School boards in New Jersey and throughout the nation have been dealing with a new problem over the past few years that seems to be getting larger as time goes on - social media.
First, it was kids who started a Facebook campaign because they were begging for a puppy. Now, a man in Norway is starting a campaign that take it to a whole different level.
With the passing of 2012 it seems to me that the general public has moved on from Hurricane Sandy Relief and put the entire disaster on the back-burner.
When you tweet something or post something on Facebook it's out there in cyber-space forever and the potential for damage is everywhere, but not every kid gets that.
Thanks to ever-changing technology and the way people interact with each other today, what would you say if your son or daughter came home from their first day of school with a curriculum outline that mentioned their teacher would be using social networking to teach their children literature, history or math?
Is posting violent messages on Facebook and Twitter a sign you are a mass murderer? Some psychologists say we need to pay closer attention to our friends' cyber behavior.
In an interactive world led by Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogs, maintaining a strong web presence can seem overwhelming. Unlike the old days of telephone listings and newspaper ads, more and more people are online using search engines, social media, and valuable content when it comes to choosing local businesses
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In Bergen County New Jersey, some people are more interested in adding arrests to their Facebook page then they are friends. As the Bergen County Sheriff's Office has now fully embraced social media, in an ongoing effort to capture fugitives wanted by the county...