MTV has created athinline.org as a resource for teens who may be dealing with digital abuse. For those unfamiliar, this is a broad term for any form of harassment or mistreatment through digital means, with cell phones being the chief digital medium.
The findings from this study reflect much of what we already know from previous [...]

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LG has taken a fresh approach to cyberbullying and other cell-related dangers by infusing some much needed humor into the discussion. And James Lipton is pretty much always a winner as a chic cultural landmark. For the full slate of videos, visit youtube.com/GiveItaPonder.

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Internet pornography is more problematic than ordinary pornography due to its prolific availability, affordability, and perceived anonymity. Excessive Internet pornography consumption has been observed to interfere with sleep, relationships, attitudes, sex, work, and in some cases, may culminate in sexually delinquent/abusive behavior.
Although no formal diagnosis currently exists, Internet Pornography Addiction may be included in the [...]

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iPhones and iPod touches are going to be flying off the shelves this holiday season, and we are urging parents giving these devices as gifts to young kids to protect them from harmful Internet content.
Even though smartphones are certainly nothing new, many of us non-digital natives (born before 1990) aren’t mentally conditioned to think of [...]

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Parents are often encouraged to get Facebook accounts and friend their kids, as a way to keep a tab on their kids online activities on the social networking hub. However, no one has told parents what to do next, or more specifically what not to do next, until parenting author Vicki Courtney stepped in.
Vicki Courtney [...]

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According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, most Americans don’t think that viewing pornography is harmless or morally acceptable.
I found this rather interesting since pornography is one of if not the most readily available entertainment genres in this country and across the world. This is, of course, because it is easily available for anyone [...]

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Safe Eyes is among the first parental control products to earn the “Compatible with Windows 7” Logo from Microsoft Corp. The certification ensures that the software is able to block access to objectionable websites for upgraded or new Windows 7 computers utilizing both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Internet Explorer. Most content filters will [...]

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A recent survey found that workers in office jobs will spend at least two full working days shopping online this holiday season.
Shopping online on the company dime is nothing new, but employers can expect sharp increases in workers shopping while on the clock. Earlier surveys have found that workers with computer jobs spend on average [...]

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The above image is what employees of our Atlanta-area office saw when they looked across the road a couple of weeks ago. Normally they would see a little league baseball field, but on this particular day it was a lake instead.
The floods that occurred in Atlanta two weeks ago displaced hundreds of people, many of [...]

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One of the most confusing areas of Internet Safety for parents has to be online predators.
On the one hand, Nancy Willard of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, says that the notion that children are in danger from Internet predators is “discredited” and called solicitations from people known only through the Internet “rare.”
On [...]

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