This post was written by my 12 year old daughter, Emily, who started on Instagram to follow my travels for work. She has grown up watching me use social media and wanted to share her perspective with parents and other kids. Lots of tweens these days are clamoring for social media and the most popular…
Important Conversations to Have with Your Kids About Instagram
This is a sponsored post Since Lisa Frame posted The Very Public Side of Private Instagram Accounts on this blog, we’ve received comments expressing reactions ranging from surprise to those saying that this is just another example of the lack of cross platform security that has always existed as data moves fluidly across social networks and…
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,…
On Babble Tech: Instagram Embed Code Makes Content Fair Game for Anyone
Is your Instagram content public or private? Instagram’s announcement of the new embed code makes it easy for bloggers and those in social media to share content but do you really want to provide that much access to your photos? If you’re concerned, click on over to my Babble Tech post about how the Instagram…
The Thing About Instagram: Always be conscious of what you share
On Wednesday I watched the news unfold about the changes to Instagram’s privacy policy and terms of service (TOS) throughout the day and rather than writing an advice filled post laden with what the new terms meant and suggestions about other services to use, I went to bed (9:30 pm rather than 1:30 am per…
