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The Value of Social Networking Sites for Kids

Posted by Mike Archer on Monday, February 27, 2012, In : social networking 

At first you may be surprised! Encouraging kids to be on social networking sites? I know how busy our children’s lives can be between school, homework, after-school activities and friends. So you might wonder “when” I’d suggest your child would have time to be online.

Well, that time is any time your child has screen time available to them. Whether it’s the TV, the Xbox, ...


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Children & Social Networking: Ten Must-Know Tips for Parents

Posted by Mike Archer on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, In : social networking 


Social networking is a huge part of all of our lives these days. In New Zealand, there are over 2 million users on Facebook alone. It may be to connect with old friends, keep in touch with existing friends or promoting a business, but social networking sites prove valuable.

Whether it’s Twitter, LinkedIn, Google plus or Facebook, these sites are a powerful tool for networking, and influence our lives daily.

On the other hand, when it comes to young children, we want to make sure that they...


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Social Location Apps Smack Privacy

Posted by WebSafety NZ on Sunday, October 3, 2010, In : social location apps 
If parents didn’t have enough concerns to worry about when it comes to keeping their kids safe on the internet, they do now. Subjects such as sexting, cyber bullying, stalkers, predators and privacy issues on social networking sites are topics we are still trying to get our head around.

 The latest technology that utilizes SMART phone GPS features are known as ‘social location applications’. These applications have the ability to ‘announce’ where we are to our ‘friends’.

Four Sq...
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How To Manage Your Kids on Facebook

Posted by WebSafety NZ on Sunday, September 19, 2010, In : social networking 
Given that the popularity of Bebo is on the downward trend, and that in a few years it may be gone forever, Facebook is ever more popular. Unfortunately, this popularity is resulting in younger members. A user should be 13 years of age at least, to create a Facebook account.

Yet children are getting around this by manipulating their birthdate, to make out they are older than what they actually are. We are seeing children as young as 10 now on Facebook! This is of concern, and it is importan...
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Social Networking Sites - Know What Your Kids Are Doing

Posted by WebSafety NZ on Friday, September 3, 2010, In : social networking 
Children spend hours on the internet, and parents often don't know what they are doing.  There is a growing gap between what parents THINK their kids are doing on the internet, and what they are ACTUALLY doing.

Social networking sites are huge for our children these days.  Its all about communication and keeping in touch. It is often the case where kids try to out-do each other in the number of connections or 'friends' they have, attached to their profile.

My 15 year old daughter has 342 connec...
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