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| Family WebWatch Blog |
| Understanding the dangers that await you online is crucial to having a good defense against them. Family WebWatch is a source of Internet safety information that can help you reduce your risk of falling victim to online threats. |
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| How To Avoid Email Scams |
| 2008-06-10 23:52:57 |
It bugs me to get email spam, but I really get upset when it’s more than just selling the latest in male enhancement products. I’m talking about the emails that try to fool you into thinking your bank account is on the verge of being closed or that someone has hacked into it.
I just received [...]...
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| A List Of Blogs And Freebies Being Offered |
| 2008-05-09 01:18:04 |
I want to take a moment to encourage you to branch out and get to know other blogs that might match your interests. There’s something called FeedaPalooza that’s designed to do just that.
The man behind the concept of FeedaPalooza is Aaron Abber, an online marketing whiz who I’ve been getting to know. He came up [...]...
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| A Parent’s Guide To Online Safety |
| 2008-04-27 09:33:09 |
In my last post about it being time to be a parent when it comes to web safety, I mentioned I’d continue with steps you can take to protect your children while online.
1. Take the computer out of the kid’s room. What I find particularly frightening is that parents tend to do things that make [...]...
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| Web Safety: It’s Time To Be A Parent |
| 2008-04-15 00:03:32 |
If there’s one thing a kid needs, it’s a parent. That may sound odd, but how many adults do you know who have kids, but really aren’t a parent?
This is especially true when it comes to Internet safety.
Do you really take part in your child’s Internet activities? Do you know where they’ve been online and [...]...
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| You’ll Want To Close Your Eyes For This One |
| 2008-04-12 01:29:28 |
I can’t believe what I just witnessed. I just viewed a video of a gang of kids beating up a defenseless teenage girl. Why did they do it? To get the bragging rights to having a shocking video on YouTube.
The article I read told the story of eight teenagers (EIGHT!) who lured another student into [...]...
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| Phishing Made Easy, Way Too Easy |
| 2008-02-07 00:42:13 |
I found an article recently that explained how easy it is to create a phishing site. For those of you who are new to the term “phishing”, it’s the act of fooling someone into thinking you are someone you are not with the purpose of them giving you personal information such as credit card numbers, [...]...
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| Yes, I’m Still Here |
| 2008-01-27 01:21:21 |
I know it’s been silent here these last few months. But, yes, I am still here.
I’ve been running several projects since late last year, and then, of course, there were the holidays to contend with. So I thought I’d kick the dust off by giving Family WebWatch a makeover and bring with it renewed energy [...]...
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| Kids Can Improve Their Typing With Keybr.com |
| 2008-01-03 10:00:14 |
For kids who are learning how to type or even adults who wish to brush up on their typing skills, kebyr.com can help. There’s nothing to download, in fact, you don’t even have to create an account. Just go to the site, click the start button and type the text displayed before you.
This tool is [...]...
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| Virtual Worlds Of Fun With Kraze |
| 2008-01-02 12:19:28 |
Kraze is a free moderated virtual environment for kids to hang out. It has a cool robotic world for the boys called Onimech, a place where the Wowbotz serve as protectors of the city New Gaia. And for the girls there’s Zynia, a world where the Kuttiez make imaginations come to life and learn about [...]...
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| Two Christmas Sites For Kids |
| 2007-12-19 00:46:25 |
Here are two sites that I think will provide kids with a little fun this Christmas.
Merlin’s Christmas
Someone has been bad this year. They’ve sabotaged Santa’s sleigh and caused all the toys to fall from the sky! But not to worry, for Merlin the elf will save them with your help.
As Merlin goes into a free [...]...
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