Silicon Valley Gives on May 6th! Support Adolescent Counseling Services

On May 6th, from 12 am – 11:59 pm, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will be hosting Silicon Valley’s first ever giving day to benefit every nonprofit organization in the region. This event is being supported by many of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies and foundations like: Microsoft, The Knight Foundation, Razoo, The Sobrato Family Foundation, Applied Materials […]

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How Teens Use Social Media

Source: NPR’s All Things Considered By: Trey Graham NPR’s All Things Considered, talks to a roomful of teenagers to see who uses which for what these days. (The answer, like most involving tech or teens, is subject to change like the weather.) Some takeaways: Facebook is for finding old friends, and maybe for arranging parties. […]

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Your Kids May Be Tweeting

In the United States alone Facebook.com has over 155 million users, with the largest percentage represented by the 25-34 age group.  This may be why more and more teens are also beginning to use Twitter.com. According to a survey conducted in July 2011 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 12- to 17-year olds […]

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