EDITORIAL: Risky Business: Teen Postings on Web Sites Are Troubling and Dangerous
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 8--Was it a prank? The photo of three young men posed with guns "gangsta-style" that law enforcers included in a warrant to investigate a robbery.
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By MARGARET BARBER  Dear Editor, I was struck by the irony of the juxtaposition of two articles in of The Birmingham Post (Dec 14).   The first told of concerns that teenagers were finding it difficult to get jobs because they were not able to express themselves adequately.
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By Kelly Proctor, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 23--Social networking sites such as MySpace aren't restricted to teenagers or to hard-wired computer users anymore.
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Fears that teenagers using the social networking website MySpace are exposing themselves to sexual predators by disclosing too many personal details are probably overblown, researchers say.
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Social network MySpace, a popular  online hangout for teens, and 49 U.S. state attorneys general  on Monday issued guidelines for protecting youths on the  Internet with the aim of promoting those principles throughout  the industry.
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About 35 percent of teen girls online blog compared to 20 percent for boys, but 19 percent of boys post video, nearly twice the percentage for girls, according to Pew Internet study.
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Under mounting public pressure, MySpace.com had little choice but to hand over to state authorities information on registered sex offenders who might cruise the Internet to lure unsuspecting youngsters.  But more remains to be done to protect the vulnerable from online predators.
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An analysis of 34,000 MySpace accounts stolen in a phishing attack reveals that the site's young users generally choose smarter passwords than corporate wage slaves. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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Fears are voiced that social networking sites risk "romanticising" suicide, after a spate of young deaths.
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By Anonymous  The threat of pornography to children and teens is even more serious than indicated in research results reported by the University of New Hampshire, Durham, to the American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, III., according to a veteran specialist in the field.
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By Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 21--As a father, Mark Spaeth admits he has not wholeheartedly embraced these computer social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.   You know the rap. Young people post way too much personal information, leaving them vulnerable.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 19--Anyone not stuck in a bunker the last few years knows the perniciousness of sexual predators who stalk the Internet for young victims. In some cases, like that of a 15-year-old Cary boy, the end of the story is violation by an adult.
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Blog: A new study shows that online safety advice needs to go beyond "don't talk to strangers" to address the specific risky behaviors that make youth ages 10-17 vulnerable to online victimization.
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By Staff Reports  Adults users should protect their personal and financial information from 'phishing.'   Many older users may be leery about safety when using MySpace.
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NEARLY half of all young web surfers reveal all about their lives on social networking websites such as MySpace, researchers say.  They found 44 per cent of 16-34-year-olds share their innermost thoughts online.
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Survey finds that one third of online teenagers in the US have been victims of cyber-bullying.
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Cellphone cameras and text messages, social networking Web sites, e-mail and instant messaging, all give teenagers a wider range of ways to play tricks on one another.