‘Fastest rising startup’ closes $13.5M for fastest fading photos

SnapChat secures a hefty investment from Benchmark Capital to support the viral growth of its now-you-see-it-now-you-don't photo sharing app.

Nuggets of wisdom from Silicon Valley’s top teens in tech

Teens in Tech, an annual conference in Silicon Valley, celebrates the elite and high-powered designers and programmers in the industry that are too young to swig a beer.

Parents have no idea what their naughty kids are doing online, says McAfee survey

If you’re a kid with a pulse and an Internet connection, chances are you’ve used your computer to do something improper. And if you’re a parent – well, you have no idea just how bad your kids can get.

So …

Sex, drugs, and SMS: A look inside teens’ texting habits

We’ve long suspected teenagers are disgusting animals, and a recent survey from a mobile message monitoring company pretty much confirms those suspicions.

In a data-gathering exercise spanning hundreds of thousands of messages per month from phones across the U.S., TxtWatcher …

Watch teenagers and see the future of Intuit, says CEO Brad Smith

Intuit is an old company by today’s standards. It was founded in 1983, went public in 1993, and is still kicking. Chief executive Brad Smith has a reason for its continued growth: they’re watching teenagers and their phones.

No, not …

Google+ gives teens some privacy, unless they don’t want it

It’s two in the afternoon, do you know where your kids are? Evidently, they’re on Google+ but don’t worry, Google has put in some privacy policies to police their raucous Internet partying.

“We think the best strategy is to equip …

Mobile usage is highest among teenagers

The teenage demographic spends the least amount of time watching television, talking on the phone or using personal computers, according to a Nielsen report about how young people engage media. Mobile technology appears to be what they use most.

Teens …