Interesting survey results come from Common Sense Media, which suggest that social networking is changing the very nature of childhood.
Symantec Launches Online Safety Service For Parents And Kids
Symantec has officially launched OnlineFamily.Norton, an Internet safety service designed to help parents monitor their children’s online activity.
The launch coincides with the start of Internet Safety Week, which began today. The service is available for free until January1, 2010.
Norton Online Family Offers Parents Peace Of Mind
Symantec has released the public beta of Norton Online Family, an Internet safety service aimed at helping parents protect children online.
Norton Online Family is currently free and available in English only. It’s compatible with both Macs and PCs.
The service encourages discussions between parents and their children and provides customizable tools to manage online activity.
Parents Monitoring Kids Social Network Use
Close to a quarter of children in the UK between the ages of 8 and 12 are able to get around age restrictions imposed by social networks Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, according to a survey by online identify firm Garlik.Because of this the majority (72%) of parents are monitoring their kids online activity. Twenty-five percent of parents secretly login to their child’s social networking page and over a quarter (26%) have created their own social networking profile to monitor their kids.
European Parents Spending More Time Online
The European Interactive Advertising Association says that adults who live with children are more engaged online that those who don’t, according to its new "Digital Families Report."The report found that 73 percent of people living with children are going online each week, compared to 52 percent who don’t. They are also engaging in broader range of digital activities than those without children.
New Nickelodeon/MTVN Buy Caters To Expecting Parents
Corporate ownerships and small sites are branching off this deal in every direction. Still, to reach towards the top level of the matter, MTV Networks has acquired Babunga’s "online family network" for an undisclosed amount.
Webkinz Ad Addition Angers Parents
Advertising on kid-friendly website Webkinz has one advocacy group up in arms and demanding the toymaker take down the ads.
Parents Pass On Playing Video Games With Kids
Eight out of ten children between the ages of 4 and 17 frequently play computer or video games, according to a new poll from AOL Games and the Associated Press.
Kids More Tech Savvy Than Parents
Children between the ages of 8 to 14 years old are performing a variety of tasks online such as shopping and helping their parents navigate the Internet, according to a study from Stars for Kidz, "Surfin on Mom’s Turf".
MySpace Prompts School To Warn Parents
A Midwestern private school has sent home warnings about students placing personal information on the popular networking site MySpace.com.