by AskSonnie | May 11, 2011 | Parenting
Finally, we have some figures to back up our observation all along! Recent study showed that there are 7.5M Facebook users in the US that are under 13 (Facebook set the age of 13 as the minimum age requirement). Last school year, as we conclude season 1 of...
by AskSonnie | May 5, 2011 | Advocacy
I agree, this post is not related to Cyber wellness but I find this worth supporting, I have a wife and daughter that I want to keep safe too 😀 How far would you go to save 500 women? For the dedicated cyclists of the upcoming “Tour of Hope 2011- 00:...
by AskSonnie | Apr 27, 2011 | Facebook, Internet Resources
I received an email promoting an interesting infographic, from onlineedication.net, about the effect of social media to students. The data reflected not only the obvious but also interesting findings. Check it out and let me know if these are also true for the...
by AskSonnie | Apr 25, 2011 | Safety Tips
Spam emails is defined as emails that is sent in illogical frequency, contains almost redundant content. Almost all sites require some degree of sign-up to make action like join membership, comment on a post or download a freebie. This makes your email...
by AskSonnie | Apr 17, 2011 | Beware, Cyber Bullying, Facebook, Safety Tips
An Internet Troll is a user who attacks by stirring conflict, hurls bad words and insults at any member of the online community. They find any opportunity of making trouble: making obscene and derogatory off-topic remarks in threads, chats, forums and...
by AskSonnie | Apr 10, 2011 | Beware, eReputation Management, Facebook, Malware/Mal Apps, Safety Tips
If you think by clicking a link posted in your wall is harmless, think again. Malicious application from Facebook are not all meant to take over your account, but it is risky enough to damage your online reputation. Most of this Apps appeal to either your curiosity [...
by AskSonnie | Apr 3, 2011 | Cyber Bullying, Cyber Risks, Facebook, Safety Tips
This is good news for parents and young people, and all users who are being harassed in Facebook. Sans the privacy issues where Facebook always embroiled itself in, this new innovation hopes to promote a culture of respect in Facebook. Mashable reported that after...
by AskSonnie | Apr 2, 2011 | Advocacy, Strategies
update 4/3/11: You may want to read “is it ethical to earn from advocacy” The objective of this material is to help bloggers who are into advocacy blogging to make the advocacy self sustaining, and maximize the online exposure. Web Safety PH was officially...
by AskSonnie | Mar 29, 2011 | Advocacy, Disclosure
update 11/5/11: TBYC [Teacher-Barangay-Youth-Church] Approach update 7/16/11: GMA 7 embraced our advocacy and launched “think before you click” campaign update 4/2/11: keynote presentation for the iblog7 talk is uploaded HERE update 3/31/11: We will be...
by AskSonnie | Mar 25, 2011 | Make Money Online, Safety Tips
Quite a number of peers had asked about what internet opportunities are legitimate and what are sham. When you type “work at home” or “online jobs” on Google, there will be a lot of instances wherein you stumble on...