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Is “The Social Network” the new “Breakfast Club”?
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on March 16, 2011
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· in In the News, Online Security, Social Networking
If you’re like many parents of teenagers, you’ve probably been hearing about The Social Network (movie) since last fall but haven’t been able to find the time to actually sit down and watch it. Well, no worries because our staff writers have created a brief synopsis of the movie as well as some interesting commentary [...]
As a parent, you try to instill certain values and expectations in your children so that they can be happy and successful in life. You’ve taught them to say no to drugs and constantly encourage them to do well in school; but what happens when it gets complicated and the two begin to intermingle? One [...]
Last Friday, we featured a post from Shadra Bruce about the importance of talking to your teenagers about sex. Today we’re following-up on this important topic from a teenage girl’s perspective. My generation is constantly surrounded by messages of a sexual nature in the media, in the hallways at school and at recreational get-togethers. The [...]
As a parent, having ‘The Talk’ is probably one of the most difficult and challenging moments of parenthood. “It’s tough to believe your child is mature enough to even understand what you will be talking about and harder yet to know where and how to begin,” explains Robert Moore, CEO of TeezItNow. Parents should not [...]
Remember the good old days before your kids became tweens and teens and actually used to talk to you about their lives without an interrogation? They’re constantly texting, tweeting on Twitter, making new video blogs for YouTube and posting on Facebook, but somehow when you ask them how school was the answer is always “Fine.” [...]
This week, our interview series delves into the great world of study abroad programs. A special thank you goes out to Henry van Wagenberg at Rate Your Study Abroad www.rateyourstudyabroad.com for “virtually” sitting down with us to chat. RateYourStudyAbroad.com is the beloved mindmeld of John Henry and Henry van Wagenberg, two bros (not literally bros, [...]
TechCrunch reports that Disney has acquired Togetherville, a Social Network for Kids Disney has just acquired Togetherville, a social network for kids 10 years of age or younger, we’ve confirmed with the company. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed at the moment. Togetherville, which exited beta last year, mimics the experience of adult social networking sites, i.e. [...]
With just fourteen tweets and a couple of wild allegations about ‘tiger blood’ and ‘fire breathing fists’ Charlie Sheen has managed to rebirth himself as a Twitter hero. After just 48 hours, Sheen has more than 1,500,000 Twitter followers. But with pictures of porn stars and tweets like, “I was banging seven-gram rocks, because that’s [...]
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Andrew Zitoli, the principal of Millis middle school and founder of No Sticks and Stones (www.nosticksandstones.com) for a candid one on one interview regarding his Anti Bullying program and his highly successful youth Leadership curriculum. Twelve years ago, Andrew Zitoli became the principle of Millis middle school [...]
Teens who are excessive users of texting and social networking sites are much more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors like smoking and binge drinking than their peers who are not excessive users, a new study says. Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine surveyed 4,257 high school students from an urban county in [...]
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