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

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

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

If you - or your kids - need another reason not to overshare online, a new study may provide just that. Research done by The Co-Operative Travel, a UK-based travel agency, along with Co-operative Insurance, conducted a study in which they found that Twitter and Facebook updates containing details of vacation plans….read more

We first heard about teachers oversharing online back in February with the case of blogging teacher Natalie Munroe. We hoped that teachers everywhere would take a lesson from her controversial blog posts criticizing and making fun of her students, but two incidents involving teachers' Facebook activities are making the latest ….read more

Spring Break - while it varies from school to school - has just passed or is just around the corner for many teens. Depending on kids' ages, this time of year probably has some parents worrying about trips their teens might be going on or extra social events they have planned. Another worry to add to parents' list is what….read more

A new iPhone and Android app called "Color" was just unveiled after receiving $41 million in funding. This photo app could change the way people take and share mobile photos, and is similar to real-time chat service Yobongo where users within the immediate vicinity of one another can automatically….read more

Last week UCLA undergrad Alexandra Wallace posted a rude and inappropriate video on YouTube that immediately went viral. Similar to Karen Owen's "Sex Thesis," this is another college student who never learned that posting something on the Internet not only stays there but can also cause serious damage to one's reputation, both on- and offline. In the video,….read more

Similar to blogging teacher Natalie Munroe, a Chrysler contractor recently damaged his own career after oversharing on the Internet. Risking his online reputation and, more importantly, his job, Scott Bartosiewicz accidentally posted a Tweet on Chrysler's official account instead of his personal one. The tweet read: "I find it ironic that Detroit is known….read more

St. Patrick's Day is one holiday in particular that people often "celebrate" by partying and drinking throughout the day. And while your kids probably aren't skipping school to start the day off with a 10AM beer, now is as good a time as any to remind them of the dangers of oversharing personal information and inappropriate photos online. As with….read more