Week in Review: Online Safety and New Skins

Hi, folks. I'd like to take a moment to recap this week's blog entries and a bit of of my opinion about how we view online safety.

Yesterday, we added four new awesome skins to People Connection. Don't forget to let us know which one is your favorite.

This week, I invested the time in putting together a blogging series about online safety. In case you missed the entries, here they are:

Online Safety: Using the Web Safely -- An overview on how we view online safety, and valuable links to other Internet safety-related sources on the Web.
Online Safety: Software, Updates and More -- In-depth information about computer security software.
Online Safety: Don't Swim with the 'Phishes' -- Tips to help you combat e-mail scams (phishing).
Online Safety: Official AOL Mail and Certified AOL Mail -- Is that e-mail from AOL legit? This entry should help clear things up.

I'd like to emphasize my main point. Safety and security on the Internet change daily.

There is no complete guide, program, or law that will protect everyone. I don't claim to have all the answers regarding online safety, but I just wanted to call attention to different forms of Internet safety. In my opinion, online safety is about the balance between what you are willing to sacrifice in privacy and maintaining the ability to control it.

As we transition into this new environment of Web 2.0, we must acknowledge the risks and benefits that it provides. I don't intend to scare you -- I merely would like to help you grapple the topic of online safety as it relates to your experience and not exclusively the headlines about creepy child predators.

What steps do you take to be safe online? Share your tips or comments below!

Tags: AOL, Community, Internet, Safety, Web,Recap, Blogging, E-Mail, Privacy, Social Networking

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