Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch. An 8-megapixel camera on your phone? Who knows what’s coming at us? Location sharing?

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

SEE ALSO: Why teens are telling strangers their secrets online In fact, of the 970 people between ages of 13 and 28 surveyed for the Made of Millions report, 431 of them were in some phase of what the researchers described as a mental health "journey." People may be exposed to misinformation or hear about cures that don't exist.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Step , a mobile banking service aimed at teens , announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing to over 500,000 users only two months after its official launch. Step offers teens $3 (it used to be just $1) for every friend that signs up under their referral. million and 34.4

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Homebrew leads Z1’s effort to bring digital banking to Latin America’s teens. That additional manpower will provide support as the company aims to grow 10 times over the next 12 months and add new features to enhance the financial inclusion and literacy of customers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The most recent Pew Internet Project Internet and technology use studies show how immersed teens and young adults are in the online environment and how tied they are to the mobile and social sides of it. Some 95% of teens ages 12-17 are online, 76% use social networking sites, and 77% have cell phones.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The behavioral analytics piece is particularly interesting because say you know your SSN/phone number by heart, then your typing behavior would be very different than if you were to copy and paste it from a document. Charli D’Amelio-endorsed fintech Step borrows $300M to bring crypto to teens. And elsewhere.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

Will you track results of adult literacy tests or teens transitioned into work programs? This can mean easy-to-use tools for managing client contacts and relationships, or even phone lists and birthday reminders. Support for Direct Service Staff: The system must be useful for staff in their daily work.

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