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Poogling Internet Safety Seminars

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Children and teens of all ages anonymously browsing sensitive subjects (e.g. “poo”, sexuality, bullying, eating disorders, suicide) that could lead to dangerously exposing oneself on the internet out of curiosity and the intimidation to ask others (e.g. family, friends, teachers or peers)

Poogling Internet Safety Seminar on KEYT NEWS!

Poogling Makes KEYT Headlines!

Cyber-bullying, “sexting,” online predators… These were a few of the important topics that were covered last week in the Santa Barbara community-wide Poogling Internet Safety Seminar hosted by Make It Work. The seminar focused on providing parents with a platform for Awareness, Education and Sharing.

The event was a huge success, garnering coverage from local news station KEYT Channel 3. Click here to watch the segment.

Make It Work, with the support of Verizon’s Velocity program, is currently producing a video of the Poogling seminar. If you would like to be notified when it the video becomes available, please send an email to poogling@makeitwork.com. Be sure to include your name and “Poogling video” in the subject line.

Jesse Slaughter’s Story

August 6, 2010

You love your children and would protect them from anything harmful, right? Well, even the best parents can be unaware what a dangerous place the internet can be. Most people see the internet as a great tool and a place where the potential for learning knows no bounds. Make It Work loves to promote what [...]

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Five Hidden Dangers of Facebook

July 7, 2010

Facebook has recently come under fire for security lapses and questionable practices regarding subtle changes to their privacy policies and what that means for user security. Make It Work is very concerned with Internet Safety, and we’re committed to helping our customers stay safe on the internet. Check out our Poogling page for more information. [...]

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Survey Results Shed Light On How Teens Spend Their Time Online

June 11, 2010

According to a new survey from Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project 93% of teens ages 12-17 use the Internet. So a majority of our teens are online, but what are they doing while they are there? Results from the study show that 62% of teens use the Internet to access information on [...]

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Facebook Privacy Under Fire: Users Exiting Social Network

May 6, 2010

Facebook is facing a major backlash right now due to multiple privacy concerns. Privacy lapses, including a bug that revealed private user data to the public, and multiple updates to the Facebook Privacy Policy without proper user notification has left users, well…pretty freaked out. One major change the social networking giant has made is the [...]

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