ConnectSafely.org is the leading interactive resource on the Web for parents, teens, educators – everyone engaged and interested in youth safety on the fixed and mobile social Web.

Founded in 2006 by Internet safety pioneers Anne Collier of NetFamilyNews.org and Larry Magid of SafeKids.com and technology analyst for CNET/CBS News, ConnectSafely is a project of Tech Parenting Group, a nonprofit organization based in Palo Alto, Calif., and Salt Lake City, Utah.

ConnectSafely serves as a public platform to give parents, teens and all stakeholders a voice in the public discussion about social Web safety and youth in the following ways:

* Empowers parents with information about the realities of Internet, mobile and gaming safety versus myths and scare tactics
* Educates parents and kids on real-life approaches and practices for safe, healthy social lives online
* Provides policymakers with solid information and analysis to help them make more effective decisions
* Encourages the Internet industry to build features into their products and services that support civil behavior, critical thinking, and digital citizenship, which increase user safety

ConnectSafely provides a central space for learning about the social Web with features that include:

* Latest News that impacts Internet, videogame and mobile users
* Safety Tips & Advice on responsible Internet use, cyberbullying, social networking, blogging, gaming and media-sharing
* Forum where parents and kids can interact with others to discuss Internet and mobile safety questions and concerns
* Links to Connect Safely’s sister-sites (www.SafeKids.com and www.NetFamilyNews.org) and other leading resources that work to keep kids safe
* Press room includes the latest news on ConnectSafely and its reach both nationally and in local communities
* Guest Commentaries from the world’s most-recognized safety advocates, such as:

--Ernie Allen: President & CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
--Stephen Balkam: CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute
--Nancy Willard: Executive Director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
--John Carr: Internet Safety Adviser to the British government
--Adam Thierer: Director of The Progress and Freedom Foundation
--Donna Rice Hughes: Chairman and President of Enough Is Enough