Web filtering is critical for school systems, but it can only protect students so much, especially when they go home and start to visit social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook. So, what is a clever way to educate students about Internet safety? A comic book, of course. Read more…
A study by Demos has suggested that the use of social networking sites in the workplace should be encouraged as a way to foster better staff communications in the long term. A more flexible approach to access to these sites should be considered by companies; however, Demos does understand that those who abuse the privilege should be punished accordingly. Read more…
As a member of the IWF, Bloxx is delighted to be able to support and endorse the organization’s annual Awareness Day.
The work of the IWF is absolutely critical in helping to minimize the amount of illegal content available on the Internet.
Over the last few years the IWF, with the support of the wider industry, has made a huge impact in identifying and reducing the time taken to take-down illegal content. For example, 2007 saw a 10% decrease in the number of websites confirmed by the IWF to depict child sexual abuse.
The U.S. Economy is in a recession, and organizations small and large are going to be faced with budget cuts in the coming year. So, what can your company do to help save money, reduce costs, and improve productivity? Install a web filter, of course!
Here is just a brief overview of the costs your company can incur without an efficient web filtering product such as Bloxx Tru-View Technology. Read more…
BECTA, the UK’s educational technology organization, has just announced research that talks about the potential benefits of Web 2.0 in the classroom for 11-16 year olds. At the moment the use of Web 2.0 is limited, mainly due to lack of time that’s available for teachers to become familiar with the technology and worries about managing the use of Internet in the classroom. Read more…
Last week I wrote a blog entry about Social Networking being more popular that pornography. No sooner had the electronic ink dried, but along comes another report from Optonet on content trends. According to the company’s research, pornography still constitutes over a third of all content on the Internet, although this was down almost 8% from 2006. Read more…
The UK Ministry of Justice has announced that the law on assisting suicide is to be simplified to increase public understanding and reassure people that it applies as much on the Internet as it does off-line.
Following a review of the 1961 Suicide Act, the government has decided to update it to make it easier for individual Internet users and Internet-based businesses, such as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to understand. Read more…
The Telegraph newspaper here in the UK ran an interesting article a few days ago. Bill Tancer, a general manager at global Internet stats company Hitwise has just published a book: ‘Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why It Matters’, and the interview was extremely interesting. Read more…
Problem: The internet is addictive, even for you and me. With celebrity gossip, sports, videos/music, facebook, fantasy football, instant messaging, eBay, etc., all available at our fingertips, succumbing to the temptation of mindless surfing is inevitable. How do you make sure your employees aren’t constantly checking their fantasy scores or what the latest news is in celebrity gossip?
Solution: Limit their personal usage to timed breaks and lunch breaks. This gives them some freedom, but reassures the employer that they aren’t spending valuable hours wasting time surfing the internet instead of being productive. The Bloxx internet filter allows the IT administrator to control who has what kind of internet access, and when they have it. The Bloxx Cost Calculator shows just how much money your company could be wasting to unproductive surfing.
The popularity of schemes to provide free or subsided laptops for students has increased dramatically over the past few years. This not only helps to further overall student learning and achievement, it also equips students with the basic skills and knowledge of technology from an early age.
