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[21 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Are You Practicing Good Cell Phone Manners?

Check out our seven tips to prevent rude and disrespecting behavior while using your cell phone.

[12 Apr 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Which Social Media Topics Are You Most Interested In?

We are currently updating our Internet Basics topics and plan on adding some tutorials on popular social media sites. Take the poll and gives us your opinion!

[22 Mar 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Before You Hit Send…or Share…or Publish

Emailing, texting and social networking may be second nature forms of communication for many of us, but it seems like every day we are encountering more and more stories about people getting into real trouble due to embarrassing emails or online postings. What about this medium makes us write and post things that we would likely not say to an individual face to face?

[12 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Why Pay For TV?  Hulu Is Cool And Free!

Tired of paying for ever-increasing cable bills in this economy? Did you know that you could watch TV online for free? Hulu.com is one of the most popular sites for free online TV and in many ways it’s better than watching TV the old-fashioned way.

[6 Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Digital vs. Face-to-Face Conversations

Have we as a society placed digital communication on the same level as face-to-face communication?

We’re raising a generation of bloggers, Twitterers, and texters.

Will this new digital generation understand the art or rules of communication? Or will these skills simply not matter in the future?

Weigh in and let us know your thoughts!

[6 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Ugly Truth About Cyberbullying

It’s summertime and kids are out of school and spending more time on the computer. As a parent, guardian, camp counselor, or any other adult in a child’s life, it’s important to be aware of cyberbullying.

[18 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
It Seems Like Everybody’s Tweetin’

What do all of these people have in common?
NBA players, actors, neighbors, students, teachers, preachers, employers, employees, journalists, and protesters in Iran.

They’re all using Twitter to update the world about what’s going on in their neck of the woods.

The rise of Twitter and other social-networking services shows the growing influence of online social-networking.

[11 Jun 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Facebook Update - New Username Option

Lately Facebook has been updating features on the site to give users more options. The latest change has to do with your identity.
Basically your ID is just some random combination of numbers.
As of Saturday June 13, 2009 your name will be displayed in the address bar!
You can choose to keep your name the way it is or pick a new username.