Online Education: Study Shows Social Networking a Boon for Education
Your teenage daughter is supposed to be doing homework, but you catch her chatting online. She tells you that she's talking about the math test tomorrow. Before your eyes start rolling, listen up: teens are using social networking sites for more than just gossip, according to a new study by the ...
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Your Guide to the Most Popular Social Networking Sites
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 93% of teens use the Internet, and well over half of this group (55%) use social networking sites. Chances are your teen is one of them. What should parents know about the online communities their teens are visiting? Here’s a guide to the ...
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Social Networking Websites and Teens: An Overview
55% of online teens use social networks and 55% have created online profiles; older girls predominate 55% of online...
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Teen Community Safety Tips
Introduction Unless your teens are total strangers to the Internet, they know about web sites like myspace.com,...
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Do You Know What Your Kids are Doing on MySpace? It's Not as Scary as You've Heard and You CAN Keep Them Safe
Just mention the word MySpace and many parents of teens feel uncomfortable, apprehensive, or just downright scared....
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Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks
A new report, based on a survey and a series of focus groups conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project...
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Promoting a Cause Through Social Networking
Sure, Facebook is primarily a social forum, but if your teen is tech-savvy and safe, it can be an effective outlet in...
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