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Under the mask of anonymity, many people would say and write things on the internet that they would never say in real life. “I won’t get…
Being on the internet can be entertaining, but it has its risk. Depending on the sites that you access, the internet can be very dangerous. However,…
Many students are not aware that many colleges and employers look up their names on the internet. In fact, many students are not even aware that…
A couple years ago, someone posted a video of a young man trying to be a Starwars character. If you use Youtube, you know what I’m talking about. I…
Why was the Internet created? To express your ideas about something or critical thoughts about something? To share new things that happen with you in…
The National Runaway Safeline’s live chat service allows people looking for help to chat in real time with trained chat operators. Learn more here.
At this point, even those of us who hardly pay attention to politics have probably heard about Anthony Weiner, the New York Congressman. Weiner sent…
I don’t have a Facebook page, but I know about and how to keep yourself safe on it. Some weird stuff can go on there, and some cool stuff can go on…
It’s bad enough that Facebook has completely taken over an entire generation’s free time, but now there’s “drama” on it. Facebook drama is…
Hiding things from our parents is natural. We don’t like them prying into our business. Even though our parents are just trying to protect us. There…
The Dangers of…
There’s a lot more involved in calling someone than just dialing. The decision to reach out and contact a person involves a process of choices that…
With sites like Ebay and…
I have a question that needs to be answered immediately. This question has kept me up at night for hours on end and no one can seem to give me a…
I recently read an article about younger children having accounts on Facebook. The minimum age limit for an account on Facebook is 13 yet often we can…
Some of the ads I’ve seen targeted towards teens and pre-teens are beginning to irritate me because they’re everywhere! I think at some point, I’m…
I’ve decided to do what may seem impossible for most of you out there. I’ve decided to limit my television viewing. Typically, I search the TV…
Here is the lesson I learned about how to not fall asleep. It being summer, my sleep schedule is completely wonky and I find myself awake at 2am with…
Ya srsly. The increasing use of internet lingo amongst teens and other internet users is evident. Many of us are able to distinguish between what to…
The current Switched-On article is about if people can really stay connected over the internet. The fact that it is different because online you…
With the Internet basically running our lives, it’s hard to remain private let alone keep secrets anymore. Everyone knows everyone else’s business…
A city in Montana is asking its job applicants for their usernames and passwords to social networking sites and any other web group they might belong…
I have a problem that I believe is becoming increasingly common amongst my fellow teenagers. I have a trendy parent! There I said it, and the first…
My history teacher is under the impression that anyone under 46 (anyone younger than him) uses Twitter. Until he asked if we “twittered”, which I’m…
I have a confession to make that will probably shock some of you to your very core: I don’t have a Facebook account. I know, I’m a freak! I…
Is anyone else already sick of Twitter? It has been around since 2007, but there seems to have be a Twitter explosion the past couple months. I…
Let’s talk about pirates today. No, not the ones from Pirates of the Carribean, rather, the ones on the internet. We’ve probably all heard of this…
The issue of video game addiction has become a more serious problem in modern society, especially amongst teenagers and children. It has even been put…
MySpace and Facebook. Two common words used by teens today. A lot and I mean a lot of teens have either MySpace or Facebook or even both. I know I…
My friends are all hooked to Facebook. I got an invitation to go to one of our outings through Facebook. Party invitations are sent through Facebook.…
The other day I was talking to one of my friends, and in the conversation something came up that really surprised and disturbed me. It turns out that…
Recently I received an email about teen online safety tips which I opened, but it turned out to be just spam. It did, however, make me think about…