Disclosure: I received complimentary products to facilitate this post. All opinions are my own.
I work online, and my husband does tech support, so both of us know what it's like to be "always on." Nowadays, most people do. I get PR emails at all hours of the day and on weekends. It makes it really hard to have a good work/life balance. Plus, we're constantly bombarded with news about the Internet degrading relationships.
Some people advocate trying to do away with a lot of the online influence. But Anne Katherine, in Boundaries in an Overconnected World, instead looks at ways to make this connectedness work for us, while still being smart and safe.
Connecting online can be a great way to preserve personal relationships. I have some very real friends I've only ever met online, and I have a lot of family members and friends spread far away with whom I can maintain a stronger relationship than if our only connections were a few times a year or less. That's the aspect of connectedness that this book celebrates, while still educating readers on how to stay safe from Internet predators and data mining.
For me, because of my husband's job and my own, most of the information was something I already knew. However, I did really like the tips on using media responsibly. It would be a great book to introduce to teenagers as well - sometimes teens listen better when it's not directly from their parents, and coming from an "expert" instead.
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