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Disconnect Kids: Online privacy for kids, made easy

My first instinct (and job) as a mom is to keep my kids safe, so when I found out how many thousands of bits of information about us were being sent to online marketers every time they play or learn on my iPad, I got pretty protective. For this mom, that has to stop...

How to talk to teens and tweens about smart tech use and safety

by Julie | Internet Safety

Just about every day, I have a moment where I’m grateful social media wasn’t around when I was a teen or pre-teen. Don’t get me wrong; technology is a major positive in my life and in my kids’ lives. But it’s also kind of scary to think...

How to get rid of unwanted cell phone calls? Lookup+ to the rescue

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

Even though I’m on the Do-Not-Call registry, I sometimes get the one-off unwanted cell phone call from a telemarketer that I wish I could block, because it always seems to call the moment we sit down for dinner. While I have come to accept that a few might slip...

Facebook privacy tips: 5 Facebook settings you should double-check

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

My Facebook activity has dropped off lately because I realized how much time I was spending on it–but also in part because of the confusing Facebook privacy changes that they seem to be making continually, sometimes unbeknownst to their users. With today’s...

Social media training wheels for tweens with Everloop Goobit

by Jeana | Best Apps

Any time I talk to a parent with tweens, the conversation eventually turns to the kinds of technology they are using, which then eventually turns into a Q&A session of me asking about cell phone usage, social media usage, cyber bullying (gasp!) and anything else...

Finally use public Wi-Fi hotspots safely, thanks to Private WiFi. (That’s not a contradiction, promise.)

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Having worked with a security company for years on the PR side, I’m super vigilant about what information I put out there, and more importantly, what networks I use to access information. (Those cybercriminals are more sophisticated than you can ever imagine.) I...

How to make an iPod Touch safe for kids

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

[This post has been updated as of January 2014 to include new information] I’m pretty sure almost every one of my oldest daughter’s friends got an iPod Touch for Christmas this year. We’re talking third-graders. And while even we here at Cool Mom...

The 11 best tech New Year’s resolutions worth keeping

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

Yes, we all make New Year’s Resolutions to eat better and work out more and blah blah blah. Cue the leftover cheesecake entering my mouth at 10AM on January 1. But if you’re online at all (hi there) I’ve put together a few tech resolutions you should...

The Flickr app: Is it a viable Instagram replacement?

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

After hearing about the new Instagram Terms of Service changes that announced yesterday, so many of you are writing to us asking for an alternative. And while they’ve updated with an explanation (sort of) on the Instagram blog that’s a combination of...

Instagram changes Terms of Service: What it means for you, and what your choices are if you are as freaked out as everyone else

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

You may have gotten wind of today’s breaking news that Instagram, now owned by Facebook, has changed their user Terms of Service. And the Internets she is not happy. Here’s the scoop, and a few options on what you can do about your account, should choose...