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Building a Culture of Responsibility

Stephen Balkam | Posted 11.05.2009 | Technology


Stephen Balkam

We need to build a Culture of Responsibility online where government, law enforcement, industry, teachers, parents and the kids themselves accept differing yet overlapping areas of responsibility.

'Sexting' Targeted In Oklahoma Hearing

AP | TIM TALLEY | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology


OKLAHOMA CITY — Teenagers may think it's harmless, but sending sexually explicit pictures and messages over cell phones can lead to emotional pr...

Sexting -- Your Kids May Be Doing It

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Dr. Jon LaPook

In a recent study, 19% of teenagers answered "yes" when asked if they had ever "sent a nude or semi-nude picture/video" of themselves to someone via email, cell phone, etc.

Cybercitizens of the World Unite

Stephen Balkam | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media


Stephen Balkam

Western civilization has a collective memory of what it means to be a citizen, stretching back to ancient Greece. But we are still learning what it means to be a citizen of the digital world.

Sexting, Texting, and Other Back-to-School Tips

eSarcasm | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy


eSarcasm

If you send a pic of your ta-tas to your boy-toy, you could just as well send it to the entire world. Flash your friends in-person instead; it's far less risky, and no one's going to be able to upload it to the Internet later.

Ali Kay Sexts Reggie Miller: Diane Von Furstenberg Son's Fiancee Sends Racy Photos

tmz.com | Posted Aug 11th 2009 1:50PM by TMZ Staff | Posted 09.11.2009 | Style


Reggie Miller is denying accusations he got down with someone else's fiancee -- but the former basketball star does admit he flirted a little bit ... ...

Schools Out for Summer: Kids Go Online

Stephen Balkam | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living


Stephen Balkam

Now would be a good time to have a talk with your children, tweens and teens about what they are doing online, where they are going and what they are uploading.

Texting Gets Reasons for a Thumbs Down

Danny Groner | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media


Danny Groner

As a society, we tend to accept that texting has gone overboard with the even larger technological craze. As tough as it is to scale back, it's even tougher to convince others to.

Let's Talk About Privacy, Baby

Tina Wells | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


Tina Wells

The 20% of our youth who are sexting regularly are depriving themselves of valuable and meaningful relationships.

Queeries: Beware of Sexting

Steven Petrow | Posted 05.23.2009 | Style


Steven Petrow

It's simple enough: Sexting is the sending of nude (or semi-nude) photos with your cell.

Vermont Considers Legalizing Teen "Sexting"

AP | Posted 05.13.2009 | Style


MONTPELIER, Vt.--The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill that would legalize so-called "sexting" between teenagers. Sexting refers to the excha...

To Big Brother or Not to Big Brother: the Internet Safety v. Parental Control Debate

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Suren Ramasubbu

A self-organizing Internet safety social network would have seemed impossible a decade ago, but in the age of social media, this type of collaboration seems the natural way to go about the task.

Sexting the Way to Fairer Regard for the Feminine Form

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics


Danielle Cavallucci

Since when did the female form become so objectified that the notion of viewing it in a bra became pornographic?

Sexting and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Stephen Balkam | Posted 04.24.2009 | Style


Stephen Balkam

Sexting -- teens sending sexually explicit photos of themselves via cell phones -- has become the latest in a line of highly charged issues involving kids and the internet.

Arthur Delaney

Kwame Kilpatrick's Sext Messages Revealed

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics


The Detroit Free Press has obtained court records containing over 6,000 text messages from the city-issued paging device of former mayoral chief-of-st...

Leave Them Kids Alone!

Alan Miller | Posted 04.11.2009 | Style


Alan Miller

Our inability as a society to be clear about morality and sex these days, with adults increasingly seemingly incapable of holding the line about what is right and wrong in an age dominated by relativism means that often kids do not get clear enough boundaries.