by Larry Magid If you have kids, chances are very good that they are listening to music through earbuds or earphones. No problem with that, but if the volume is too high, it can affect your child’s hearing. That’s why it makes sense to equip them with...
New report shows how teens make and maintain friendships online by Larry Magid It comes as no surprise that teens are heavy users of social media and mobile phones. But, based on a new survey from Pew Research, we now know that a majority (57 percent) of teens have...
by Larry Magid It should come as no surprise that parents are heavy social media users. There are some who say that parents’ flocking to Facebook has caused teens to spend less time on the service, though I’ve never seen data to back up that assertion. A...
by Sue Scheff For those who were not aware, overshare was 2014’s word of the year. What is the definition of overshare? It may seem quite obvious how it would conflict with online safety and especially with online privacy, however people of all ages are still...
by Larry Magid: Protecting student data — especially in the age of cloud computing — is a laudable goal, but before Congress or state legislatures pass new laws or revise old ones, it’s important to make sure that innovation and creativity...