It seems like there are always new stories of businesses, or people losing their data. The biggest companies have had security issues, and small businesses can be left destitute after being victims of a scam. Internet scams are not as easy to identify as they were 10 or even 5 years ago.

This may come as a shock, but kids like their smartphones ... and their iPads ... and laptops or even desktop computers. If you don't believe us, find a teenager and ask him; maybe he'll stop texting long enough to answer you.

One Pew Research poll from a couple of years ago found that kids were using their cellphones an average of 60 times a day to text someone or access social media (Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram ... etc.

What you do on social media can have a big impact on how the public perceives your company. That's just one aspect of a rather complex subject known as "online reputation management." To help you explore this important topic more fully, SynchroNet is preparing an exclusive White Paper, Online Reputation Management: What People Say about Your Business Matters ... a Lot.

Have you heard of this thing called, "Facebook"? And do you know what it means when someone "tweets" about a topic? Okay, we think we can safely assume you haven't been hiding under a big rock for several years and that the term "social media" is a familiar one.

If you're a Facebook user, you may have noticed (and been bothered by) ads that eerily match your online browsing habits and conversation topics. But even if you aren't into Facebook (yes, such people DO exist!), you may have minor children who are, and the fact that a giant company is tracking their social media moves and bombarding them with sales pitches might cause you alarm.