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What the social Web looks like to parents
You already know how much the web is changing to increasingly multimedia, social, and mobile. It connects you to your friends and helps you to meet new ones. So what are we telling your parents? Relax, we’re saying they need to be aware of the changing nature of the web and to keep the lines of communication open as always.
Fun & Games: Online games can be a great experience. Just understand how to play well with others
Online gaming is here and it’s growing. In 2005, according to Jupiter Research, 59% of online teens had played at least one online game. That number is up considerably from the year before. Even adults are taking to gaming online with 28% of adult Internet users having some experience with online gaming.
No Grief : How to Manage Bullies in Games
The experts (gamers) will tell you that the best policy is to ignore griefers - just like Mom used to say about the old-fashioned kind of bully. It makes sense, because griefers, game bullies, whatever you want to call them are generally trying to get and keep everyone's attention. Ignore them, and they usually go away...after a while.
Blogging: Blogging is great. Just be smart about what you share
Half the people reading this have their own blog. Great. And as much as you want to express yourself, there are people out there that want to know all they can about you...and they aren't on your side. Find out why, how to do what you want, and be smart about it.
Spyware: Keep Spies at Bay
Doh! For an instant, you thought that free software of file share might be too good to be true. And now you know you were right. Pop-ups everywhere. Your hard disk slows to a grind. Videos and music take forever to load. Congratulations, you've got spyware!
ID Theft: Losing Your Identity
Ever wake up some days and just wish you were somebody else? Would you be surprised to know that lots of people would like to be you? Well, at least they want to be part of you, the part that a clean credit report and lacks debt (you do lack debt, right?).
Bullying: The Playground Moves Online
58% of you have had it happen. 53% of you have done it. It's mean, disrespectful and intimidating. It's online bullying. You don't have to put up with it and you don't want to do it. Here's why and how.
Laptop Security: Going Mobile
A mobile computer lets you get more things done. It helps organize your notes on the bus, update your schedule on the fly, listen to music on the go, do research at lunchtime, communicate in real time, and finish your assignments just in time. Just make sure you're good to go and not leaving yourself open to prying eyes and hackers too.