Internet Safety In The News
MySpace-Top Website In US 7/11/06 Parenting Kids On Myspace 8/11/06
3 Teens Held In MySpace Attack 8/15/06 MySpace A Hotbed For Spyware 8/18/06 US Military Recruiting On MySpace 8/21/06
The Facts Parents Can't Afford To Ignore
Internet Safety And MySpace.Com
"MySpace now has 87 million total users. More than 20 million children are on MySpace." (MySpace.Com)
"51 percent of teens surveyed said they had been contacted by a stranger on MySpace.com"(Fresno State University, 2006)
What Parents Must Know About MySpace.Com
Chat Rooms And Instant Messages
"89% of sexual solicitations were made in either chat rooms or Instant Messages."
What Parents Must Know About Chat Rooms
Internet Safety And Online Predators
"Approximately one in five children received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet in the last year"
What Parents Must Know About Online Predators
Internet Safety And Personal Information
"40% of Teens said they have posted personal information about themselves on the Internet so others can see it and contact them"
Internet Safety And Online Slang
A survey of parents knowledge of online lingo showed that "57% don’t know LOL (laughing out loud), 68% don’t know BRB (be right back), and 92% don’t know A/S/L (age/sex/location)"
