Tag Archive for social media
Teen Texting: The Ruin of Romance
“The dependency we have on interaction thru social media has gotten pretty ridiculous!”
Christine Ibrahim
Snapchat now shares 400 million snaps...
Snapchat Sees More Daily Photos Than Facebook
Bill would limit online tracking, give...
“When it comes to data collection, there are no safeguards for kids age 13, 14 and 15. They face a pervasive system…
What Screen Time is Doing to Our Kids
Here’s What A Constantly Plugged-In Life Is Doing To Kids’ Bodies
Kids n Social Media: Insights and Best...
A New Webinar from CPYU and Walt Mueller, Nov 14
Justin Bieber invests $1.1 million in...
The next teen social app to address teen-needs that aren’t already being met by social networks today
5 sites teens flock to instead of...
PicsArt: 20% of users are between 13 and 17 years of age, and over 40% are between 18 and 24
Meet Girls’ Generation
9 Things You Need To Know About The Winners Of YTMA’s “Video Of The Year”
Randi Zuckerberg: Don’t Make My...
40 percent of people would rather go to jail for the evening than give up their social media accounts
#Behindthewheel Selfies a Dangerous...
Recently, people began taking photos of themselves while driving using the hashtag #behindthewheel
Plus size model Robyn Lawley hits back...
‘You sit behind a computer screen objectifying my body, judging it and insulting it, without even knowing it.’
Messing Up Sex (In So Many Ways)
Teens’ Problems With Provocative Behaviors
Should parents be criminally liable for...
Parents need to understand that the technology they give to their children can be used to break the law and inflict harm
New app Is A Tool For Sexual Predators
Detectives: Whisper app helped man rape 12-year-old
The Second-Screen Trend Is Bigger Than...
The younger the viewer, the more likely he or she is to interact with or around TV programming on a second screen
Today’s Cultural Theologians
Jeff Bachman: Breakout session at the National Youth Workers Convention
How Severe Is Our Screen Addiction?
The average person is spending 12 a day in front of a screen
YouTube Dad gone bad
Supreme Court declines case about YouTube music video gone wrong
Teens and Social Media Use
Social Media 101: To help you keep up to date with the use and trends in teen use of social media
Victims Push Laws to End Online Revenge...
Marianna, 23, is suing her ex-boyfriend and a Web site known for “revenge porn” where nude photos of her were posted
Bloody Teen Fight Over Sexting Won’...
According to an FBI warning, pedophiles encourage young people to use Snapchat to send nude photos of themselves
The 10 Things Your Kids Don’t Want...
There are websites where explicit screenshots of Snapchat pictures live
Flashback: SnapChat and the Ostrich...
72% of parents are simply sticking their heads in the sand and just “hoping for the best”?
Teens Get An ‘Eraser Button’...
Bill Provides Reset Button For Youngsters Online Posts
Selfies The Sexual Rat Race
Social media, sexualisation and the selfie generation
Teen Olympia Nelson Takes Stand Against...
“You’re being rewarded for showing more of yourself and more of your sexuality.”
Louis CK explains why he’s not buying...
I’m not raising children; I’m raising the grownups they’re going to be. I have to raise them with the tools to get…
Flashback: 9 Children’s Ministry...
But if you use Twitter just to send tweets, you’re also missing out on the great content ministry leaders are putting out…
Teens Use Social Media To Document A...
‘Project X’-Inspired House Paarty
Family Shuns Technology Made After 1986
…to reclaim some of his family life from technology
SnapChat and the Ostrich Parent
72% of parents are simply sticking their heads in the sand and just “hoping for the best”?
Facebook Friends Are Pushing Teens...
Adolescents can be influenced by their friends’ online pictures to smoke or drink alcohol
Generation Validation
It’s like we’re recreating high school every single day using social media. And it’s weird
Punished For Texting A Driver?
New Jersey court has ruled that the sender of the text messages can also be held legally liable for an accident
Stalking Students
Surveillance of students in public schools: how much is too much?
The Importance of Influence on Social...
These stats make it clear that social media is influential, it’s powerful, and here to stay.
New Popular Teen App Spotlight: Ask.fm
..a potentially dangerous combination for teens
Selfies Are ‘Damaging’ Young...
Selfies are ‘damaging’ and leave young people vulnerable to abuse, claims psychologist
Mamma Bear Attacks Skateboarder For...
Unlucky Skateboarder Discovers What Can Haappen If You Hurt Awoman’s Child- Even IF It iS An Accident
Adults vs Teens: How We Use Social Media
Pew found that 94 percent of teens are using Facebook. Only 26 percent said they used Twitter.
LinkedIn’s New University Pages...
Allows students to tap into the network at a school they’re considering, ask current students and alumni questions
Silk Road is a popular online drug
Teens on Tumblr can’t stop bragging about Silk Road drug deals
Warrants fuel questions in Hannah...
Hannah Anderson sent James Lee DiMaggio letters
Why a Teen Kidnapping Victim Turned to...
“This is just a way of storytelling, through social media, which is fairly normal and healthy response to trauma.”
Flashback: What Parents Really Think...
34% of Parents check their child’s social network sites
Great sexpectations: young teens are not...
80% of 21-year-olds have received raunchy ‘sext’ messages and couples are the worst offenders
New Girl Blamed To Teen Bullying Death
15-Year-Old Girl Blamed In Teen Bullying Suicide Case
Terrible Teen Craze
#SmackCam Is The Worst Thing To Happen To The Internet Since The Last Terrible Teen Craze
Reaching the Interconnected Disconnected
You, Your Family and the Internet,
The sexual selfie
For teenagers, the sexual rat race is no longer the domain of the precocious few
Children at Risk Because Parents Don&...
Call for parents to familiarise themselves with online vocabulary used by their children so they can protect them in cyberspace
Teen Jailed For Facebook Comment, On...
“He’s very depressed, very scared, and … concerned that he’s not going to get out,”
SnapKidz into Snapchat
SnapKidz is a gateway the company hopes to bring ever-younger children gradually on board
Judge Orders Rapper To Attend Etiquette...
“He has to watch what he puts on social media. It can affect his freedom,”
If Your Teens Are On Social Media, You...
Start talking long before your teen is handed a smartphone and gains access to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
What If My Daughter Wants To Enter An...
What may seem like natural, age-appropriate self-consciousness can take root under such blunt criticism as “U.G.L.Y.”
2 Swedish Teens Guilty For Sex ‘...
They posted photos and insults about alleged sexual activities of 38 youths
Smartphone Ownership Still Rising
Smartphone users spend over 9 hours a month on social networking platforms
Teenagers’ Internet Mistakes Will...
We must do more to prevent youthful indiscretion from hurting future career prospects
Tweet hits the Oxford English Dictionary
Less than ten years old, The word “tweet” has been added to the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary
What Are Children Doing Online?
The sites most often visited by children worldwide
Airline Kicks 100 High School Students...
Teens who wouldn’t sit down and put away their cellphones
U.S. Parents Not Worried About Kids&...
A generational shift in parental attitudes about technology’s role in young children’s lives
Apple Curved-Battery Patent Paves Way...
Apple’s patent for a curved battery could be another signal that the iWatch is on its way
From YOLO to FOMO
Jonathan McKee:…Because, in today’s world of hyper-connection… no one wants to be the last one to know
Perverted Sixth-Grader Prank
Photo of Naked Sixth-Grader Passed Around At School
Los Angeles Schools Share STD app With...
The app available to seventh and ninth grade health teachers throughout the school district to be used as the teacher sees fit
Gay Couple Voted ‘Cutest Couple&...
“First time in my school history a same sex couple has even been able to run for this category, not to mention…
Give Locally grows through gaming,...
Since its launch, Give Locally has raised several hundred thousand dollars from about 2,500 donors
Flashback: SmartPhone Safety Nets ...
Sadly, less than half of parents are having conversations with their kids about their phones or their social media use
Negative Impact of Social Media on Teens
Teens feel “safe” behind their computer screen or phone so they will post nude or semi-nude pictures
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