How to Parent in a Digital World: Resources
Family Minecraft Policy (Google Docs version here)
Family Support Form Responses (copy this to your Google Drive so you can adapt it to your family’s needs. For help, see How to copy a Google Form)
iOS 12: Getting to Know Screen Time & Stronger Parental Controls (for iPhone/iPad)
The Complete Guide to Setting up Parental Controls in Windows
How to use Parental Controls in Windows 8
How to Use Parental Controls in OS X to Protect Your Kids
4 Ways to Set up Parental Controls on Your Home Network
Parental Control Tools That Cover Every Device In Your Home
Social media tips for business travel, today in Harvard Business online
Today, Harvard Business online has published my top tips for using social media to get the most out of business travel.
Enrich your content with Zemanta
I’m writing this blog post with the assistance of Zemanta, a web service that claims to enrich your blog posts and emails by inserting links, related pictures, articles and tags.
Wanted: Universal connector service for all my friends and social networks
Rather than importing and updating my contact list on each individual network, I want a universal connector service. I’m envisioning a single dashboard, based on my core set of contacts — in my case, probably my Gmail contact list.
Twitter monitoring to strengthen your team
When, how and why you might find it useful to track the Twitter feeds of specific colleagues in a focused way.
Responding to online criticism
Will Aldrich responded today to my post about my experience with TripIt’s social invitation process, and his response is a model of how to handle online criticism.
Social network invitations: Rules for services and users
My experience spamming my address book with a social network invitation inspired this run-down of how to set up network invites that avoid the spam trap.
Rob’s Northern Voice keynote
If you've ever wondered whether social media is funny, check out the reaction to Rob's Teh Funny Northern Voice keynote. The Twitter backchannel is reprinted in text below. These tweets are in chronological order, so you can follow the thread of the conversation. In...
Why online conversation matters
Why online conversation holds the key to social, political and community change.
Keep iPhone, iCal, MobileMe and Google Calendar in sync with BusySync
If you use Apple’s iCal, Google Calendar and an iPhone, you want to look at this application.
NIche messaging with social media: going for the Golden Graham
The Golden Graham Effect is what happens when a product or service achieves a consistent and coherent brand, despite offering different benefits to different audiences. Today, social media doesn’t just offer the opportunity for niche messaging. It introduces the informational equivalent of nutritional labeling for every product, and every service on the market.