Category Archives: Internet Reputation Management

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

There is a new word being used in the social media and internet world… “digital citizenship.” To me, it sounded like “corporate responsibility” which is usually a good thing, so I did research in order to learn more about this buzz word. According to Cable in the Classroom, Digital Citizenship “is a holistic and positive approach to helping children learn how to be safe and secure, as well as smart and effective participants in a digital world. That means helping … Continue reading

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CLEANING UP YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE FOR A JOB HUNT

Use these tips to help clean up your social media profiles so they are resume ready. These tips are relevant to all social media profiles, blogs, websites, etc. where a person has a presence online. We recommend you comb your social media profiles for ALL of the following below. But, just because you take the time now to remove these posts and pictures, doesn’t mean they are gone forever. They may still live on the web sites servers (though inaccessible … Continue reading

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PARENTS, BEWARE OF SNAPCHAT

While TrueCare’s monitoring services focus on tools for social media monitoring, it is our mission to educate you on everything as it relates to child safety online. Thus, we would like to warn you about SNAPCHAT and Facebook’s “Poke” app! Parents of teens have more to worry about than the just the internet. Smartphone games and apps can also create problems for plugged in teens. Teens can use apps to connect and communicate with strangers or inappropriately with people they … Continue reading

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What You Can Learn by Following your Teen on Facebook

It’s a tough job being Facebook friends with your teenager and acting the double role as a parent. In our recent guest blog article, “Note to Parents: How to be ‘cool’ parent of Facebook,” we learned that many parents unknowingly cross the line as Facebook friends, creating embarrassing and uncomfortable problems for their kids.  Parents and their kids who are “friends” on Facebook, should establish a mutual a level of separation and respect. This blog article offered good tips to … Continue reading

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YouTube Teen Brawls Make Me Ask Parents: What’s Going On?

I read a disturbing article in several newspapers, and I am hearing about it from other Psychotherapists, Psychologists and Pediatricians. Our girls are acting out, filming it and putting it up on You Tube. Oh yes, and it is getting a lot of attention. The girls are punching, hitting, cursing, pinching, and slapping each other to the ground. The crowd is cheering them on. The crowd is mostly made up with teens, but there are also adults. Kids are turning … Continue reading

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Parents Behaving Badly Online – Laptop Dad is just the beginning

By now, most parents have heard about Laptop Dad. In case you somehow missed it, a dad, frustrated by a Facebook post that his daughter put up that was incredibly disrespectful, turned to YouTube and read the post, replied and then proceeded to pump nine bullets into her laptop. To really get the full effect, watch the video which has gotten 28 million views and counting. I’ll be the first to admit, I laughed my head off watching this. I’m … Continue reading

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1/28/12 is Data Privacy Day

What does that mean? Well it’s a day to sit back, think about how much we do online (email, shopping, banking, social networking, texting… yes that counts, too) and how what we share (photos, comments, contact information, whether publicly or privately) impacts our online reputation. How much do you think what you do online impacts your personal reputation? According to a blog post made on Tuesday by Brendon Lynch, chief privacy officer at Microsoft, “While a lot depends on who … Continue reading

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Did you know that your school’s zero tolerance policies could expand to behavior found on Facebook?

The majority of high school athletes are required sign zero tolerance and code of conduct policies. These policies typically forbid behavior involving use of tobacco, alcohol, steroids, and other illegal drugs. While these policies obviously apply to behavior on school grounds, most are expanded to include behaviors off school grounds, as well as content posted on the Internet and social networking sites. For athletes thinking about a college career in sports, these postings can forever scar their academic record and … Continue reading

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Fifteen Things to Tell your Teenager Before they Close their Eyes to Sleep

Having a teenager is one of the most challenging times in a parent’s marriage as well as their life. It is scary, frustrating, and chaotic. It is a time of letting go, enforcing rules, strengthening boundaries and also nurturing. Teens may appear to be fighting against us at times — rebelling from our rules, pointing out our inadequacies, and telling us “how out of it we are.”  However, they also still love and need us. They need their mom and … Continue reading

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Online Reputation Management Can Protect Your Kids

Even as your kids get older and become more familiar with using the Internet and social media websites safely, there is still a need to continue an ongoing conversation about protecting your kids’ future. Internet reputation management is crucial to making sure your kids have every opportunity available when applying for colleges and jobs, without their “online footprint” coming back to haunt them. Below, learn more about Internet reputation management, and how TrueCare can help. The Potential Dangers of Using … Continue reading

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