Teachers Acting Badly Online
New survey: Most Americans consider educators role models. We face a crisis in which people from all walks of life are in jeopardy of losing their jobs, risking college acceptances and scholarshipsand even relationships due to careless online posts. Educators are...
read moreI Can’t Believe They Fired Me!
Today 80 percent of workplaces have social media policies in place. There's rarely a week that goes by that we don't read about someone that loses their job from a careless tweet or mis-post. Most recently an NFL New Orleans Saints cheerleader, Bailey Davis, found...
read moreDigital Wisdom: Being A Responsible Digital Role Model
From parents to teachers to entertainers to politicians to sports figures -- we all have a responsibility to the next generation to be a thoughtful and respectful role model, not only offline, but especially online. We can't control how people act, but we can control...
read moreTeachers Acting Badly
We face a crisis in which people from all walks of life are in jeopardy of losing their jobs, risking college acceptances and scholarships and even relationships due to careless online posts. Educators are probably among the most vulnerable because they are constantly...
read moreOnline Behavior Is A Reflection of Offline Character
In a society where people are quick to post and think later, they seem to forget that the Internet lives forever. In Chapter 3 of Shame Nation book, "I Can't Believe They Posted That" we discuss many digital blunders that average people make on a daily basis. In many...
read moreParent Shaming In the Midst of Tragedy
We're in the middle one of the most horrific crimes against young girls -- as we witnessed over 150 women and girls come forward, some with their parents, to bravely share their experiences of a monster, Larry Nassar. As many of us have compassion for these young...
read moreShame Nation Book Special on Amazon
Amazon has been offering Shame Nation as a special price. Don't miss this opportunity, order your copy today and pick up one for a friend or relative! Internet safety, cyberbullying and bullying is a major concern for people of all ages. Whether you’re tween is being...
read moreNew Survey: Majority of Americans Believe POTUS Twitter Behavior is Inappropriate
For the average person we’re all a click away from digital disgrace, however some people seem to be immune to online shame or cyber-blunders. In a recent Economist/YouGov Poll, fewer than one in four Americans find the leader of our land’s Twitter behavior appropriate...
read moreMonica Lewinsky Champion of Anti-Bullying “In Real Life”
On October 9th, 2017, Monica Lewinsky debuted the most amazing PSA, In Real Life, a social experiment that puts people to the test -- of how they treat others in reality verses online. The results were struck a cord with people across the globe. Monica shared in...
read moreThe Ugly Side of Internet Trolls
We've had studies in 2017 reveal that anyone can be a troll -- Stanford University survey said that under the right circumstances, and we could use our keypad as target practice to innocent people. In Shame Nation, researcher of online harassment, Lindsay Blackwell...
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