Preschoolers can’t understand the difference between content and ads on a website and like to shop despite the fact that money is an abstract term.  Parents don’t mind straightforward advertising, but they can’t abide by sites that try to blur the line between the two.  Those are just two of the takeaways you’ll find in the […]

Many of you have asked me to post a recent copy of my presentation for parents. Here you go. The first part of the presentation sets the stage for why the Internet is causing such a rift between parents and kids. The next part looks at the economics of the Internet, which explains […]

Kids inevitably grow up to become adults. If adults are ill equipped to use the Internet safely, we’re going to suffer big-time in the world economy. Debate about who should be funding Internet safety education (hardware manufacturers, Congress, schools, the FBI, service providers) goes on and on. Some of the most aggressive education […]

If you’ve been watching Facebook over the years, you know that it’s not the same place it once was. First a haven for college kids with a .edu address, Facebook expanded its community in both directions. Upward to accommodate the working world (a Facebook network can be your place of business) and downward […]

In what can only be called a much more cerebral treatment of the world of kids online than ever before, PBS Frontline: Growing Up Online, which aired this week, invites us to explore the nuances of teen life online. In doing so it makes a clear case for every parent, teacher, and child to get […]

Every once in a while you get to see government acting like government and a business that responds to a bit of government strong-arming. That’s my take on the big news from MySpace and the Attorney General’s office regarding the recent announcement that they would work together to make the Internet a safer place for […]

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But Google has […]

Don’t we all wish that Internet safety was as easy as saying “because I said so, that’s why!”?
Somewhere around age 3 kids learn the “W” (Why) word as a rebuttal, and once they do, there’s no going back. And as they get older they’re more likely to follow the advice dispensed behind […]

The good news is that kids are not just sitting in front of their PC screens in isolation anymore. They’re involved with networks of friends as the Internet has become a social meeting place. This season many Internet sites will require the purchase an offline toy–a stuffed animal or doll—to gain access to […]

Here’s a cheat sheet to help block content and insure safe profiles on some of the most popular teen tools.