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On Facebook, Bullies 'Like' if You Hate

My little brother went to school on a Friday morning last June, and he heard that another boy had updated his Facebook status the previous night, asking his friends to "like" if they hated my brother. 57 fellow students gave that a Facebook...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2012 2:51 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Bullying, Facebook, bullies, cyber-bullying

Following Your Children Online — How Much Is Too Much?

What's the right level of parental supervision for a child with a life online? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 12:36 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, online monitoring, internet filtering, internet safely

How Can Facebook Safely Add Under-13s?

If Facebook opens up to children under 13, how can it do the job right? Read More...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 9:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, Facebook, online monitoring, internet safety, cyber-bullying, Facebook Inc|FB|NASDAQ

Digital Literacy Includes Learning to Unplug

The "time-wasting gap": The new digital divide is between children whose parents limit their use of computers and devices and those whose parents can't, don't or won't. Read More...

Published Wed, May 05 2012 8:11 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, texting, Technology, Research, Facebook, screen time, low income families, digital divide, smart phones

For Teenage Girls, Facebook Means Always Being Camera-Ready

Thanks to smartphones and mobile uploads, teenage girls feel constant pressure to be camera-ready - and that's not a pretty picture. Read More...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2012 9:05 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Technology, Facebook, sexuality

Father Shoots Daughter's Laptop Over Facebook Post

For parents, there's constructive anger, and there's putting nine bullets in your child's laptop. How do we make use of emotion without taking things too far? Read More...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2012 8:33 AM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, social media, youtube, Facebook, dad shoots laptop

Does Heavy Media Use Make Girls Less Happy?

A Web survey finds that the more time 8- to 12-year-old girls say they spend online, the less happy they say they are. Read More...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2012 12:05 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, Technology, social media, Girls, Facebook, tweens

Should Students and Teachers Be Facebook Friends?

Is there a good use for Twitter, e-mail or Facebook in the classroom? Districts, rushing into social media policies, don't know yet, either. Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2011 12:08 PM by Motherlode

Filed under: Uncategorized, teenagers, education, school, social media, Facebook, teachers