Good and Not-So-Good News about Digital Civility

Good and Not-So-Good News about Digital Civility

Microsoft’s Jacqueline Beauchere explains the research to Larry Magid by Larry Magid For the past five years, Microsoft has conducted a global research study on digital civility and online risk among young people and adults. The results of the latest survey,...
Safer Internet 2021 Day Goes Online

Safer Internet 2021 Day Goes Online

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, Kamala Harris and Larry Magid at 2015 event Click here to ‘Get Involved’ in Safer Internet Day By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Last year, on the second Tuesday of February, about 300 high school and...
Guide to Facebook Privacy and Security Settings

Guide to Facebook Privacy and Security Settings

It’s pretty common for users of Facebook and other social media companies to keep their default settings. But, it’s worth exploring what you can do to change those settings, especially when it comes to privacy and security. Facebook offers extensive and...
Battening Down your Facebook Hatches

Battening Down your Facebook Hatches

By Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Last week my wife, Patti, received several emails and Facebook messages from friends who said that they had received Facebook friend requests from her. The reason they were concerned is because they were...
Managing Tech for Tots

Managing Tech for Tots

By Larry MagidThis post first appeared in the Mercury News Over the past several years we’ve seen an explosion in the use of tablets and other devices by children who are barely out of diapers. And now, because of the pandemic, tech use among very young children has...