Cyberbullying Month at Build-A-Bear Workshop

One thing that really gets me upset is cyberbullying. Kids should not be bullied online or offline. I don't like that kids (or adults) are threatened online.
Cyberbullying is the use of digital technology as a weapon by one minor to hurt another minor and it is a growing problem. The Build-A-Bear Workshop online safety program is geared toward children and parents and has been developed in association with leading cyber safety expert Parry Aftab, executive director and founder of WiredSafety.org, the world's largest cyber safety group that aims to increase online safety awareness by providing families with resources and guidelines.
Build-A-Bear Workshop wants to be part of the solution to stop cyberbullying and to help ensure that its online virtual world, buildabearville.com, is as safe as it can be.


The Build-A-Bear Workshop company-wide Stop Cyberbullying program is comprised of several elements:
· Safety tips for kids (such as Stop, Block and Tell), as well as resources and recommendations for parents are provided online at Build-A-Bearville.
· WiredSafety Pledge -- Citizens of buildabearville.com can take the pledge and receive a virtual safety sash for their avatars.
· During October, Build-A-Bearville is featuring a meter in Town Square that counts the number of “citizens” that click on the Safety Pledge. When the meter is full, all citizens of the virtual world receive a unique Stop, Block and Tell move for their avatars.

**Go check out Build-A-Bear Workshop, and help fight against cyberbullying!

Spector Pro 2009: review

The online world can be so fun, entertaining, educational, and very time consuming! The online world can also be filled with very shady material, evasive/suggestive material, and temptations not worth seeking out. There are online predators, questionable information, and other things demanding our children's and family's attentions. I know time limits can even be hard to follow once getting online, because you don't even realize how time flies.

I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to review the great product: Spector Pro 2009 and install it on my computer. Spector Pro 2009 is a program that records every single key stroke made on my computer. I can easily track online use, e-mail use, chat/IM conversations (both conversations), get screen snapshots, websites visited, programs used, facebook/myspace usage and online searches. I like that I can monitor what is done on my computer without my child's knowledge. I can show the trust factor to them, and give them the opportunity to freely use online. I can see if they are doing anything on the computer that I don't approve of. I can also block websites and features as I see fit, too. I especially like that Spector Pro records every keystroke: passwords and user names, even!! That is a great feature, especially if you have someone that uses the computer for things that aren't honorable. I can even be notified if they use inappropriate language or visit sites I don't approve of. I really like that I can see the exact order of everything that is viewed on my computer. This works great for when we have babysitters over, too. I can see if I can trust a sitter or not, seeing what/if they use our computer.

From site:

Spector Pro is the world's best selling software for monitoring and recording every detail of PC and Internet activity - in your home or in your office.
Selected as the Editors' Choice by the experts at PC MagazineSpector Pro records every detail of what they do on the computer - their chats, instant messages, emails, the web sites they visit, what they search for, what they do on MySpace, the pictures they post and look at, the keystrokes they type, the programs they run and much more. And because of its advanced surveillance screen snapshot features, you get to see not only WHAT they do, but the EXACT order in which they do it, step by step.
With Spector Pro, you will never doubt who is doing what on the computer.

Spector Pro is installed on your computer. It records everything on and offline, but stores it in your computer. You will have to check it often, and delete what you don't want stored. It does take up some of your storage space, but you can set the settings to record at certain times, and you can delete how ever often you want. No one knows that Spector Pro is installed on your computer: it does not show up as an icon, does not appear in the Windows system tray, does not appear in Windows Programs, does not show up in the Windows task list, and it cannot be uninstalled without the Spector Pro password which YOU specify. I feel much safer with Spector Pro 2009 installed on our computer, and I think there is more accountability knowing it is there keeping tabs on what we do.

Spector Pro is available now for immediate electronic download. Using the secure server, you can purchase, download, install and begin using Spector Pro in less than 5 minutes, even if you download using a dial-up connection!
Click here to purchase and download Spector Pro now.
If you prefer to order over the phone:
1-888-598-2788 (Toll Free) 1-772-770-5670 (if you live outside of the United States)

Spector Pro 2009 is regularly $169.95, but on sale now for $99.95.

Cyber Patrol: protection for your family

Internet safety is something every parent desires for their children while they are online. The Internet world is filled with messages, topics, pictures, sites, that we would rather not expose our children to.
Cyber Patrol Parental Controls is a great product that you can install on your computer to help protect your child from the online dangers that lurk.
I got to review this product from Fuel My Blog, and I am happy that I was able to try this product out for my home computer. I like how the Cyber Patrol has so many features. I can control how, when and how long people use the computer. This is a great feature because my son can use the computer, like for gaming, and I can set a time limit. I like that because I can let him play, and his time on the computer doesn't get too long.
I can also check status of the usage online, modify the settings and have options for what gets filtered from online. I can customize each of the computer users in our home, so we each have our own settings to work with. I can set the settings to child, young teen, mature teen or adult with blocking porn and other tasteless sites, content and images. I also like that I can just simply omit certain sites/programs for my child.
My son isn't quite old enough to use the chatting features from websites yet, but Cyber Patrol Parental Controls offers ways to block IM, chat, games or home finance programs, and it will prevent program downloads that can harm your PC!
There are so many features that the Cyber Patrol helps with your online usage! It will protect your personal information, give detailed reports on websites visited/time/length there, and will block certain phrases that online "bullies" use to draw kids in.
I highly recommend the Cyber Patrol Parental Controls for your family's safety and children's online exposure. For one year, you can have online safety (for up to 3 computers) for only $39.95! Check out Cyber Patrol for options for your family!

Thank you Cyber Patrol and Fuel my Blog for this review!