Rita Arens : MyBlogHer Profile

Eleanor Brown is the New York Times and national-bestselling author of BlogHer Book Club pick The Weird Sisters, hailed by People magazine as “a delightful debut” and “creative and original” by Library Journal.  Read more >

This afternoon I sat in on a conference call for bloggers hosted by Common Sense Media and attended by Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Joe Barton (R-TX), the co-sponsors of the bill H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Online. I admit to not understanding exactly what was involved, so this call was really helpful. I remember living through the changes brought about by the Children’s Online Privacy Protect Act of 1998 (COPPA), which went into effect as I worked at my first Internet start-up job. As such, I face all online regulation suggestions with hope and concern -- the nature of the Internet can make even the smallest changes operational nightmares, even when we all agree they're a good idea.  Read more >