"A New Guide to Facebook Security" by Eric Chabrow 8/25/11 from www.govinfosecurity.com
"Every real-life social group deserves free online space to interact and share, too. Jabbster is a private meeting place for you to connect and share your life with only the people you want. You choose who get's to see what. It's really simple, too. "
"Wall.fm is a free tool for creating custom social networks with easy setup and complete feature set."
A group gives you and your students more options for sharing and gives you more privacy controls for the group.
"Even if you don't have the time or aren't comfortable posting in online communities, you can still benefit from having familiarity with social media."
"Brad Miller, CEO of web-monitoring software company Awareness Technologies, offers these tips to knock it out before it starts."
"Enter the topic you wish to monitor, then click preview to see the type of results you'll receive. Some handy uses of Google Alerts include:
* monitoring a developing news story
* keeping current on a competitor or industry
* getting the latest on a celebrity or event
* keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams"
"Facebook and Time Warner Inc. announced today that they are launching a wide-ranging, major cross-platform partnership initiative called Stop Bullying: Speak Up. The campaign will integrate broadcast, print, online and social media to educate parents, teachers and youth about the actions that will help protect young people from the impact of bullying."
"Facebook's Social Media Pledge- An interactive Stop Bullying: Speak Up Social Pledge App that will enable educators, parents, and kids to make a personal commitment-and recruit others to join them-to help stop bullying. The App is scheduled to launch in time for the Fall 2011 back-to-school season. "
By Bernadette Rego, B. Com, B. Ed.2009