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New Facebook Privacy Controls: Good News for Users of All Ages

 New Facebook Privacy Controls: Good News for Users of All Ages

This week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote an open letter to 350 million users, and shed light on new changes being made to Facebook’s privacy settings. This is good news for users of all ages, and here's why...

12.3.09 | Posted in: In The News | Comments 0

It’s Cyber Monday and 13 million people are shopping online at work. Is your AUP in place?

 It’s Cyber Monday and 13 million people are shopping online at work. Is your AUP in place?

Today is Cyber Monday and an estimated 13 million people are planning to shop from work today—some as many as two hours or more from their office computer.  Sites like CyberMonday.com will spotlight special deals every hour of the day, and throughout the holidays as retailers offer attractive offers between...

11.30.09 | Posted in: In The News | Comments 0

Homeschooling Your Child? Five Tips to Incorporate “Internet Safety” into the Curriculum

 Homeschooling Your Child?  Five Tips to Incorporate “Internet Safety” into the Curriculum

Approximately 1.5 million kids are homeschooled in the United States.  Each year starts a new journey for thousands of kids and parents who take up homeschooling for the first time. Whenever a home computer is used by a child or teen, it’s important to teach them about potential dangers and how...

11.24.09 | Posted in: In The News | Comments 0

Training Wheels for the Mouse? What Parents Should Consider in Light of Google’s SafeSearch News

 Training Wheels for the Mouse?  What Parents Should Consider in Light of Google’s SafeSearch News

Last week, Google took its SafeSearch filtering capabilities to a new level by announcing that parents can now password-protect their settings.  SafeSearch, which directs Google to Strictly, Moderately or Not filter adult content from searches, can now be locked in the Strict setting and require a password to change it....

11.12.09 | Posted in: In The News | Comments 0

LinkedIn boasts new integration with Twitter. Is this Good or Bad News for Your Company’s Brand Reputation and Bottom Line?

 LinkedIn boasts new integration with Twitter. Is this Good or Bad News for Your Company’s Brand Reputation and Bottom Line?

LinkedIn’s 50M+ users will soon be Tweeting for joy as the company offers new capabilities to sync LinkedIn and Twitter status updates in real time. Business owners, on the other hand, will not be thrilled to discover higher productivity losses as workers spend more time socializing online from their desks...

11.11.09 | Posted in: In The News | Comments 0