Napster came first and Kazaa represented the 2nd generation. Notice the past tense. Parents of file-sharers may want to know that next-generation BitTorrent has surpassed former file-sharing leader Kazaa, CNET reports. Citing a detailed worldwide survey by UK network management company CacheLogic, CNET says BitTorrent now accounts for 53% of all peer-to-peer traffic, which is "skyrocketing," … [Read more...] about P2P: The next generation
Web: Teen source for sex ed
The beauty of the Web for teens is that it helps them avoid asking embarrassing questions. Its anonymity eliminates "the awkwardness factor," when they have questions about things like emergency contraception or sexually transmitted diseases, reports TheLedger.com (in Lakeland, Fla.). "Research has shown the Internet is rapidly becoming a primary source of information about sex and personal health … [Read more...] about Web: Teen source for sex ed
Spammer started at 14
Michigander Ryan Pitylak was 14 when he started his career as an "online marketer" in 1997. Now he's a 22-year-old student at University of Texas, living in his own $450,000 house in "one of Austin's nicest neighborhoods" and driving a "late-model Jaguar," the Chicago Tribune reports. One of his companies spams people with "5 Free Health Insurance Quotes" or "Incredible 3.51% Mortgage Rates" or … [Read more...] about Spammer started at 14
Video game camp
Hmmm. The campers are "all guys ages 15 to 20," USAToday reports. Though this all sounds a bit sexist, the good news is, they're using New York University's Center for Advanced Digital Application's "cutting-edge facilities to learn the techniques behind best-selling digital masterpieces such as Doom, Quake, and Madden NFL Football." Typical day at camp? "Campers will arrive each day for a 9 a.m. … [Read more...] about Video game camp
Xanga and other teen ‘hangouts’
About 13% of the students at San Jose's Evergreen High School have blogs on Xanga.com, and that's just one online journal site. One student told the San Jose Mercury News that he visits Xanga "like 50 times a day," either to post to his own blog or visit someone else's. Most of the blogs are innocuous, some cruel. "Evergreen's Xanga crowd operated largely under the radar of school officials until … [Read more...] about Xanga and other teen ‘hangouts’