A little overexposure for the grand-prize winner in TrendMicro's online-safety video contest wouldn't hurt! "Overexposed," produced by Nicholas Chen and Edan Freiberger, gets its slightly funny, slightly scary message across in under two minutes (watch it here). Its subject and the number of submissions in its category "Keeping a good rep online" both point to how top-of-mind online reputation … [Read more...] about Major exposure for ‘Overexposed’: TrendMicro’s winner
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The ‘Era of Behavior’ online too, of course
Today's growing connectivity – including keeping it safe and productive – is only partly about technology. New York Times columnist Tom Friedman applies Conservation International's "Lost there, felt here" to global economics, as in "Lost in Athens, felt in Berlin. Lost on Wall Street, felt in Iceland." The same goes for families, school communities, virtual worlds, texting friends, classrooms, … [Read more...] about The ‘Era of Behavior’ online too, of course
A new kind of online kid monitoring
Kid online safety needs to be a conversation. You know what I mean. The part of the Net that really interests youth is the user-driven, social part that is, by definition, unruly. SO safety on it is an ongoing conversation at home and school, in the community, among policymakers, etc., and any tool or talking point promoting that conversation promotes safety. SafetyWeb could just be considered a … [Read more...] about A new kind of online kid monitoring
Social networking under age 13: Some ed experts’ views
After a UK report finding that a quarter of 8-to-12-year-old British Net users are on Facebook and a US principal calls for a Facebook ban for middle schoolers (see below), I thought you'd appreciate some perspective from some top US educators and risk-prevention specialists.... From Mike Donlin, Senior Program Consultant in Prevention, Intervention and Tech Services, Seattle Public … [Read more...] about Social networking under age 13: Some ed experts’ views
Formspring: What’s going on around it
Last week I wrote about what's going on at Formspring. This week: what's going on around it. The problem we, all of us, are dealing with isn't mainly a Web site whose business plan did not include teens using the site for their own purposes, some harmful. I think everyone can agree that the basic problem is the nasty behavior on it. What those of us who grew up in the mass-media era struggle over … [Read more...] about Formspring: What’s going on around it