Miss America is taking steps to keep kids safe on the Internet with a new web browser designed especially for kids. Miss America, Lauren Nelson, spoke exclusively in a video interview with Murdok about the launch. The browser is a partnership with the Children’s Educational Network.
Facebook Called Out On Safety Claims
The popular social networking Web site Facebook is drawing heavy criticism from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and could have a consumer fraud charge brought against it.
McAfee On Search Engine Safety
The safety risk to search engine users declined by about one percentage point according to a study from McAfee, "The State of Search Engine Safety." Sites that offer adware, spyware, viruses and exploits are considered risky.
Safety Drives Teen Mobile Growth
The growth of tween (children ages eight to 12) and teen cell phone subscribers will outpace that of the overall U.S. population according to a new report from Jupiter Research, "Mobile Subscriber Acquisition: Marketing to Parents, Teens, and Tweens."
Google Continues Its Efforts In Child Safety
Recently, a conference of experts convened in New York to ask the question “Does The Internet Change Everything?” in regards to how information is presented to children in the ever-evolving digital age. Just how dangerous an environment is the Internet, and what are practical solutions to make it safer for children?
First let me say, I don’t have any children. As a 28 year-old single male, the idea of keeping the Internet safe for children isn’t exactly the first thought that pops into my mind whenever I sit down to do my daily web surfing.
SAFETY Act Spurs Blog Protests, Misinterpretations
A law introduced into the House of Representatives by Lamar Smith (R-TX) is whipping up a fight in the blogosphere. Aimed at combating online child pornography, the bill calls for Internet service providers to retain records on their subscribers.
Completely Missing The Point About Browser Safety
Apparently, if certain directions aren’t written in bold-face type that practically scream at you, it’s not your fault if your kid accesses pornography, or at least that seems to be the mentality of some knee-jerk news reporters in the Internet news world. According to an article appearing at WFAA.com (beautifully pointed out by Techdirt), the […]
MySpace, Seventeen Join Up For Teen Safety
MySpace is partnering with Seventeen magazine, the National School Board Association and the National Association of Independent Schools to launch a new safety campaign aimed at warning and educating teenagers about the dangers of the Internet.
eBay Launches Web Smart Guide For Safety
According to a recent survey, a lot of Australians feel the online world is becoming a safer place to shop – 76 percent, to be exact.
MySpace Media Safety Campaign Launches
News Corp. launched a major media campaign today hoping that young people on MySpace will stop doing stupid things that gets the company sued. Well, that’s not how they put it.