MySpace.com and parenting - still in the news! Check out the below.

NEW YORK (AP) - The popular online hangout MySpace said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders, the site’s latest attempt to address complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens.MySpace to Develop Database to Help Block Sex Offenders (NBC 24 Toledo)

While sites like YouTube and Myspace crack down on nudity and violence, new sites are treading into the realm of unfiltered live broadcasts. The New York TimesYoung turn to Web sites without rules (ZDNet)

While sites like YouTube and Myspace crack down on nudity and violence, new sites are treading into the realm of unfiltered live broadcasts.Using Web Cams but Few Inhibitions, the Young Turn to Risky Social Sites (New York Times)

MIDDLETOWN - You can chat with friends, meet your favorite band, become friends with a celebrity - and even catch the attention of dangerous predators. MySpace.com is an Internet playground with some serious risks.Police, schools educate students about the dangers of MySpace (Middletown Press)

NBC’s “The More You Know” campaign: http://www.themoreyouknow.com/forkids/kisafety.shtml CHICAGO (AP) - Walls of an auditorium were covered with thousands of sheets of paper - printouts from MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and other online sites that were filled with back-stabbing gossip, unflattering images, and details about partying and dating exploits.On the Net: Privacy a concern as social online sites become fair game (CentralOhio.com)

Larger Internet companies have been pressured to make their sites safer for children and friendlier to copyright holders, so start-ups are pursuing their own slices of the market, often at the price of taste, ethics and perhaps child safety.Video sharing sites get more daring (International Herald Tribune)