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Cleaning Up Your Internet Browser

Sep 7, 2023

Clearing the history from your browser can increase performance and help protect your privacy and security.

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Beware of Scams When Shopping

Aug 15, 2024

Be especially careful about any offers you get via email, text or direct message on social media.

Lessons from the History of Moral Panics

Jan 18, 2024

The doomsday scenarios about generative AI are déjà vu all over again.

Ask Trish: Keeping Digital Resolutions

Jan 16, 2024

“I find it really hard to stick to my digital resolutions, what do I do?”

Fears of Generative AI Reminiscent of Past Moral Panics

Jan 18, 2024

There’s nothing new about doomsday scenarios around new technologies.

2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

Jan 12, 2024

XR, short for “extended reality” includes not just video images that take up your entire field of view, but augmented reality, or mixed reality, that combines computer-generated images with the real world.

Beware of Scams When Shopping

Aug 15, 2024

Be especially careful about any offers you get via email, text or direct message on social media.

Ask Trish: AI-Generated Art

Dec 13, 2022

Hey Trish, I keep hearing about AI art but don’t know what that means. What exactly is it?

Sharing Your Legacy and Animating Your Ancestors

Dec 8, 2022

Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, but I just created a 15-second video where he comments on today’s divided union. The voice may not sound exactly like his, but you can hear him speak and see his lips move.

Ask Trish: All I Want for Christmas…Is…Another Device

Dec 6, 2022

Trish, I really want an iPad for Christmas, how do I convince my parents?

Meta Opens Horizon Worlds Metaverse App to Teens

Apr 18, 2023

A Meta exec explains social VR app Horizon Worlds and how teens and everyone can use it safely.

Ask Trish: Online Diet Culture

Nov 29, 2022

Hey Trish, do you think what vloggers say they eat in a day is what they actually eat in a day?

Shop Safely this Holiday Season

Nov 24, 2022

There are indeed some real bargains out there, but beware of any that are “too good to be true.”

Surveys Shed Light on Teen and Parent Feelings about Social Media

Nov 17, 2022

It’s relatively rare to get new research on teens, parents and social media but three surveys dropped this week.

Ask Trish: My Facebook Account Was Hacked

Nov 15, 2022

Hey Trish, What do I do when my Facebook account is hacked? I received an email saying someone changed my password and I’m locked out!! I have personal photos and videos I don’t want the world to see.

Ask Trish: Help, I Feel Like I’m Always on My Phone

Nov 8, 2022

Trish, I’m kinda scared because I feel like I’m always on my phone. Am I addicted? What do I do?

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Wellness and Safety

Meta Opens Horizon Worlds Metaverse App to Teens

Apr 18, 2023

https://youtu.be/T3BtOHhdoFU ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid speaks with Meta Reality Labs executive Hannah Gallagher about Meta's move to open Horizon Worlds to teens and how parents can help teens navigate social VR safely.

Protecting Mental Health on Instagram

Sep 16, 2021

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to "Instagram and teen mental health" on Spreaker. Larry Magid talks with experts on this 1-minute CBS News ConnectSafely Report A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed internal Facebook...

Ask Trish: Anti-Hate 101 with Ask Trish

Aug 31, 2021

“Tell us more about your work as an anti-hate activist and what myths you’d want to bust or lessons you’d want to share.” Totally! First off, let me say that this is such a good question (thanks for asking!). As a brief overview: I first got into this work when I was...

Google Simplifies Controlling Your Information in Search

Aug 24, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Have you ever searched for your personal information on Google? You might be shocked by what you find. I’m not just talking about your name – just about everyone Googles themselves from time to time. But you...

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Podcasts

Spirituality, Faith & Compassion During a Time of Crisis with Father Robert Ballecer, aka the “Digital Jesuit” (Webcast)

Aug 4, 2020

Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher speak with Father Robert Ballecer, a Jesuit priest currently at Jesuit Curia in Rome where he is spearheading an effort to use new media for evangelization. Whatever your beliefs (or not), this is a very worthwhile conversation...

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Videos

1. Generative AI for Families

2. Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens

3. New Gaming Research

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