Help Protect Your Children’s Future with Online Reputation Management Tools

For teenagers who use social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and MySpace, online reputation management becomes crucial to protecting their future. TrueCare helps parents monitor what their kids are posting online, so that inappropriate content, photos or videos don’t come back to haunt them when applying for colleges and jobs.

• Information posted to social network sites is NOT private. Content posted online, whether it be words, photos or videos, can be easily and quickly forwarded to hundreds, thousands or even millions of people. Remind your kids to stop and think before posting anything online.
• Online content and photos are permanent. Even with privacy controls and deleting options on most social networking sites, what your kids post online can follow them FOREVER.
• Admissions officers and employers use Facebook, too. Whether applying for schools or jobs, today’s interview processes often involve reviewing applicants’ online profiles on social media sites like Facebook and MySpace. Inappropriate photos or videos of your kids can hurt future opportunities.
• TrueCare lets you view ALL of your children’s photos. With TrueCare, you can see the photos posted by your kids or those where they are “tagged” by others. TrueCare also searches photo captions and comments and sends you automatic alerts when potential dangerous content is found.

Even if your kids are still young, it’s never too early to start a conversation about online reputation management. When your children understand the consequences of what they post on Facebook, YouTube, MySpace and Twitter, they can avoid posting inappropriate content that can come back later to negatively affect their futures. Use TrueCare to learn more about social media, monitor your children’s profiles and online behavior, and to connect with your kids online.