Response to Notes 8

At first I thought the information this article was giving me was really helpful. It was full of information that was related to my topic. As I began to read on, though, I realized that it was all the information that I've already learned, and learned about better than what this article had to offer. At the end of the article was where the rules came into place. I understand setting boundaries for your children. I understand at a young age you don't want your child getting all wrapped up in online social networking and becoming obsessed like so many others do. I thought the rules this article state, though, were bogus. I don't believe children who have their own profiles should have to give their parents their screen names, and blogging sites. I personally don't think it's any of their business. All parents love their children, but do they really know them? If they don't I don't think looking onto their personal profiles is the way to go about getting to know them. It's sneaky, and manipulative. The only reason I posted this article was because it got me heated up.

Kids reveal a lot about themselves online. Notes 8

A new study shows that more than half of teenagers mention drugs, alcohol, sex or violence on their MySpace pages. After all that has been said about online social networking teenagers are still impulsive and immature when it comes to putting things up on there personal profiles. The teens who are this way are easy targets for online predators or bullies. Although a lot of teenagers who have a Myspace or Facebook are like this, a lot of them also know the risks and are able to be persuaded to clean up there pages. I've already stated that young people can be rejected by recruiters if their profiles are not to the business's standards. Colleges are going along that same path, as well, now. The boasting that goes around all over the Internet can make younger people think that that's what everyone is doing, and they may be pressured into things that they aren't ready for and shouldn't do. Morena, the girl who is doing all these studies has come up with a few basic rules that begin with, "requiring that children tell their parents all of their screen names and e-mail addresses, as well as the addresses for all of their blogs, profiles and other websites. Check the sites frequently. Don't let children have computers in their rooms. Allow them to use only computers that are shared by the whole family. Implement these rules early -- ideally, before children get too involved in social networking."