November 30, 2007
School board weighs expulsions over MySpace photos (Detroit Free Press)
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Calsey Merritt Jr. couldn’t believe his mother created a personal profile on MySpace before he did. But she makes the rules. His mother, Dionne Dixon, wanted to test the Web site out first before she let her 16-year-old son join.Parents navigate MySpace for their kids’ sake (Carroll County Online)
There’s no question, the social-online network, MySpace, has gained quite a bit of popularity. Some educators believe it could be used as a tool to reach out to students, but others think it can have a negative impact on the professional distance teachers need to maintain with their students. David Worrell, president of the Leon Classroom Teachers Association, said conversations have come up …The use of Myspace attracts mixed views from teachers (Tallahassee Democrat)
Like many a performer, Internet junkie or just an idiot with too much spare time, I was lured into creating a MySpace account. You know, that “networking” site where you can potentially link to millions, all of whom are your…Jim David: Antichrist: Thy Name is MySpace (HuffingtonPost)
The Van Buren Public Schools Board met into the night today hearing testimony as members discussed whether to uphold the expulsions of four students who posted photos of themselves on MySpace.com with what appeared to be drugs, weapons and gang signs.School board weighs expulsions over MySpace photos (Detroit Free Press)
Pictures of a 10-year-old girl posted on her mother’s MySpace Web page show the young girl flashing gang signs for Denver’s west side while another photo if her reads “stayin gangsta.” The pictures of Auralia and her family were first discovered by the Rocky Mountain News.MySpace Page Shows Girl Flashing Gang Signs (CBS4 Denver)
Man convicted of molesting two girls gets new trial after appeals court agrees jurors shouldn’t have perused MySpace for one girl’s profile. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: West Virginia man, who was convicted of sex…Police Blotter: MySpace profile sets convicted felon free (ZDNet)
As far as unaccomplished celebrities go, Tila Tequila, the most popular person on MySpace, makes Paris Hilton look like a Nobel laureate.Meet MySpace’s leading lady (Sydney Morning Herald)
Man convicted of molesting two girls gets new trial after appeals court agrees jurors shouldn’t have perused MySpace for one girl’s profile.Police Blotter: MySpace profile sets convicted felon free (CNET)
Man convicted of molesting two girls gets new trial after appeals court agrees jurors shouldn’t have perused MySpace for one girl’s profile. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law.Police Blotter: MySpace profile sets convicted felon free (Addict 3D)
John McCain is ready to bring his fighting spirit to the next MTV/MySpace presidential dialogue on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.John McCain Ready To Bring Fighting Spirit To MTV/MySpace Presidential Dialogue (MTV Music Television)
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November 29, 2007
Fugitive’s MySpace page outrages teen’s mom (Houston Chronicle)
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The state Parole Board yesterday banned the 4,400 registered sex offenders it supervises from using social networking Web sites, chat rooms and online dating services as a way to prevent them from possibly luring victims into real-world danger.N.J. to sex parolees: Keep off MySpace (The Star-Ledger)
When you look up the definition of MySpace it’s referred to as a social networking website. And that’s what most teens use it for to connect with other teens. But predators are also using MySpace to make connections.My Space Setup - Part 2 (KLFY Lafayette)
A little communication goes a long way to protect children from online predators. That was what some parents and a lot of students learned Tuesday at Davis Middle School through the Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative.Talking points to safe surfing (The Hillsdale Daily News)
Site includes public safety information Gang members aren’t the only ones who use MySpace.com to get the word out. Police do, too.Boynton Beach police use MySpace.com as a community tool (Sun-Sentinel)
Otara is getting its own social networking website, in what’s being touted as New Zealand’s answer to Bebo or MySpace.Welcome to MySpace - Otara-style (The New Zealand Herald)
Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls they met on the social-networking Web site MySpace in East Haven on Sunday night.Locals charged with MySpace sex crime (Yale Daily News)
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November 28, 2007
Welcome to MySpace - Otara-style (The New Zealand Herald)
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A teenager who flew secretly to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace has gone on television to end the relationship.MySpace romance ends on bitter note (Independent Online)
Like millions of women her age, Evelyn Mezzich is eager to project an image to the online world through her MySpace page. But Marilyn Datz sees a different image: A Peruvian woman who has never faced justice in the DUI death of her 18-year-old daughter in Austin 11 years ago.Fugitive’s MySpace page outrages teen’s mom (Houston Chronicle)
Teen breaks up on ‘Dr. Phil’ with Mideast man she met on MySpace GILFORD, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who flew secretly to the Middle East last year to be with a man she met on MySpace has gone on television to end the relationship.Courier News Online - Teen breaks up on ‘Dr. Phil’ with Mideast man she met on MySpace (Bridgewater Courier News)
Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage girls they met on the social-networking Web site MySpace in East Haven on Sunday night. Juan Carlos Coello, 19, of East Haven and Julio Quambana, 18, of Brooklyn were charged with aggravated sexual assault, carrying a weapon and reckless endangerment. The arrest has led to debate over whether MySpace does enough to protect the …Locals charged with MySpace sex crime (Yale Daily News)
A teenager who flew secretly to the Middle East last year to be with a man she met on MySpace has gone on television to end the relationship.Michigan teen breaks up with MySpace man (USA Today)
Otara is getting its own social networking website, in what’s being touted as New Zealand’s answer to Bebo or MySpace.Welcome to MySpace - Otara-style (The New Zealand Herald)
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November 27, 2007
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Net predators are not his only prey (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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A recent report by the group “Connected Tennessee” finds 75% of all Tennesseans use the Internet.?? Despite its growing acceptance, some people still see the “net” as a breeding ground for predators and pornography.?? So, we searched for??what’s good, bad, and ugly online. read moreChattanooga Weighs In On The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Internet (WDEF Chattanooga)
Many parents are scared of their children’s Internet usage, and the latest research indicates that they have good reasons for concern. With 87 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds now online, children are increasingly being exposed to dangers that they and their parents are ill-equipped to manage. Kids on the Internet need to deal with cyber porn, predators, bullies and social isolation.Dr. Ramey: Understanding your child’s electronic world (Dayton Daily News)
The Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday making cyberspace harassment a crime in the city. Officials also adopted a resolution to encourage state and federal legislators to address the issue.Online harassment now a crime (O’Fallon Journal)
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