Everyone, it seems, is on some sort of social networking site. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and the like are great ways to keep in touch with people and share photos and information. Social networking makes you more accessible, but if you are dating, there are a few things you should know. Here are some special “dating rules” when it comes to social networking.

Guard Your Privacy
The first thing a potential date might do before going out with you is look you up on a search engine. So any pictures, personal information, and contacts you have may …read more

What’s the next big thing in online dating?
It’s LawDate, the “Attorney Dating System.”  Today is the official launch date for the new service that was founded by Wendy C. Freedman, CEO of The Dolce Network, Inc., and an attorney herself.
The Dolce Network, Inc., was created to help eligible professionals meet other people in their field (and beyond). Other online dating sites that will be launched shortly include TheDrDate.com, CapitoHillDate.com, and EntertainmentIndustryDate.com.
The purpose of the service is to match up singles with like-minded interests, personality, and I’m guessing lifestyle, since the name of the company and the target client – lawyers -  is right there …read more

My daughter just turned 12 years old. She’s not into the social networking thing at the moment with us not allowing her to join Facebook or Bebo yet. She has one social networking account with Multiply but her only friends there are our immediate family. I hope by the time she’s enough to join Facebook, Bebo or MySpace, she won’t sign up on a petition to ban friends from Facebook OR not approve my friend request! LOL
Washington Post reports
Across the country, Facebook users are contemplating similar questions when they log onto their accounts. More and more moms and dads are …read more

Looks like we all could use a new phone! We had over 350 people that entered to win a VTech phone! Can’t blame you, that phone ROCKS. I just read an article that talked about how the phone is still a popular method of communication despite having things like Twitter and Facebook. I guess social networking has only increased our need for communication.

The winner of our giveaway was Joey! Congrats to Joey and for those of you who didn’t win, remember to check out some of the other awesome giveaways we have going …read more

Here’s good news for anyone that wants to live a healthier lifestyle: Online networking sites like Facebook can be healthy for your overall well-being. Keeping in touch with friends has always been one way to help stay young and healthy, as the positive influence from having a support system boosts your immunity and state of mind.

We’ve known for a long time that spending time with friends can make you have a better outlook and “may even increase longevity.” But now researchers believe even connecting with friends on social networking sites could provide a similar benefit.
This is great …read more

So our 11 year old is pestering us to allow her to join the social networking site for school kids, Bebo . Not sure if I want to especially as I’ve heard heaps of horror stories of bullying incidents over at MySpace .
A death of one’s own child is something I don’t think a parent can ever go though unscarred. Yeah, I know, how can I connect one’s child asking permission to join Bebo and her death. But….it’s me…I’m a parent. I will always worry.

My Husband and I have not come close to making a decision regarding this matter. I …read more

Each of my three teen boys have a MySpace account, they’ve not grown tech enough to explore Facebook and other social networking options – for now it’s just MySpace and a heaping hill of drama.
I never imagined how much drama a handful a teens could build with something as simple as a MySpace account. I had no idea that my just slapping up my “friends” list on my own MySpace indicated my favorite person to my least favorite.
How is a mother supposed to handle that one with three kids? There’s no random shuffle I can do with just those …read more