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  1. Don't Tell Your Parents: Schools Embrace MySpace
    Added Nov 30, 2007 by katiebda and 3 others
    Some schools ban social networks for wasting classroom time or to protect students from weirdos. But, as part of a wider trend toward less top-down teaching, other institutions are putting tools like MySpace, Bebo and Facebook on the curriculum -- and teachers are saying: "Thanks for the add." Recent efforts to outlaw the Web 2.0 sites so beloved by teenagers include a congressional bill that wou
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  2. Discussion: MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act
    Added Nov 30, 2007 by aseldow
    Discussion: MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) Citation: boyd, danah and Henry Jenkins. 2006. "MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA)." MIT Tech Talk. May 26. http://www.danah.org/papers/MySpaceDOPA.html
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  3. NSBA Social Networking in Schools Report
    Added Nov 30, 2007 by aseldow and 1 other
    This study was made possible with generous support from Microsoft, News Corporation and Verizon. The study was comprised of three surveys: an online survey of 1,277 nine- to 17-year-old students, an online survey of 1,039 parents and telephone interviews with 250 school district leaders who make decisions on Internet policy. Grunwald Associates LLC, an independent research and consulting firm that
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  4. Top News - Teachers warned about MySpace profiles
    Added Nov 27, 2007 by carolinemeeks and 4 others
    The memo strongly discouraged teachers from using social-networking web sites such as MySpace and Facebook to create personal profiles or communicate with students.
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  5. Comedy Central - Demitri Martin's Trendspotting: Social Networking
    Added May 19, 2007 by aseldow
    Dimitri Martin tackles the "youth phenomenon" of social networking. This requires Windows Media Player to view. The Comedy Central site recommends using IE6--wow...
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  6. Military puts MySpace, other sites off limits - CNN.com
    Added May 14, 2007 by aseldow
    • YouTube, MySpace, 11 other sites blocked • Traffic hurting system performance, military says • Personnel will be able to access sites using own computers
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  7. Some profiles on MySpace.com not what they seem - The Boston Globe
    Added Oct 16, 2006 by aseldow
    "Osama bin Laden is on Bush's friend list, but not on Cheney's." I think this quote says it all...
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  8. USNews.com: In the face of places like MySpace, here's how to keep kids safe online
    Added Sep 22, 2006 by aseldow
    It's the coolest hangout space for teens-but parents might be surprised at what their kids do there. Here's how to help keep them safe online
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  9. eSchool News online - Bill calls for MySpace age limit
    Added Aug 04, 2006 by aseldow
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  10. CNN.com - MySpace.com adding security measures - Jun 21, 2006
    Added Jun 21, 2006 by aseldow
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