The term sexting has been around since about 2005, but it doesn’t come out of the mouths of teens. Newspaper headlines, worried parents, and frowning, finger-wagging teachers use it. Kids refer to the naked selfies as Nudes. No matter what…
SnapChat is a popular messaging app, especially among teenagers. It features the ability to send photos, messages, and videos that “self-destruct” after viewing by the recipient. The existence of such a possibility makes lots of parents antsy—very antsy. Why, after…
Australian morning show Sunrise featured a segment on teens, sexting, and SnapChat today. The guest was Ross Bark, an Aussie cyber-safety expert and film maker who created the film Best Enemies, about cyber-bullying. A take-away for parents from this morning's…
Kik, an instant messaging service and app, is in the news again. Australian police have gone so far as to post warnings to parents on Facebook about the increasing problems with the app. “Kik is overtaking Facebook as the number…
Snapchat is a hot app with young people around the world. In February of 2013, it boasted 60 million snaps sent per day, with over 5 billion snaps in total, and it’s still gaining in popularity. It's one of the…
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