Today’s post comes from Carol Carpenter, VP of Marketing for Trend Micro, Inc. As a mother of two tweens, Carol is also known as Trend Micro’s Cyber Mom and is committed to educating parents on how to easily keep kids and teens safe online while they learn, play and explore. Today Carol shares real and…
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I’m Featured on PBS’ Digital Nation Blog!
Digital Nation not only quoted my reaction to the CNN article and referenced my concerns about one day becoming like South Korea but also compiled all of Dr. John Grohol’s relevant responses about internet addiction from the live discussion into one post. Topics related to internet addiction include: The stigma of internet addiction Pros and cons…
PBS Digital Nation Covers Internet Addiction
After yesterday’s disclosure about my internet addiction, PBS’ Digital Nation staff offered to help me and anyone else who may have a little problem with time spent online. I may have been making fun of the CNN article for its sensational nature, but internet addiction is very serious in other countries like South Korea. Last…
TONIGHT! PBS Digital Nation Broadcast
Last month I named PBS Frontline’s Digital Nation site my Website of the Week. I’ve loved following the blog as this project emerges. Tonight the broadcast component to the South Korea stories, “South Korea: The Most Wired Placed on Earth,” will air as the second segment on FRONTLINE/World tonight, Apr 14, at 9 pm on…
According to CNN I’m Addicted to the Internet
Here’s a surprise, I may be addicted to the internet. According to a recent CNNHealth.com article called Why Moms Are At Risk for Internet Addiction, you may be at risk if your internet usage includes the following: -Being online while your family sleeps -Reading the news online -Using the internet to foster your real life…
Cyber Bully Update
The Palo Alto school system has notified the parents of 6-8 perpetrators in the recent cyber bullying incident. Read the story in the Palo Alto Online News or watch an interview with Jill Asher, founder of Silicon Valley Moms Blog, and contributor, Myrna, on Bay Area news channel KTVU. What are your thoughts about how the cyber bullying was…
Websites of the Week: Cyber Bullying Resources for Parents
Cyberbullying is the topic of the week both here, on DC Metro Moms, Silicon Valley Moms, on City Mama, and even among my colleagues at school. While I urged schools to include digital citizenship lessons in their curriculum in my post, a child’s education about cyberbulling and the proper use of social networking tools, like…
Cyber Bullying: Responsibility of Schools to Protect and Educate
No child should ever be bullied by their peers whether the bullying happens in person or online. Today I’m over on DC Metro Moms talking about how students are waging online attacks on each other through social networking groups like Facebook. These attacks are personal, hateful, and are leaving kids emotionally scarred just like any…
Washington Post Sunday Source Article: Which Web Browser Do You Click With?
With so many web browsers to choose from, how do know if what you are using makes your Internet surfing most efficient? I personally use Safari and Firefox at home and Internet Explorer at work. This Sunday’s Washington Post Sunday Source had a great comparison of 6 browsers including Google Chrome, Firefox, Flock, Internet Explorer,…
Increase Your Tech Savvy-Ness: FTC Town Hall Meeting Session- Children and Teens
Increase your tech savvy-ness by participating in the Federal Trade Commission’s Town Hall Meeting, Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace. This free event is open to the public to attend in person or remotely on May 6-7 and is designed to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy….
