by Lynette Owens | Jan 20, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in Las Vegas Convention Center this past January 6-9 and showcased everything from cars and robotic vacuum cleaners to holographic displays and advances in environmentally-friendly...
by Lynette Owens | Jan 6, 2011 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette Owens Santa was very good to my kids this Christmas. They were thrilled to discover that even though they both asked for a Nintendo Wii, they awoke on December 25 to find an Xbox Kinect waiting for them. It is quite a leap from Atari joysticks and using...
by Lynette Owens | Dec 14, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Today, we announced our membership to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) based in the UK. This has enabled us to expand the fight we began earlier this year to stop the online distribution of child sexual abuse images when we became the first...
by Lynette Owens | Dec 9, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pushing for consumer privacy legislation that would give you the ability to stop websites from tracking your surfing habits. Sites track you partly to make your surfing experience easier – remembering what...
by Lynette Owens | Nov 18, 2010 | For Parents, For Teachers
By Lynette T. Owens Earlier this year, we ran a video contest called “What’s Your Story?” with the goal of engaging and educating young people on various topics related to their Internet safety. One of the winning videos called “Pull the Plug on Bullying” is now...
