Social Media Safety

Properly managing online reputation can make or break your personal and professional life. With the vast majority of people turning to the internet to research individuals before making decisions, it’s crucial to manage and maintain a positive personal online reputation. This guide provides detailed advice on how to achieve that and what steps to take if your reputation is compromised. …

Learn How to Configure Privacy Settings on Various Social Media Platforms to Protect Your Personal Information Table of ContentsIntroductionThe Importance of Configuring Privacy SettingsFacebook Privacy SettingsInstagram Privacy SettingsTwitter Privacy SettingsLinkedIn Privacy SettingsSnapchat Privacy SettingsTikTok Privacy SettingsConclusion Introduction Today when social media has become an integral part of our lives, maintaining privacy has never been more important. Social media platforms offer …

Safe Social Media Usage Guidelines: Tips and Best Practices for Using Social Media Platforms Safely. Table of ContentsThe Importance of Safe Social Media UsageGeneral Tips for Safe Social Media UsageWhat to Share on Social MediaWhat to Avoid Sharing on Social MediaBest Practices for Using Social Media Platforms SafelySafeguarding Your Mental Health on Social MediaEducating Others About Safe Social Media UsageConclusion …

Making Your Young Teen Safe on Facebook. Now your tween is a Teen, they fall into the Facebook guidelines of 13, as the minimum age to operate a Facebook account.  Many teens see joining Facebook as a passage into adulthood. Parents see it a little differently. So how do you ensure they can use it safely? Even for an adult, Facebook’s privacy …

Why Are Kids Leaving Facebook? Whether you know it or not, Facebook is losing its appeal with teens. Just as parents start to understand what Facebook is all about, and create a profile of their own to keep an eye on their children’s activities, children have decided that it’s no longer cool to be on a social networking site where …

Want to Disable Facebook Facial Recognition? Facebook is acquiring facial recognition firm Face.com, for an estimated $60 million. Facebook already uses Face.com’s facial recognition technology to help it put a name to faces in photos uploaded to the social network. Now, with the acquisition of Face.com, the technology is coming in house. So what does Facebook facial recognition actually do? …

Online Reputation: What Does it Mean? Did you know that everything you say and do online has an impact on your reputation? The internet is a huge collection of detailed information and you might be surprised at how much information about each one of us can have an impact on how we are perceived as an individual. Statistics coming out …

The Value of Social Networking Sites for Kids. 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 …

Setting ‘Safe’ Mode for YouTube. YouTube is popular with both kids and adults, but some of the content is not quite appropriate for young ones to view. YouTube’s Safety Mode does a great job of filtering out videos that some parents may consider inappropriate for their children. Thankfully, YouTube already does a fairly good job of removing any inappropriate content …

Children and Social Networking Ten Must-Know Tips for Parents. 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, …