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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007Has the New York Times become prophetic in its treatment of youth issues? Beside’s the library article, the Times also exposes the lure of “web sites without rules” to young people in today’s issue. Popular Web sites like YouTube and MySpace have hired the equivalent of school hallway monitors to police what visitors to their [...]
72 hours a week
Sunday, December 10th, 2006A grueling, if lucrative, work week? Or the amount of time average Americans ages 13-18 spend consuming electronic media? “Teen life has become a theatrical, self-directed media production.” Additional findings: + 1/3 of teens own iPods, up from 1 percent in 2003 + More than half own Sony’s PlayStation 2 + 1/3 own an original [...]
Tuesday’s tidbits
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006+ Malcolm Gladwell on defining a racist. HT: Jordon. + Facebook is more popular among young people 17-25 than Google and Myspace. + Myspace is getting the message, although I’m skeptical how their developing technology will keep out convicted sex offenders who simply choose not to use their real identity. + Overdue props to UCLA [...]
In Teens
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006From the Washington Post. The high school English class cites several reasons for backing off of MySpace: Creepy people proposition them. Teachers and parents monitor them. New, more alluring free services comes along, so they collectively jump ship…. To a youth market composed of teens like Kim and Birnbaum, MySpace is just the latest online [...]
Myspace predators
Thursday, October 26th, 2006Wired editor and former hacker Kevin Paulson did what Myspace testified to Congress couldn’t be done. He wrote code that compared Myspace users with registered sex offenders and found 700 registered predators lurking on the site. HT: Bob.
More MySpace horrors
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006I just received an unsolicited email from “Craig” at Myspace. Craig’s profile describes him this way: About me: GREG AND I ( CRAIG ) HAVE BEEN LOVERS FOR YEARS . BUT WE LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE SPICE IN OUR LIFES… AND A YOUNG BOTTOM BOY WOULD FIT THE NEED FOR US … Who I’d [...]
The Christian Post cares
Friday, July 28th, 2006Do you?
Leno on MySpace
Thursday, July 27th, 2006“The demand for A/C caused a power outage in Santa Monica that crashed MySpace for 18 hours. Law enforcement officials said it was the safest teenage girls have been in 20 years.† Jay Leno More on MySpace.
Why should I care so much … and other Christ-like Musings on MySpace
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006Ed. note: Jeremy’s latest article, published in Tri-State Voice (Aug. 2006) “Are you listening to me? Really listening?†– Jesus (Matt. 11:15, The Message) Radioactive B! @H, Suckan*t Sl*t, Boyish Sex Machine, NaughtyXXXAsh – porn stars or teens on MySpace? “Why should I care so much for everyone else when no one gives a s!*# [...]
So the Mideast is erupting
Monday, July 24th, 2006… and nearly two weeks later I still haven’t commented. Oy Vey. Someone’s slacking in his blogging. Elsewhere in the news: + Time explores the safety of MySpace. + Newsweek calls Rick Warren one of 15 people who make America great. + Tiger won his 11th Major. + A-Rod is getting shafted by Yankee fans. [...]
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