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Lisa Eldred is the Educational Content Strategist at Covenant Eyes, and has 10 years of experience in researching and writing about porn addiction and recovery. She has authored numerous blog posts and ebooks, including More Than Single, Hobbies and Habits, and New Fruit, which was co-authored with Crystal Renaud Day. Her writing about faith and fandoms can be found at Love Thy Nerd.

Who Profits from the .XXX Domain?

The scene opens with provocatively dressed women popping balloons using their stiletto heels. A nerdy researcher asks them why they now use the .xxx domain. “Trust me,” says one woman. “It’s a thing.” The researcher turns…

Addicted to Facebook and Paying the Price

11.5% of students are “hyper-networkers” This article is published in Table Talk, a new series on the Covenant Eyes blog. These news highlights are designed as conversation starters on Internet safety for you and your children. Read…

Internet Cookies: A Recipe for Disaster?

Recently, Facebook has been under fire because of a “bug” in their system. According to PCWorld the bug violated Facebook users’ privacy, and Congress even asked the Federal Trade Commission to step in and investigate.…

Facebook Facelift: A guide to understanding the changes to your profile

If you have been using Facebook for any length of time, you’re aware that they change their layout and privacy settings frequently. With the introduction of Google+ as a competitor in July, Facebook has been…

Not Just Child’s Play: Massive Multiplayer Online Games, Addiction, and Predation (Part 3)

“During my addiction, I hated, truly hated, going out with family during my ‘World of Warcraft (WoW) time.’ I never organized anything with my friends, I sulked about having to work during the weekends, I…

Not Just Child’s Play: Online Interactions in Console and Single-Player Games (Part 2)

“Online interactions not rated by the ESRB.” Perhaps you’ve seen this notice on video games, but have you ever stopped to ponder what it actually means? After all, a game is a game, isn’t it?…

Outlawing Teacher-Student Friendships on Facebook

This article is published in Table Talk, a new series on the Covenant Eyes blog. These news highlights are designed as conversation starters on Internet safety for you and your children.  It’s the first state…

Not Just Child’s Play: Potential Pitfalls in Console Video Games (Part 1)

Do violent video games make violent kids? It’s a common and important question, and one that was on the forefront of many parent advocacy groups and gamers alike at the end of June, when the…

Google+: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

When it comes to new product releases, few companies get as much press and as much response as Google. Just think: three weeks after a limited release of their new social network Google+, the online…