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Skout – The Social Network that Focuses on Sex, Hooking up and Flirting – What Parents Need to Know
Skout is a social networking site that’s become popular in the past couple months. From the outside it looks like any other Facebook wannabe site, however, once you start poking around inside it becomes obvious that this isn’t like any other social network. Skout is a dating/hookup site with several social network elements such as [...]
Family-Safe Black Friday Deals Under $100
There are hundreds of amazing deals on electronics this Black Friday, as there are every year. Most of us tend to go after the best deals on the hottest items just because they’re the best deals on the hottest item. But do you know which ones are safe for your children? Then again, how do [...]
Funny Friday – Webcam 101 for Seniors
Bruce Huffman, 89, and his wife Esther, 79, are enjoying some YouTube fame after their granddaughter uploaded a candid video of the couple. Apparently, the same granddaughter was teaching them how to use the webcam on their new laptop. Without knowing the webcam was recording, Bruce and Esther went about their business, trying to figure [...]
Happy Friday to The Over 40 Crowd
If you are in your 30s, or older, hopefully you’ll get a laugh out of this. When I was a kid, adults used to bore me with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning….Uphill…Barefoot…BOTH ways…etc., etc., etc. You probably remember those [...]
Secret Santa’s Heartwarming Generosity
If you don’t believe in Santa anymore you probably should, because he’s alive and well—at least in Kansas City. An anonymous man has taken it upon himself to tape a fake beard to his face, put on a red suit, and hand out $100 bills to unsuspecting strangers in homeless shelters and thrift stores. On [...]
An Interesting Way to Quit Your Job
Happy Friday, everyone! And happy Labor Day in advance. I have to admit, I feel extremely fortunate to have a career that I’m passionate about. I look forward to coming into the office every day, and I look forward to meeting new people who feel the same way. But I know that in today’s world, [...]
Funny Friday – Kids Say the Funniest Things
Jump to this Twitter feed to read some of the funniest things that kids will say. Have a great weekend!
Funny Friday – Hyphenated Names That Never Should’ve Been
No commentary needed here! These wedding announcements speak for themselves…
Funny Friday – The Things That As A Parent You Just Have To Learn To Laugh About
Sure, having kids is a wonderful part of life. But here’s a funny reminder about some of “messier” things we forget about as our babies grow up. (Finding this site, and seeing this picture made me laugh so loud! The team wondered what I was looking at. I particularly enjoyed the comments that the parents [...]
Funny Friday – Sex Offender Locator
This app allows you to access a database of sex offenders, but unless the developers want to freak parents out, they should consider changing the name…or at least the pop-up notification. Happy Friday everyone! Coutesy of: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/04/sex_offender_locator_youre_d…
Funny Friday – Explaining Social Media to the Past
Makes you wonder how different social media will be when we start asking similar questions.
FCC Broadband Plan Looking Out For The Younger Generation
Good news coming out of the FCC. Parents might have something to look forward to with the FCC’s push to provide more monetary support for universal Internet access. The underlying goal behind this financial push is to form an “interagency government task force” in an effort to promote digital literacy among children who don’t have [...]
Funny Friday – Why Social Networks Aren’t Good for Couples
Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy a good laugh with this comic about social networks as a form of day-to-day communication. Source: http://www.newzonfire.com/connected.html
The Electronic Tattoo
Yesterday was Data Privacy Day and to accompany the important message that this day aims at broadcasting, it’s only right that I contribute with a blog post addressing the extent of your privacy on the internet. With a vast number of media outlets and services that are available to us and we undoubtedly use on a [...]
Outcry from Parents: They Want and Need Online Safety Help
You’ve heard me say before: if it’s not okay for something to happen to your children without a computer in front of them, then it shouldn’t be allowed to happen when there is one. Simple point, but the more I read, the more I walk away with the realization that despite parents agreement with this, [...]
14 year-old Speaks Out about the Danger of Internet Creepers, Grateful for Moms
If you’ve ever second guessed your parental instinct to snoop in your kids’ Internet conversations or text messages, and felt you should “trust your kids more,” consider the good fortune of Amy, a 14-year-old from the UK, who is very thankful for her “nosy mum.” As reported by the Dorset Echo, 20-year-old Oliver Randall first [...]
Kids Labeled as Sex Offenders
I recently read this article in the Houston Chronicle: Kids as young as age 10 can be registered as sex offenders, a label lasting a decade. The article tells the story of a mother, Samantha Potwood, who has spent 12 years coping, and helping her son cope, with being labeled a sex offender. Her son [...]
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