Tag Archives: Snapchat

Top 5 Teen Apps 2014 Series: Is Snap Chat Safe?

Posted on 01/01/2014 by

What is Snapchat? Number 1 App today as promised and the rest to follow.  This cute, innocuous little fellow is the symbol of Snapchat!  Snapchat is an app that allows users to take pics and send them to others.  You can … Continue reading →

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Be Warned Apps are flying right below your Parent Radar!

Posted on 01/01/2014 by

Tired of prying adult eyes scanning their Facebook pages, teens are turning more and more to Apps which they download to their phones or other mobile devices and then use them to communicate in private.  Just as parents thought that they had mastered … Continue reading →

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Video Proof your Teen Must See!

Posted on 28/05/2013 by

Hot on the trail of my last post one of our Dad’s  (bless him) has just let me know that a self named ‘geek’ in the US has posted  video proof on Youtube that shows that Snapchats are even less destructible. digitaltrends reports that … Continue reading →

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Surprise, surprise, Snapchat Pics Don’t Delete!

Posted on 28/05/2013 by

Teens think Snapchat is fun and many use it just for that. But do those who use it to sext, (and that is a well known use of it!) know that Snapchat’s promised “self-deleting” images do not actually disappear!  This is not the … Continue reading →

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SnapChat Pictures no longer Safe! Be warned!

Posted on 28/01/2013 by

Some time ago I wrote about SnapChat fast becoming the most downloaded app with a reputation for being sext-friendly! I hinted that teens may not use it just to post funny cat pics, and that they needed to think about where their pics may end up despite the company’s … Continue reading →

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What is Wickr? A Disappearing Text Version of SnapChat? Mmmmm…how might Teens use this Magic?

Posted on 14/01/2013 by

Wickr is a relatively new app currently available for the iPhone but soon to be released for Android use. The makers of this app argue that our electronic communications should not be catalogued and stored forever on some distant, untraceable server. The Wickr App is free … Continue reading →

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What is Snapchat? The New Sexting? Teens are on to It.

Posted on 09/09/2012 by

The risk to your digital reputation is high.  The opportunity to cyber bully is elevated.  The attack on cyber safety is raised.  A photo arrives on your phone, you have 7 seconds to view it and it disappears into thin air. You … Continue reading →

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