You might be hearing a lot about Facebook's new "Subscribe" button, so we want to help explain what this new feature is and what it could mean for your kids. The original Facebook friendships that you're probably more familiar with are mutual, meaning you friend someone and they accept your friendship request or vice versa.….read more

After posting some back-to-school online safety tips for parents yesterday, we wanted to share additional tips and warnings that parents should discuss more directly with their kids. While it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of a new school year, it's important to be aware of online behaviors and activities that could affect relationships,….read more

Now that our kids are heading back to school, it's important for parents to understand the safety and privacy issues that might affect them, as well as instances of bullying that could be more likely to occur. A new school year brings new friends and new assignments, and both of these things are likely to make kids spend more time….read more

Socialshield recently received two special Certificates of Congressional Recognition from both Republican US Congressman John Campbell as well as Democrat US Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez recognizing our "Outstanding Work in Improving Internet Safety for Children." We are proud of the role that our online monitoring service has played in making the extensive and often unknown world of social networking a safer….read more

It's important for parents to stay as up-to-date as possible about social networks and other sites that kids are frequenting. Facebook, perhaps one of the most popular sites that kids are on, recently announced new privacy settings that every parent - whether their child is online now or plans to be in the near future - should know….read more

Dr. Michele Borba, child psychologist and online safety advocate for the TODAY Show, gives great insight into why parents need to monitor their children's use of the Internet and social networks. The online world opens up a whole new place to learn and explore but, as is the case with many other things, parents must take an active….read more

Publishing platform and women's site BlogHer held a successful convention in San Diego this past weekend and one topic of discussion was online safety and privacy for kids. In the talk titled "The Tie that Binds Parent and Child," panelists Carrie Jacobsen, Catherine McManus and Jane Collins discussed how moms feel about technology's role in their own lives, as well….read more

Part of new Missouri law SB54 makes it illegal for teachers and students to be friends on any social network where private communication is available, including Facebook and Twitter. The law was initially passed last month with a lot of support because it was seen as a way to stop "passing….read more

New survey results reveal the disturbing and harmful behaviors of online predators and sex offenders. Results published in last month's issue of the American Journal of Nursing showed that two thirds of sex offenders bring up sexual topics during their first chat session with a young adult.….read more

Facebook's new facial recognition feature allows users on the popular social network to find more online friends based on how their photos match users with photos containing the same friends. This is an easy way to increase one's number of Facebook friends, but the creep factor goes way up for those who understandably don't want other people in….read more