With 90% of children under 10 going online, and 86% of children aged between seven and 11 using some form of online communication, the risk is there from an early age.
The more you know about the kind of social networking sites your child belongs to and what information they like to share, the more likely you’ll be able to keep them safe.
But it does require you to know about the technology that kids are using. It might be funny to joke about how the kids can use these new-fangled devices that we don’t even understand, but if you expect to keep an eye on what those kids are doing, it’s going to require some familiarity of your own. Social networks and online gaming might not be your cup of tea, but your kids are using them, so you should be too.
Cross-posted from my Child Abuse Survivor site, because the questions about social media and personal branding are relevant here as well. Honestly, I’m torn on this subject and not sure what the correct approach is. As someone who connects with people as part of my professional networking through social media and my own blogs,…
As Bruce Schneier said when linking to this, this is pretty low-tech, but it does highlight a scary misuse of data: “Mr Fearn said the talent assistant told him they were confused because he had apparently emailed them to withdraw his application on Wednesday. “They forwarded the email, which was sent from an account using…
This is a new acronym to me, but I think it does make sense: “Networking is about getting AIR. Networking can rejuvenate how you feel about your job or your job search the same way oxygen reenergizes your body. AIR is an acronym that stands for Advice (career advancement, job search, career-changing) Information (company, industry…
This has always been good advice, but with the advent of information from various data breaches being for sale on the web, you just can’t trust anyone, even people calling that seem to already know you and your information. “Just as you would never give out personal information if asked to do so via email,…
Recently, I came across a mention of a site that parses your Twitter feed, and tries to locate the popular links being shared by the people you follow. It’s called Strawberry Jam, and, as of right now, it’s still in beta. (I do have a couple of invites, leave a comment if you’re inclined to…
This is so good, I just wanted to quote it here: “But here’s the rub: because you’re the strategist, you have to be involved in figuring out what to look for. And I don’t just mean the associates, I mean you, the Chief Strategist for the matter. Your input on what is important for discovery…
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