Tips for privacy and security settings for popular services

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Making home Internet service more affordable

Making home Internet service more affordable

By Larry Magid Last year, 67 percent of Americans had broadband access at home, which was actually 3 percent lower than it was in 2013, according to Pew Research Center. That’s still a lot of people, but it also shows that nearly a third of Americans lack basic...
Educator's Guide Extra

Educator's Guide Extra

Safety advice for major social networking services: ConnectSafely ‘Parents’ guides to Instagram, Snapchat, Ask.fm, mobile phones, cybersecurity and cyberbullyingChildnet International safety resources for Instagram, Ask.fm, Snapchat, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr &...
'What's Your Story' winners point cameras at Internet issues

'What's Your Story' winners point cameras at Internet issues

By Larry Magid One of my favorite activities each year is serving as a judge for Trend Micro’s What’s Your Story video contest, where we get to reward individual and school young videographers with cash prizes. And, thanks to Trend, those prizes are pretty...

Empathy: The catalyst for positive connections & change

By Trudy Ludwig Let’s face it. We’ve got big problems in our country that are rooted in greed, abuse of power, ignorance, fear, and denial. Take, for example, the horrific adult role modeling exhibited in the US presidential primaries in which blatant bullying tactics...