By Common Sense Media What kind of pizza are you? What does the kind of pet you have say about your personality? Which U.S. city is your perfect fit? Quizzes like these are all over Facebook and other social networks. For kids, online personality tests are as compelling as the Hogwarts Sorting Hat: They define…
How to Use Facebook’s New Reactions Feature
Unless you live totally off the grid or don’t have a Facebook account, you’ve probably noticed Reactions, a feature designed to serve as an extension of the Like button on your News Feed. According to Facebook, this change was made because they realize that people come to their News Feeds to discover what’s happening in…
The Very Public Side of Private Instagram Accounts
Today I found a social media privacy problem between Pinterest, IFTTT, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram. These are the only accounts I have tested so far, but it was a broad enough sample to discuss Internet safety, social media privacy and your information being online. Let me be clear: I’m not a developer, nor a statistician,…
Tips for Creating & Maintaining a Thriving Online Community with Facebook Groups
Ten years ago when I was a new mom, I loved the wealth of information available through websites and connecting to other moms through online forums but these days Facebook makes it easier for me to keep in touch with friends and find specific groups of parents with similar interests through the Facebook Groups feature….
Facebook Town Hall Meeting: Joe Biden Talks to Parents Magazine About Gun Violence (2/19)
Recent current events have made gun violence and gun safety hot topics. On Tuesday, February 19 Parents invites you to join a video town hall with Vice President Joe Biden at 3:30 pm Eastern Time. Join the conversation by submitting thoughtful questions for Vice President Biden via the Parents Facebook page. Your questions about gun…
Facebook & Social Networking Tips for Parents from FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam
As part of an ongoing series this week about online and mobile safety, Family Online Safety Institute CEO, Stephen Balkam, is here to provide tips to help keep your family safer online. Yesterday’s topic dealt with mobile safety and today we’re taking about Facebook. Tech Savvy Mama: We know that Facebook Terms of Service…
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…
Should Children Be Allowed To Use Facebook?
This sponsored post was written by Maggie Durango, a freelance writer and occasional guest blogger. Any sane parent would approach their child’s use of technology and the Internet with a certain amount of trepidation given the fact that there are so many predators online that try and abuse young kids. Every parent wants to keep…
Wanted: Parents with 8-17 Year Olds for Anonymous Survey About Facebook
Friend, former SV Moms Group blogger for Chicago, and Chicagonista founder, MJ Tam, wrote asking for help. She’s looking for parents with children between the ages of 8-17 years who would be willing to let their kids fill out an anonymous survey called “Kids & Facebook – The Honest Lowdowns by Kids under 18 using…
The Social Network…Coming to Theaters in October
What do you think? Will you see this movie about the history of Facebook? Thanks for reading Tech Savvy Mama through your feed! Original post by Tech Savvy Mama ©2012
