Links between an increase in suicidal thoughts and bullying are well-established, so the emerging one between suicidal ideation and bullying online and on phones is not surprising but very important. A new study by cyberbullying experts, authors, and Profs. Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin is a vital step toward substantive help for the only age group (10-19) showing "an upward trend" in suicide … [Read more...] about Bullying, cyberbullying & suicide: New study
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Twitterers in US and Japan
Micro-blogging via Twitter has really taken off in Japan. In fact, proportionately more Japanese than Americans tweet: 16.3% of Japan's Internet users vs. 9.8% of the US's, according to an article in the Washington Post. Compare that to Facebook use in Japan at only 3% of Net users vs. 62% of US Net users also using Facebook, the article cites Nielsen research as showing. Japan's No. 1 social … [Read more...] about Twitterers in US and Japan
Great reporting on OSTWG
I have been following online safety news for more than a dozen years and have rarely seen a reporter get it so right. Check out eSchool News on the Net-safety report we delivered to Congress on Friday: "Youth Safety on a Living Internet: Report of the Online Safety and Technology Working Group." Managing editor Laura Devaney nailed it. I think it's pretty unusual for somebody so involved in a … [Read more...] about Great reporting on OSTWG
Online reputation management: Getting smarter, Pew says
Interesting: We're getting smarter about our online spin control, especially the younger Net users among us, but apparently not because we're getting more concerned about our online reputations. According to Pew/Internet's latest report, "Reputation Management & Social Media," "Young adults, far from being indifferent about their digital footprints, are the most active online reputation … [Read more...] about Online reputation management: Getting smarter, Pew says
Social networking under age 13: Some ed experts’ views
After a UK report finding that a quarter of 8-to-12-year-old British Net users are on Facebook and a US principal calls for a Facebook ban for middle schoolers (see below), I thought you'd appreciate some perspective from some top US educators and risk-prevention specialists.... From Mike Donlin, Senior Program Consultant in Prevention, Intervention and Tech Services, Seattle Public … [Read more...] about Social networking under age 13: Some ed experts’ views