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With the arrival of the technology age came a new way to socialize: Social networking sites. There are many different sites, but the two main ones are MySpace and Facebook.My blog on social networking sites (Herald and 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.Locals charged with MySpace sex crime (Yale Daily News)

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)

A 13-year-old’s suicide highlights the risks to teens of predatory behaviour online, writes Ian Munro.America’s most reviled mother (Sydney Morning Herald)

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 (Wentzville Journal)

Two St. Charles County lawmakers said this week the Legislature in the coming session would, at the least, review the problem of cyberspace harassment.POKIN AROUND: Rupp and Funderburk say they’ll make cyberspace harassment a state topic (St. Charles Journal)

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Today I found the following articles about MySpace.com.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)