Time to alert the parents:

When social networking Web sites MySpace and Facebook surfaced a few years ago, millions of teenagers rushed to be part of a new form of socializing and sharing interests. At the same time, parents and educators worried about online predators as well as students posting private information and questionable photos.Parents grow more comfortable about teens networking online (Greenwich Time)

Using the internet safely will prevent victimization of youths and children by online predators. Don’t let your children become prey of online predators.Don’t fall prey to online predators (The Yuma Sun)

A 51-year-old Vidor man was arrested in September for indecent behavior and online solicitation of a minor. The crime is growing in Orange County and across the nation.Indecency on the net: Offramps everywhere for predators searching for children (Orange Leader)

Portcard.net is already providing Facebook users with an effective tool to combat online predators. Users of Facebook and social networking services such as AIM and MySpace can increase their security by using Portcard.net to immediately authenticate the identity of other users and remove the total anonymity predators use to exploit children on social networking sites.Portcard.net Gives Facebook Users Extra Level of Protection Against Internet Predators (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

There’s a new effort underway to keep Internet predators from preying on children. It’s an issue Congress began dealing with today and one that a Bay Area company is trying to address with some of the most popular networking sites on the Web.New Tools To Help Catch Online Predators (KGO-TV Bay Area)