Qustodio, which creates software that lets parents see into a child's browsing behavior and application use on many devices, received $1 million in seed funding today.
Editor's Pick "When I first saw a thinspiration blog, all I wanted to do was get it shut down. Then I saw how much my friends were getting from it. This wasn’t my battle; it was theirs."
Now people can send embarrassing videos of themselves through Snapchat, the messaging app that destroys the message after it has been read.
Apple has worked hard to keep the app store free of porn. But it looks like one developer has snuck an app with violent sexual content -- including references to pedophilia -- into the app store right under Apple's nose.
Wondering what to get that kid on your Christmas list? Wonder no more, the answer is easy. But warm up the credit cards -- it is going to put a massive dent in your finances.
Sure, Facebook is the world's largest social network -- and the one currently ranked highest by teens. But don't count the little blue bird out yet: Twitter just might be winning the youth numbers game.
Students are using Facebook and Twitter all the time, but for most, it's hardly something they'd like future employers -- or college admission counselors -- to seem. That's a problem that will soon be in the rear-view mirror, if new startup Meritful is successful.
AwesomenessTV is so awesome that they snagged $3.5 million in a first round of investment.
What does their awesomeness consist of? Creating original video content for teens and tweens. It is like regular TV, but on the Internet. Which makes …
It could be another case of inappropriate teen behavior on social media. But this time, it’s not just a relatively harmless video of teens partying or sexting: It’s a deadly, alleged attack on a disabled 62-year-old father who was collecting …
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 …
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 …
Google’s 2012 Science Fair is well underway today, with 15 finalist teams being brought to the search giant’s campus in Mountain View, Calif., for the summer experience of their lives.
Fifteen teams, with members ranging between 13 and 19 years …
Just in time for summer, Teens In Tech is launching a jobs board just for startup internships.
The job board will broker matches between talented (and cheap) labor and exciting startups across the globe. Right now, we’re seeing technical, sales, …
Teens, get ready to slam your bedroom doors and start pouting, because new research suggests that it’s common practice for your parents to spy on you by secretly accessing your Facebook account.
In the U.S., 60 percent of parents access …
In what might be the least surprising study ever conducted, Pew Research Center reports that teens are texting an enormous amount, with older teens now sending 100 texts a day.
Pew talked with 799 teens between the ages of 12 …
Hey kids: If you’ve got a great idea for a startup, we know a guy who’d love to help you out over the summer.
The Teens In Tech incubator started last year as a way for ambitious, bright teenagers to …
Parents: I hope you bought your teen an unlimited texting and data plan to go with that new cell phone, otherwise you’re in for a scary surprise come bill time.
The average teen now sends and receives seven messages, of …
A recent study shows that teens are much more interested in engineering when they’re simply exposed to it.
Engineers do cool stuff. They build cities, save lives, create music and design computer systems. Plus, they make a ton of money, …
Teenage entrepreneurship gets a lot of press these days, and looking over the teams from the Teens In Tech incubator, it’s easy to see why.
These kids — nine out of thirteen founding team members are still in high school …
