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Concerned Parents Online
From the mouths of teens...The following article was posted at http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpn2x4968738nov10,0,2550107.story?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines and was written by a high school senior: Recently there has been a flood of articles regarding MySpace.com and similar teen networking Web sites. Adults are baffled by the new fad and nervous about this outlet that gives teens the power to converse with hundreds of strangers from their own bedrooms.
My advice? Calm down!
MySpace, Facebook.com and Xanga.com are not going to kill the generation of tomorrow. While all major magazines and newspapers try to figure out just why the young adults of America seem to have fallen under the MySpace spell, I'll let you in on the secret: We join these Web sites because they're fun.
You can design your own background and page layout (all of those professors who have been encouraging girls to get into technology, this is your dream come true!), post funny pictures of yourself, communicate with your friends, and write about yourself in whatever way you want to show your personality. And while the old saying, "It's only fun until someone gets hurt," still holds true, there are a few easy steps teens should take to stay safe.
First, don't be stupid about pictures. Don't expose your body or post pictures of yourself doing something illegal. None of your peers at school really care whether you drink, but people who do care - college admissions officials and your parents - are smart enough to find the evidence online.
Next, that little "about me" section is supposed to be about you in general, not your favorite alcoholic drink or best pickup line. Girls write epic novels about how they are lonely and looking for true love. I hate to break it to you, but you aren't going to find it in cyberspace.
Last, don't fill in where you live or your last name. It isn't necessary, and it's safer not to share that information.
By following these rules, which are common sense, parents and their kids can be happy. And despite what articles say, MySpace and the Internet have not become the modern teenager's "soda shop" or hangout: We do actually like to see each other face to face, too.Written in the voice of the contemporary age group, this young woman manages to express some real world common sense with a teenage spin. And her message is clear- be safe, be smart.
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1 Comments:
I TOTALLY AGREE, I HAVE A MYSPACE TOO, AND THE TRUTH IS, THE PARENTS DON'T TRUST US. LIKE SHE SAID, IT'S COMMON SENSE TO NOT LET SOMEONE BE YOUR FRIEND UNLESS YOU KNOW THE PERSON OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. PAREN'T JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND THAT'S THE BAD PART. AND WE NEED TO BE TRUSTED.
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