In a bold move, middle-school principal Anthony Orsini asked his students’ parents to cancel their kids’ Facebook accounts. Quoted on CNN.com, he says “There is absolutely no reason for any middle school student to be a part of a social networking site! Let me repeat that – there is absolutely, positively no reason for any… [Continue]
My Facebook Decision
It took me awhile to gather all my thoughts about how to use Facebook, and I’ve made a few bloopers, but now I feel like I am on track. Here’s the story. Because I am an online publisher, I feel a need to test and participate in major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,… [Continue]
Should Your Teen’s Cell Phone Be Public?
I become completely apoplectic yesterday when I stumbled upon a public Facebook page (in Google) with the phone numbers of 70 teens in my town. I won’t tell you what I was searching for, because I don’t want this page to get any additional attention, but the story goes like this. One teen puts up… [Continue]
Facebook Wall Photos for St. Patrick’s Day and Pi Day
Yesterday I created a few Facebook wall photos for a new Surfnetkids project. The project is no where near done, but I’d love some feedback. Are you on Facebook? Have you seen those wall photos (or tag images) that are a grid of pictures of objects or cartoon characters? Well, I’ve made a few around… [Continue]
