I first heard about this little social-networking giant when my then-14-year-old suddenly seemed to be taking a serious interest in photography. Since then, I've come to see Instagram as more like the next Facebook than just another cellphone app (FB was smart to acquire it!). It's almost game-like because it blends photography and socializing in a playful way, and only partly because of all the … [Read more...] about Instagram: U13s’ No. 1 workaround?
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Cellphone app to help troubled teens
Two Las Vegas nonprofit organizations have produced an iPhone app that educates parents about "the top 20 issues teens face," identify the causes and find help, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The app – designed by Turning Point Experience, an "organization dedicated to helping students avoid destructive influences in their lives," and the Southern Nevada Community Gang Task Force – is called … [Read more...] about Cellphone app to help troubled teens