Please Share Your Family’s Social Media Story
Do you have a story about how your child, grandchild or relative has been adversely impacted by social media or media in general? The depiction of girls and young women as [...]
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Sextortion: Forwarned is Forearmed
Years ago, I recall hearing the Latin words, Praemonitus praemunitus. I was too young then to appreciate its significance. For those of you that are a bit rusty on your [...]
A Wired Family App Update: Hot Or Not
Growing up can be difficult. Teens are almost by design concerned with how they look, sound and whether they fit in. Many of today’s apps don’t help – as many teens are [...]
Managing Your Home’s Router & Network: Beam Me Up Grandma!
Recently I was speaking to a group of parents that were frustrated with the hoops they must jump through to manage their family’s wireless networks. So many households [...]
How To Secure Your Privacy Settings On Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Vine
The question I get the most from parents and students generally relates to, “How do I adjust my privacy settings on social media”? Since there are so many [...]
A Wired Family App Update: After School
Every year it seems that a new app surfaces and is adopted by teens and young adults. In 2004 it was Facebook — which was only available to college students with a [...]
Privacy: The Life & Times of Dinosaurs, Crocodiles and Ricky Ricardo
Last week I was speaking with my wife Mary Beth about her 30 years in the field of education. She joked and laughed about being a dinosaur. I responded by saying, [...]
Meerkat, YouNow, Periscope & The Kardashians
On April 30, 1939, the first regularly scheduled US television broadcast began from the New York World’s Fair. The grainy, black and white image from NBC was powerfully [...]
Frozen & Spiderman Meet Burnbook & Burn Note
In 2013, the movie Frozen was released to the joy of children and perhaps the chagrin of many adults. While I’m the first to applaud the production of more [...]
WhatsApp Doc: Bugs Bunny & The Theory of The Old Grey Hare
Most of us over the age of 40 can identify with the acerbic and brazen Bunny known as Bugs — the animated cartoon character, created Warner Brothers and voiced by the [...]