WEBSITE: Teen Lit Rocks – YA Fiction
Posted on May 22, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Teen Lit Rocks is a website devoted to what’s commonly known as YA Fiction (for “Young Adult”). Started by two sisters Diana & Sandie, they began the site as a way of working together. Diana is a bilingual educator and elementary-school ESL specialist. Sandie is a prolific writer, blogger, and movie reviewer. (and she is […]
PROFILE: Keen Karl Rivera- Not Your Ordinary Teen
Posted on May 16, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Karl Rivera is not your ordinary teen. As a blogger he presents a fresh perspective on technology and social media. As a photographer he takes dynamic photos that resonate deeply within the viewer. As a speaker he delivers with passion and confidence. And as a teen he refuses to fall into the stereotype. He strives […]
SUMMIT: G(irls)20 Summit- Mexico City, May 28-May 31, 2012
Posted on May 15, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
The G(irls)20 Summit brings together one delegate from each G20 country, plus a representative from the European Union and the African Union. The delegates debate, discuss and design innovative ideas necessary to empower girls and women globally and present these to G20 Leaders. While the agenda is the same as the G20 leaders and focuses […]
PRESS RELEASE: Digital Family Summit Speakers Announced!
Posted on May 10, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPLEASE POST OR PRINT KILL DATE 07/01/2012 MEDIA CONTACT: STEPHANIE SCHWAB, 646-543-5511 stephanie@digitalfamilysummit.com DIGITAL FAMILY SUMMIT SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED Initial round of speakers includes prominent teens, Internet sensations, and college professors. 5/10/2012, Philadelphia, PA The Digital Family Summit, a first-of-its-kind blogging conference for teens, tweens, and their families, has made its initial round of speaker […]
BOOK: Net Smart: How To Thrive Online by Howard Rheingold
Posted on May 9, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Howard Rheingold is one of the first and best writers about online culture. He has been writing books about the intersection between technology and culture since 1982. He is credited with coining the word “Virtual Community” and has written a number of books about the subject, including The Virtual Community and Smart Mobs. He was […]
NEWS: Digital Family Summit in the Wall Street Journal
Posted on May 2, 2012 by Stephanie · 2 Comments
It’s an exciting week here at Digital Family Summit! We’ve gotten our first national press mention, in the Wall Street Journal today, in an article by Katie Rosman about “Tweens’ Secret Lives Online.” I’ve got a nice quote about how even a 12-year-old can have a personal brand – which I firmly believe and is […]
SAFETY: Protecting Your Digital Footprint
Posted on May 1, 2012 by Melissa · 1 Comment
Just like in real life, every step we take online provides insight into our person. And don’t be fooled, even though you can’t see it, people are watching. That’s why it’s so important to protect that digital footprint, to somewhat wrap your reputation in virtual bubble-wrap. There are a few steps you can take to […]
Profile: Tori Molnar, MyUtoria & She Can Make Change
Posted on April 27, 2012 by Melissa · Leave a Comment
In 2010, Tori Molnar decided she needed to figure out a way to make her own money and help some of her friends do the same. So she did what many of us have always wanted to do but never could figure out how…she started her own company called Utoria http://www.myutoria.com. It’s sort of an […]
SURVEY: AVG Digital Diaries: Digital Coming of Age
Posted on April 26, 2012 by adam · Leave a Comment
Since 2010 AVG Technologies has been sponsoring research into how the Internet is impacting children as they play, learn, and grow up in today’s digital world. Over the last three years, they have been publishing studies of different age ranges and how the internet is affecting them. The latest study, titled Digital Coming of Age, surveyed […]
INTERNET SAFETY: When Good Trades Go Bad
Posted on April 25, 2012 by Melissa · Leave a Comment
This story, by Digifam blog contributor Melissa Brodsky, tells a great and cautionary tale about both the amazing power of the internet and the dangers. The people on the other end of an exchange like the one described may not be your friend, or even who you thought they were. Don’t be paranoid, but it […]
