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Top 5 Online Book Review Sites

by Barbara J. Feldman August 4, 2010

Online book reviews are available at many sites. But which ones do readers like most? Lifehacker polled their audience to come up with a list of Five Best Book Recommendation Services. In no particular order, they are Shelfari, LibraryThing, Amazon, GoodReads, and GetGlue. I use Amazon, because I am a Kindle user, but Lifehacker’s readers [...]

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Online Dangers: Your Child and Their Cyber Identity

by Barbara J. Feldman May 22, 2010

As a parent, it is your job to make sure that your child is aware that there are no secrets online and the ramifications of this fact. Before you talk to your child about their online activity, plan what you’re going to say, know how it affects your child and have a plan of action [...]

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Talking to Your Kids About Giving Out Personal Information

by Barbara J. Feldman December 13, 2009

These days children know very well how to navigate themselves around the Internet. They use the World Wide Web to research homework assignments, find out what is going on in the world, stay in touch with friends, and play games. Just because children may know more about how to use a computer and the Internet [...]

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Talking to Your Kids About the Dangers of Social Networking

by Barbara J. Feldman December 12, 2009

Kids use the Internet for hours upon hours each week. They can navigate themselves very well around the World Wide Web. Kids use the Internet to research for school papers or assignments, playing games, and social networking. Just because kids know a lot about using the Internet does not mean that they know very much [...]

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What Areas of Online Safety Do You Need to Talk About

by Barbara J. Feldman December 9, 2009

Children are online for hours each week. They know a lot about how to navigate themselves around the World Wide Web. Many parents feel lost when it comes to the Internet. Most do not know quite as much about how to find information, or how to talk to people online as their children do. This [...]

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How Parents Can Help Their Children Stay Safe Online

by Barbara J. Feldman December 3, 2009

Online dangers have parents and many others worried about how they can stay safe online. Being properly educated about online dangers is the best way to protect yourself and your family from them. Facebook, MySpace, and many other social networking sites have come under fire for online predators. This is particularly concerning to parents that [...]

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