First of all, a confession. I am a shoemaker and my children have no shoes. I've been working in the Internet since 1996, but my daughter, at 11, is clearly the last one in her class to get an email. Opening that Pandora's Box is something that I push off month to month, day to day, hour to hour. Now, at long last, a teacher is requiring that all six graders have an email. It's … [Read more...] about How to choose an email for tweens
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Opt out of Facebook’s facial-recognition – here’s how
Another thing for my semi-privacy policy to-do list. I'm not naive enough to think privacy is at all possible these days, and the government definitely can identify almost all of us using facial recognition. I'd just as soon though, that not every Tom, Dick, and Larry is able to identify me and my family. If you haven't seen it yet, Facebook's new facial-recognition software … [Read more...] about Opt out of Facebook’s facial-recognition – here’s how
Honor a Military Dad from Fatherhood.org.
I just had a good talk with Vincent DiCaro at the Fatherhood Initiative. They work to support involved dads and motivating others to be the best dads they can be. They are honoring military dads with a Military Dad Award. Please take a look if you know a military dad who deserves an added honor as a dad. Along with all the costs of war, we also don't talk much about the … [Read more...] about Honor a Military Dad from Fatherhood.org.
Almost all of US kids now have digital footprint online
There is a very thought provoking study out of internet security firm AVG showing what we all know to be true. Kids' names, images, and history are going up on the internet, and forever public long before they can approve of it: 34% of children have their sonograms uploaded to the internet The average age at which a child acquires an online presence is six months By … [Read more...] about Almost all of US kids now have digital footprint online
Social Media and Your Children (Video)
DadLabs tackles the subject of kids, cyberspace and your family's social media strategy. Find out which sites exist that can introduce kids to social media technology and allow them to connect with friends. … [Read more...] about Social Media and Your Children (Video)