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MySpace to Let Parents Block Their Children From Joining
Representatives from MySpace and the attorneys general of 49 states are announcing a new partnership to fight sexual predators and clean up social networks. Among the dozens of measures MySpace has agreed to take, the social network will let parents submit the e-mail addresses of their children, so the company can prevent anyone from using that address to set up a profile. It will also set the profiles of all 16 and 17-year-olds to private, so only their established online friends can visit their pages - essentially creating a “closed” section for users under age 18.
Read the article HERE.
Presenting a "Teen Dating Website"
Is this the weirdest social networking site ever? A minimum age of 13, lots of guys in their thirties using the site and Zango Adware (that requires you to be 18+ to install in the first place) - not forgetting the permalinks to "Russian bride" websites, of course. Myspace doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
Read the article HERE.
Facebook and the CIA
In a piece of carefully researched critique, Guardian Unlimited writer Tim Hodgkinson does a masterful job unpacking the politics of Facebook, implying that the company’s backer’s real agenda is the realization of the original American dream.
Read the article HERE.
Representatives from MySpace and the attorneys general of 49 states are announcing a new partnership to fight sexual predators and clean up social networks. Among the dozens of measures MySpace has agreed to take, the social network will let parents submit the e-mail addresses of their children, so the company can prevent anyone from using that address to set up a profile. It will also set the profiles of all 16 and 17-year-olds to private, so only their established online friends can visit their pages - essentially creating a “closed” section for users under age 18.
Read the article HERE.
Presenting a "Teen Dating Website"
Is this the weirdest social networking site ever? A minimum age of 13, lots of guys in their thirties using the site and Zango Adware (that requires you to be 18+ to install in the first place) - not forgetting the permalinks to "Russian bride" websites, of course. Myspace doesn't seem so bad now, does it?
Read the article HERE.
Facebook and the CIA
In a piece of carefully researched critique, Guardian Unlimited writer Tim Hodgkinson does a masterful job unpacking the politics of Facebook, implying that the company’s backer’s real agenda is the realization of the original American dream.
Read the article HERE.
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