ConnectSafely is for parents, teens, educators, advocates, policy makers – everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web. The user-driven, all-media, multi-platform, fixed and mobile social Web is a big part of young people’s lives, and this is the central space – linked to from social networks across the Web – for perspective on safe, civil use of Web and mobile technology. For more on our philosophy and thoughts, see Online Safety 3.0 and please check out our new parents’ guides.
Likes in Facebook and Instagram, +1′s in Google+, (potentially) “HISCORE(s)” in Snapchat are fun to get (though there isn’t much evidence having a HISCORE is a big deal for Snapchat users yet). They’re a great example of gamification, a word ...
Children’s book author Trudy Ludwig, who specializes in books “that explore the colorful and sometimes confusing world of children’s social interactions,” is working on an extraordinary project that deserves widespread support.
She’s collaborating with illustrator Craig Orback on a 32-page picture book titled Gifts from ...
New site, new parents’ guides to Instagram & Snapchat
We’ve been busy renovating our site with a new look and lots of new content. While you’re looking around, check out our newParents’ Guidesto both Instagram and Snapchat. Press release here.