We've been really excited about the new ABC Family movie that premiered this past weekend. Cyberbully portrays the very real risks and dangers that teens online face these days, specifically issues like cyberbullying, oversharing, online reputation damage and phony profiles. In the movie, high school student Taylor receives a laptop for her 17th birthday….read more

Recent survey results released by UK company Nominet Trust reveal that four out of five parents worry that their kids will become "Facebook addicts." Additionally, one in three parents believes the internet has the power to "rewire" brains without a person's knowledge. For the survey, called "The Impact of Digital Technologies….read more

This month marks the annual National Internet Safety Month, put in place to increase awareness about online dangers that children may face. This month was created to help educate parents and kids about possible risks involved with going online. Kids' increased use of social networks and time spent online presents opportunities and advantages never available….read more

A few weeks ago, kids' social gaming site Moshi Monsters reached 50 million registered users. While Moshi Monsters is more of a gaming site than a specific kids' social network like imbee or Everloop, this is still a significant number representing the growing wave of kids spending time online in some kind of social game or community.   A few….read more

Next time your kids want to send out a Facebook invite to some of their friends, have a little talk with them about this young girl's Facebook flub. A few weeks ago Thessa, a teenager from Hamburg, Germany, set up a Facebook event to organize a small party for family and friends to celebrate her 16th birthday. However,….read more

Most kids are out of school for summer vacation by now and if they aren't enrolled in endless camps or other organized activities, chances are they're looking for a summer job. Employers today, whether they are hiring adults, recent college grads or high school students, are looking to Facebook and other online profiles more and more to get a sense….read more

New Facebook settings are causing a stir amongst users. The new facial recognition feature - initially released to users in the United States back in December - was rolled out globally last week. When photos are uploaded, the feature automatically detects friends' faces in the photos, and then presents the "Tag Suggestions" that should go along….read more

California students have a new reason to avoid sexting. Not only is it an act that can cause serious damage to a teen's online reputation, but sexting is now an expellable offense according to NBC Bay Area news. In a bill pass unanimously last week, SB 919 - which makes sexting a seriously punishable….read more

The latest "kids only" social network to check out is What's What?, which is part of the growing category of social networks available to kids under the age of 13. Facebook and some other social networks, in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), technically don't allow kids under 13 on….read more

With kids and adults alike constantly adding to their social networking profiles and ever-growing digital footprints, it's important to think about cleaning up our online reputations every so often. Below are tips on how to clean up everything from Facebook and other social networking profiles to overflowing email inboxes and obsolete tweets:   Forgotten friends - everyone has made and/or….read more