While many stats out there represent how frequently kids are involved in cyberbullying incidents, a new study from Norton Canada shows that, unfortunately, girls are more likely to be cyberbullied than boys. In the Norton Cyerbullying Survey, conducted this past February, 86% of parents said they had a daughter who had been cyberbullied, and 55% of….read more

Anyone can get bullied or harassed online - just ask basketball superstar Lebron James. James recently declared "Hater Day" in response to racist tweets people were posting on Twitter. Some of the most offensive tweets directed at him were: "u r a big nosed big lipped bug eyed (racial slur). ur greedy, ….read more

On October 6, Facebook announced a series of changes to its platform. Chief among these is the roll-out of Facebook Groups which will allow users to create smaller, invite-only groups within their larger Facebook network with which to share photos and status updates.  So, what does this mean for parents and kids? At….read more

You may have seen the exciting news today.  SocialShield recently received $10 million in funding  from Venrock Partners and U.S. Venture Partners to further empower parents to defender their kids against cyberbullying, over-sharing, and sexual predators.  This investment will help the company build out new features such as our Friends Engine™ which runs every….read more