Derek E. Baird

Josh Shipp: The Grown-Up’s Guide to Teenage Humans

Josh Shipp has a pretty amazing story and is known for his really great advice for teens on, well — just about everything! MTV called his series “Hey! Josh” the Dear Abby for teens. Full disclosure: Josh is a friend, so I know he’s too ...

Weekly Wrap: Facebook Social Plugins, How to Create Foursquare Events, Apple Shutters Lala, What is Facebook Saying About You, Social Metrics Tools & More!

Facebook’s New Social Plugins: 50,000+ Websites in One Week: Phase one of Facebook’s strategy for world domination: complete. Facebook announced that more than 50,000 websites have integrated Facebook’s new social plugins in just...

Fight Over XBOX Ends in Taco Assault

Yes. You read that correctly. So here's the Cliffs Notes version: Zachary Moir's mom asked him to stop playing video games and come down for dinner. Zach was having a really good run on the Xbox, so he just ignored his mom and kept playi...

ZABRA #BeCyberAware Twitter Chat: Social Media and Digital Parenting Resource List

One of the things I enjoy most about my work is having the opportunity to talk with parents, educators and brands to dispel some of the myths or fears around teen use of social media. Tonight I’m going to be participating in a digita...

Cartoon Network Launches 'Stop Bullying: Speak Up' Campaign

Last week the Cartoon Network announced further details of its multi-platform Bullying Prevention Campaign at the National Bullying Prevention Summit in Washington, DC. Speaking to an audience comprised of government ...

Ypulse 2009 Totally Wired Teacher Award

The Ypulse 2009 Totally Wired Teacher Award (sponsored by Dell) will honor a trailblazing teacher who has successfully pioneered the innovative and educational use of technology, mobile technology, social media (blogs, wikis, social ne...