Our summer intern Lindsey Rayford attended our Internet Safety Month webinar “Help Seniors Use the Internet Safely” and blogs about how it might help a senior in your life get online. A Live Meeting replay of the webinar is available until Aug. 27.

Today’s guest blogger is Nneka Ezenwa, a Verizon employee and mother of two young girls. She attended our free Internet Safety Month webinar, “How to Keep Your Children Safe on the Internet.”

I’m doing what I can to teach my children (ages 9 and 5) how to stay safe on the Internet.  However there are so many ways kids can get online now that it’s hard to keep up with them all. But as the African saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child.

In support of Internet Safety Month, I wanted to share a video compiled by the Family Online Safety Institute that presents facts and stats about the global state of digital safety. Many of these stats suggest that parents feel comfortable setting rules and boundaries around technology. But they also suggest that young people may not be as unaware or immune to using technology responsibly as some believe.

In support of June's National Internet Safety Month, we're equipping customers with the tools and educational resources they need to create the digital experience that is right for their family. We see our work falling into three pillars. I like to call them the "3 P's of Online Safety." They are "Prepare, Prevent and Protect."

Jack McArtney manages online safety issues for Verizon. He has played a key role in the introduction of Verizon Safeguards and numerous parental control products and services for Verizon customers.

As technology continues to advance, it can be challenging for families to keep tabs on the kinds of digital media their kids are consuming on wireless devices such as smartphones and tablets. That is why I am happy to report that the CTIA and the Electronic Software Ratings Board (ESRB) announced its mobile app rating initiative this morning in Washington, D.C. This important step by the wireless industry will help consumers better manage their wireless experience by providing a consistent rating system for mobile applications.

It’s time to draw this series to a close.  I hope you’ve had a good holiday season and that you will continue to put our Internet safety tips to good use throughout the coming year.

The holidays are well underway, but if you’re like me, you probably still have a lot to do.  So here are a few more Internet Safety tips to keep in mind as you go online to shop.

As promised, I’m back this week with more Internet Safety tips for everyone to keep in mind over the holidays.

This week’s tip:  Passwords Made Easy

With the holidays fast approaching I thought it might be time, once again, for a little brushing up on Internet safety tips. Often we tend to focus on youngsters to make sure their Internet experience is safe, but today I’d like to focus on older Americans as they get online perhaps for the first time.

According to a national survey commissioned by Care.com, bullying and cyberbullying are the greatest fear parents have regarding their children's safety.

Many people believe technology is to blame.

At Verizon, we have a different point of view. Good values are good values. And unfortunately, the anonymity of technology has allowed many to give over to behaviors and attitudes they otherwise would suppress in person but chose to set free in private.

I'm happy to announce that PBS and Verizon have arranged to make the Frontline documentary, Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier available via the FiOS Video On Demand* line-up, starting March 22.

You may have seen the debut of Digital Nation on Feb. 2 and if you did, you know what a terrific piece of journalism PBS' Frontline created.   Read more about Verizon's sponsorship of this groundbreaking documentary about life in our digital age.

PBS' award-winning FRONTLINE program focused last week on our Digital Nation. It was an excellent look at the complexities of our virtual world. It was provocative and far reaching in its look at how all of us have been affected by technology and it's given us the tools and resources to continue talking about this. Whether you are a student, a parent or a teacher you'll want to read more...