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Talking to Your Kids About Adware and Spyware

by Barbara J. Feldman December 7, 2009

Kids are on the Internet a lot. They use the Internet for school, for keeping in touch with friends all over the world, and for playing games. Because children use the Internet so often, it is very important for parents to take the time to talk to them about Internet features and Internet safety. This [...]

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How to Hide Friends on MySpace

by Barbara J. Feldman May 5, 2009

MySpace has become one of, if not the most popular place for teens and tweens to socialize these days. Forget about going to the mall or hanging out at the ice cream parlor. MySpace has its users addicted. There are millions of teenagers (among others) that use MySpace daily and have learned the tricks of [...]

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The Dangers of MySpace

by Barbara J. Feldman May 3, 2009

MySpace has over seventy million users around the world. It is safe to say that MySpace is among the most used social networking web sites out there and it continues to grow. MySpace was originally a place for college students to communicate and keep in contact with one another. It is much more than that [...]

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A Look at the Safety Deal Reached by Facebook

by Barbara J. Feldman July 22, 2008

The Internet is used by millions of people all over the world. Recently it has come to the attention of a few of the mostly widely used networks that their safety measures are not up to par. More and more children are being found on networking websites by sexual predators without parents knowing and without [...]

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Dangers of Internet Addictions

by Barbara J. Feldman May 29, 2008

Internet addictions may not seem to be a huge problem, but even web surfing can be dangerous. Let’s look at some of the ways that Internet addictions can be dangerous. High schoolers love to instant message. It is one of those things that if your friends are doing it, you have to too. Teens spend [...]

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How to Avoid Cyber Bullying

by Barbara J. Feldman July 11, 2007

Peer pressure is a driving force when we are young. Although we may not be the ones who start rumors, we may help them along by sharing in on gossip or forwarding an insulting email. Cyber bullying is completely avoidable. If you want cyber bullying to stop, you have to refuse to pass along cyber [...]

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