WORD OF THE WEEK: “Sadfishing” – Parents, here’s what you need to know!
We are sharing the words, phrases, and emojis your kids are using and seeing online, what they mean, and why you need to know about them.
Read moreNovember 2, 2020
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We are sharing the words, phrases, and emojis your kids are using and seeing online, what they mean, and why you need to know about them.
Read more*This story first ran in USA Today.* Set your message notifications to silent, and get ready to ignore a whole bunch of texts. Unless you want a lot of extra reading on your smartphone, that is. Americans are expected to…
Read moreby Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Imposter scams often begin with a call, text message, or email. The scams may vary, but work the same way – a scammer pretends to be someone you trust to convince you to…
Read moreHow’s your pandemic going? If you are anything like the 2,000 parents of school-aged children recently surveyed by Fat Brain Toys, your kids have announced, “I’m bored” an average of six times a day, had five temper tantrums a day,…
Read moreIt’s not you, it’s me. I love you, I’m just not in love with you. Just because you’re swooning over the newest smartphone doesn’t mean you have to just ditch the old one. I mean, it’s been pressed to your…
Read moreAfter the year we’ve had, who doesn’t need a crazy-awesome online shopping sale right about now?! Here are answers to your top questions — and amazing insider tips to get everything you want — minus the stress. BUY NOW OR…
Read moreShhhh, don’t tell anyone … A little birdie over at Amazon sent us a list of Prime Day Deals ahead of time. Check out what to expect, and read Christina’s story about how to snag these amazing deals before anyone…
Read moreThousands of people have asked me about portable air purifier recommendations in the past few weeks, but the most urgent inquiry came from one of my own lifelong friends, 49-year old Patrick Bryson. Bryson and his family live in Portland,…
Read more***This story originally appeared in my USA Today Syndicated Column Series Tech Now in September 2020*** You’re cutting out. What was that? I think you’re froz… Another day, another frustrating Wi-Fi woe to deal with as we try to work,…
Read moreBy Ari Lasarus, Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Phishing scams can be hard to spot. For example, we’ve been hearing about one where people get a text message saying that there’s a package waiting for them, and asking them to click…
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