Being a parent in the digital age is becoming more complicated all the time. On top of dealing with playground bullies, report cards and the complexities of growing up in the real world, kids are faced with a complex set of challenges online. Educating your kids on who to give information to and how much information to disclose online is tough, especially if you’re not a certified geek. If they’ve already put themseleves out there publicly, the Pandora’s Box is open and there’s no going back. But you can find out what’s out there through the help of online services. BeNetSafe searches MySpace and Xanga to keep track of how much your kids are making public, which both helps assist in educating them about potential dangers as well as providing a litmus test for online activities. In this interview Chris has a conversation with Brad Weber of BeNetSafe about some of the potential dangers of kids sharing too much information online, either at social networking sites like MySpace or elsewhere. Brad provides a list of tips for keeping kids safe and some ways to help make sure both you and your kids are educated about online hazards.

Keeping Kids Safe On MySpace with Brad Weber of BeNetSafe

Social networking sites may seem like they are taking over the Internet, but that’s only because they are. At DEMO China, Jake spoke with Alex Kummerman, CEO of ClicMobile, about the company’s new OEM solution for easily integrating social networking into any Web site. ClicMobile’s AreYouHere platform is the solution that powers this kind of social networking integration with a combination of MySpace-like Web presence and a mobile component that feels like a more user-friendly version of Dodgeball, with some additional features for uploading and downloading content direct to your phone thrown in as well. There’s one live implementation of AreYouHere via the YooTribe site in France, but ClicMobile has its eye on entering the Chinese market in the very near future.

You can read more about ClicMobile and AreYouHere in Jake’s coverage of DEMO China.

Alex Kummerman on the ClicMobile AreYouHere Social Networking Platform