Posting Facebook Pics of Your Kids: Thoughtful or Irresponsible?
By Shannon McCarty-Caplan My best friend recently posted photos of her daughter “Angela” on Facebook. Angela is adorable; she’s 6 going on 16. It’s been a pleasure having the privilege of watching her...
View ArticleOur Digital Lives are Priceless, So Why Are We So Reckless Online?
By Aman Chand We all spend more and more of our waking lives online. In fact, the world has gone social media crazy. Disagree? Well, could you live without it? Thought not. TV took 13 years to reach...
View ArticleThe Good, the Bad, and 1 Billion Facebook Users
By Colin Richardson I’m part of the “Facebook generation” that originally needed to use a college email address to signup, had no “real” privacy settings to worry about, and happily gave the details...
View ArticleTwitter – How to Stay Happy and Avoid the Scammers and Trolls
By Aman Chand At Trend Micro we talk a lot about the importance of protecting our digital lives. In today’s web-enabled universe, we do so much online now that it has become second nature to jump on...
View ArticleWhat Are Computer Worms and How Can I Protect Myself From Them?
By Vic Hargrave Computer worms are a form of malware that have the capability to rapidly infect many computers on a network by sending copies of themselves from one system to another over network...
View ArticleA Year’s Worth of Stories from Facebook and Twitter
By TrendLabs When we heard of Google Zeitgeist, we got excited. “Zeitgeist” is a German term that means “the spirit of the times.” Through it, Google revealed the year’s top searches. Popular social...
View ArticleThat Legal Notice You Got From Facebook? It’s Legit
By TrendLabs Cybercriminals have been taking advantage of Facebook’s popularity ever since it became huge. Phishing scams, malicious spam, survey scams, profile hijackers – Facebook is one of...
View ArticleChecking Identities in Social Network Friend Requests
By Vic Hargrave If you’ve been on Facebook or other social networking services for any length of time you’ve probably received friend requests from people you don’t know at all. This can happen to you...
View ArticleFeeling Kind of Down? Maybe It’s Facebook Envy
By Richard Medugno It looks like Facebook’s going to do another tweak to what we see in our news feed. These aren’t the best of times for “the social network” if you believe the New York Times article...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Boss in the Dark About Your St. Patty’s Day Celebrating
By Shannon McCarty-Caplan Chicago is alive with preparations for its big St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations this weekend. Tomorrow morning, the day before St. Patrick’s Day, the Chicago River downtown is...
View ArticleTech-Challenged Moms Rely on their Savvy Kids
By Shannon McCarty-Caplan “Can you hear that?” my mother shouts arm’s length distance from the phone. “What am I listening for?” I reply. “A buzzing and whooshing sound, coming from my computer,” she...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Snap behind the Chat
By Tom Mason This message will self-destruct in five seconds. That’s the premise behind SnapChat and is hailed as the new Instagram. The app currently sends over 1,000 pictures every second and here’s...
View ArticleLife Played Out in Pictures and Videos Shared with Hundreds or Thousands of...
By Greg Boyle There has been a lot of talk recently about future technology such as Google Glass and Apple iWatch, wearable tech is fast becoming a reality…it makes me wonder…is it all happening too...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Digital Life Doom with Facebook Graph Search
By Tom Mason Facebook has over 1 billion active users who log on at least once per month. Whether we like it or not, the world has gotten closer with the introduction of the Facebook Graph Search. Put...
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