthy First Saturday Today!
Fall is here and if the gray skies threaten your apple picking plans for the day, head to Baltimore for Healthy First Saturday. Healthy First Saturday is Port Discovery’s community health fair that is part of Baltimore’s Healthy City Days. Here is the schedule of events included with museum admission: Baltimore Health Care Access Health…
Safely Social Monitor: Free Easy Service Monitors Family Facebook Activity
Chances are you know who your child was with and what they were doing after school but do you know what they were doing online after they finished their homework? Just as we want to know where our kids are going and who they’re with on a regular basis to ensure their safety, it’s important…
Fox 5 News DC Feature on Blogalicious and Blogging Conferences
This morning I accompanied the fabulous Stacey Ferguson, co-founder of Blogalicious and The Social Niche, on Fox 5 News where we got to talk about the upcoming conference and the world of blogging. Blogalicious Weekend Coming Up in October: MyFoxDC.com Having attend Blogalicous each year since it started with the inaugural conference in Atlanta, it’s been…
