Online Games, The Good, The Bad, and The Addictive

The Social Network Show welcomes guest Sandy Garossino to the March 6, 2014 episode.Sandy Garossino, Founding Partner of Red Hood Project and an advocate of corporate social responsibility returns to the show to discuss her current activities in Canada and to discuss online games. If you have ever wondered about online game sites, listen to the show to hear Sandy talk about online games and the addictive nature of them, and how they are driving revenue. Check out Nick Yee and his new book, The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-And How They Don't.Sandy Garossino is working on the front lines in order to help improve child safety for social networkers.  Garossino brings a unique perspective to the fight for child safety as she understands the issues from the perspective of a lawyer who prosecuted crimes against children.  Sandy started the Red Hood Project with partner Raffi Cavoukian after she and Raffi became aware of the Amanda Todd tragedy.  Red Hood Project is also the source of a letter written to Cheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, which implored her to make changes to Facebook policy regarding cybercrimes.