Larry Magid
Larry Magid is a technology journalist and an Internet safety advocate.
He serves as on-air technology analyst for CBS News, is co-director of ConnectSafely.org and founder of SafeKids.com. He also writes columns that appear on CNET News, CBSNews.com, Huffington Post and the San Jose Mercury News.
His technology reports can be heard daily on CBS News and CBS affiliates throughout the U.S. and he has a daily tech segment on KCBS radio in San Francisco. He’s a regular contributor to BBC World Service and an occasional guest on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation. He is often called upon for commentary by CBS television news, CNN and Fox News, BBC and has appeared on the CBS Evening News, ABC World News Tonight, the Today Show and CBS Early Show. He has also been a frequent contributor to the New York Times and was, for 18 years, a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
Larry is co-author of MySpace Unraveled: A parents guide to teen social networking, (with Anne Collier.) He also wrote The Little PC Book, a critically acclaimed best seller. Other books include The Little Quicken Book, Cruising Online: Larry Magid’s Guide to the New Digital Highways, The Fully Powered PC and Electronic Link: Using the IBM PC to Communicate.
He’s written for Fortune, Family Circle, PC World, Information Week, ComputerWorld and numerous other publications.
Internet Safety work
In addition to being co-director of ConnectSafely.org, Magid founded and operates two popular Internet safety sites: SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com.
He has written several Internet safety guides including, Child Safety on the Information Highway and Teen Safety on the Information Highway for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
He’s a board member of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and a member of the of the Obama administration’s Online Safety & Technology Working Group where he chairs the education sub-committee.
He is on the advisory boards of both GetNetWise.org and Family Online Safety Institute and served on the Internet Safety Technical Task Force, formed by 49 state attorneys general and Fox Interactive/MySpace and based at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
Larry writes the Safe & Secure blog for CNET News.com and blogs on Internet safety and family technology for the parent section of Yahoo Kids.
Academic background
Larry has a doctorate of education from the University of Massachusetts and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught at the University of Massachusetts and Boston University. He resides in Palo Alto, California where he helped raise two digital natives. His personal website is www.larrysworld.com
Tech Report: Maker Faire An Event For Everyone
The event is a way for people to show off their innovations to a wide-ranging audience.
Larry Magid: BlackBerry Messenger Available On Competing Devices
Research In Motion is making its BlackBerry Messenger service available on competing devices, including Android and iPhone.
Tech Report: Facebook Phone May Be Discontinued After 1 Month
HTC’s Facebook phone isn’t producing sales in comparison to all the hype it received when it was originally announced.
Larry Magid: FCC Looking Into Faster Wi-Fi On Airplanes
It’s great that we can now get the Internet on planes now, but often times the connection is too slow. The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly taking steps to bring faster, cheaper Wi-Fi connections on airplanes.
Larry Magid: Snapchat’s Bonus Feature Raises Concern
Photo and video-sharing app Snapchat has a bonus feature that kids might love but parents might fear. The app automatically deletes the message seconds after it’s viewed.
Larry Magid: 3-D Printers Available In Stores; Safety Concerns Raised
Staples has become the first big-box retailer to start selling 3-D printers despite concerns they can be used to print a working gun.
Tech Report: Instagram Unveils New Tagging Feature
Photos of You allows users to tag people on their pictures.
Larry Magid: iPad Still Dominates Tablet Market
A new report shows Apple continues to dominate the tablet market, selling more than twice as many iPads as its nearest competitor’s tablet.
Larry Magid: Facebook’s Graph Seach And Privacy
Facebook is getting ready to roll out its Graph Search feature, but some users may not realize just what that means about what information is being displayed.
Larry Magid: Internet Gives Soap Opera New Life
Our tech analyst says two long-running soap operas that were pulled from the TV screen are now getting a second lease on life on the internet.
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