Month: August 2013

You’ve heard about distracted driving but what about distracted walking?  Research from SafeKids Worldwide* found that one in five high school students and one in eight middle schoolers were crossing the street while talking or […]

The question of “what’s the matter with kids today?” has  probably been with us for millenniums, but it was certainly the top of mind in 1963 when the lyrics for the song “Kids” from the […]

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106681282″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Listen to Larry Magid’s 1-minute CBS News Tech Talk segment, including clips from study lead author, Amanda Lenhart A new report from the Pew Research Center and […]

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LinkedIn, the professional network with about 238 million members will soon welcome teens, 14 and up. Read the full post on Forbes.com [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106263068″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

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This post is adapted from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid At a press conference earlier this month, President Barack Obama implied that he’ll back the development of technologies to help […]

Survey finds that teens are pretty self-reliant when it comes to only privacy controls but — when they seek help — they often go to peers and parents Contrary to popular mythology, a survey from […]

Click here for CNET’s David Katzmaier’s first look and video about Samsung’s new KN55S9C OLED TV. Click below to listen to Larry’s Tech Talk segment about the new TV

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/105455951″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] A new report from Parks Associates found that 55% of broadband households have access to streaming content on their TV.  And while game consoles are the most […]