Facebook FarmVille a Classroom Obsession
As the Byrds once sang, to everything there is a season, a time to plant, a time to reap. For about 22 million Facebook users, that time is right now. According to Zynga, the company who created Facebook’s FarmVille application, that is the number of people who log on at least once a day to till their fake land and harvest their imaginary crops in the online game. Continue reading »
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Gaming Addict? Gadget Curbs Game Play
Is there a gaming addict living under your roof? Someone who doesn’t know when to stop trying to get to that next level, get the top score or can’t pull themselves away from their alternate reality. There is - no doubt - countless parents out there who would love to obtain some magical gadget to limit their kids game play. A 79-year-old thinks he has the solution. The answer? Continue reading »
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Hackers Take Over Popular Kiddie Website
If your kids are wasting away their summer vacation online, you might want to set your Net Nanny to block at least one Website. Hackers have reportedly taken over a popular children’s site, and unsuspecting kids are loading up on malware as you read this. Continue reading »
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Tags: computer, gaming, hackers, Internet, Jeanne Sager, kids on the computer, kids online, Neopets, online, online gaming, Viacom
