Larry Magid on 4/11/12

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Larry Magid on 12/20/11

tags: chat, cyberbullying, Facebook, harrassment, online etiquette, social networking

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Larry Magid on 12/19/11

tags: Facebook

When Anne Collier and I wrote our long out-of-print book,  MySpace Unraveled, we pointed out that MySpace was the largest referrer to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We noted that kids were alive because of the way friends had reached out to save their friends. Facebook, of course, took MySpace’s place in that r... more »

Larry Magid on 8/30/11

tags: education, parental controls

As we start the new school year, there are two trends in online child protection that are worthy of scrutiny. The first is the growing trend towards software and services that monitor what kids are doing online and with their phones. The second are proposed “do not track” laws that would require Internet companies to change ... more »

Larry Magid on 8/24/11

tags: Facebook, privacy, privacy settings

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Larry Magid on 8/10/11

tags: crisis help, mobile, passwords

You've no doubt heard about Britain's phone hacking scandal that brought down the 168-year-old News of the World tabloid and led to the arrest of its former editor Rebekah Brooks and the resignation of at least two high ranking British police officials. Brooks along with News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and his son James Murdoch te... more »

Larry Magid on 6/22/11

tags: Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comment that children under 13 should be allowed on Facebook didn’t surprise me. When I asked him about this a year ago, he told me, “It’s something that we’ve talked about a little bit, but the restrictions and regulations about it make it very difficult so it’s not the top of the list o... more »

Larry Magid on 6/1/11

tags: cyberbullying

I've been working in the field of Internet safety for 17 years and the deeper I get into it, the more I realize that Internet safety for kids and teens isn't about the Internet or really even about safety. "Internet safety," is mostly about behavior in the blended world where kids live on and offline. How they treat themsel... more »

Larry Magid on 2/24/11

tags: cyberbullying, harrassment

We don’t call it “pencil bullying” when someone uses a wooden stick with lead inside to write someone a threatening note. When a person shakes her fist in front of someone’s face, we don’t call it “fist bullying.” And when kids don’t let other kids sit at their lunch table, we don’t call it “table bullying.” Yet when someone us... more »