There is a new online trading card game in town. HearthStone, by Blizzard Entertainment, is now in beta-testing and promises civil game play along with some of our favorite World of Warcraft classes.
Continue Reading4chan, the website that is infamous for Internet trolls, is at it again. This time, the “joke” is an attempt to get underage girls to bare their breasts on Twitter.
Continue ReadingAnnounced during National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, Everloop — a social media site for kids under 13 — teamed up with security technology company McAfee to offer ongoing education on Internet Safety. Through McAfee’s Kids Educational Seminars, the …
Continue ReadingKeeping kids safe is a priority for parents, especially when it comes to sharing information online. Everyone is worried about some creepy stalker setting up a meeting, or getting their information and whisking them away from a playground or a schoolyard. Many parents opt to keep them away from things like smartphones for fear of their making dangerous connections. The problem is that there are times most of us would like our kids to have a ready means of contacting us in a pinch. Kytephone aims to provide a way for parents to give their children phones and keep them safe.
Continue ReadingIf you grew up in the United States, or if you grew up in Canada and had access to American television networks, you may remember the “Stranger Danger” PSAs. If you are unfamiliar with this campaign, watch: The “Stranger Danger” campaign was a huge failure. Why? One of the reasons it failed is because if […]
Continue ReadingIf you grew up in the United States, or if you grew up in Canada and had access to American television networks, you may remember the “Stranger Danger” PSAs. If you are unfamiliar with this campaign, watch this PSA. The …
Continue ReadingCookie Monster isn’t just googly-eyed, fuzzy, blue, and a lover of his namesake food item. He’s also a responsible, upstanding citizen who recorded a public service announcement (PSA) with Microsoft, to make sure people are aware of what would happen …
Continue ReadingSB242 is currently making its way through the California legislature and according to SFGate.com: “Under the proposal, social networking sites would have to allow users to establish their privacy settings–like who could view their profile and what information would be …
Continue ReadingSB242 is currently making its way through the California legislature and according to SFGate.com: “Under the proposal, social networking sites would have to allow users to establish their privacy settings–like who could view their profile and what information would be public to everyone on the Internet–when they register to join the site, instead of after […]
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