I was prepping for a presentation at a local church this coming Wednesday and I’m always looking for “new material”. Let’s face it; I’m just like you trying to keep up with what’s going on, online.  I use Google Alerts as one way I keep...

Here is an incident that happened in the St. Louis area today. We can all learn from the lessons of this incident.  Local CBS affiliate, KMOV is continuing to cover the story “Convicted child killer who has been charged after an attempt to lure...

On May 25th, in 1979, young Etan Patz disappeared on his way to school. His father, a professional photographer distributed black and white photos as he searched for his son. In July of 1981, 6 year old Adam Walsh disappeared from a shopping mall....

There has been so much talk about the tragedy in Japan and it can be confusing to know what to do about it. But, has it even occurred to you how it may have affected your children? Thanks to the Internet, your children have instant access to all...

I am often amazed at the viral nature of the Internet. There is no better example than a handful of tweens who have chosen the way of Justin Bieber to become famous – self promotion on YouTube. Is this bad or good? Yes! I know, I know that’s...

We often think identity theft is something that happens to old, careless, clueless people. Let’s face it, in some ways  we all are careless and clueless…here are just a few things I found out this week to safeguard your identity Don’t put...

We’re 4 years old this month. And in that time we’ve been lucky to work with some incredible people and learn from them. We don’t profess to be THE EXPERTS on Internet safety, but we work every day with people who are.  And, we want to share...

Here we are in the midst of the holidays. By now, I am sure that your gift wish list is finished and you have exchanged presents or can’t wait to open up the gift with your name on it!  There are so many new and exciting gadgets that are out on...

Bullying. Everyone has seen it done, been a victim of it, or been the bully at one point or another. While it can be fun to joke around with your friends on occasion,  doing it consistently can sometimes result in unintended consequences. Now I...

Hi all, I’m Wiki Winnie! I‘m just a college sophomore, tweeting my way through life, but I’ve seen some things that went wrong on the Internet. Hopefully every week we can talk and brainstorm ways to keep each other safe on and off of these...