There are 32 total posts tagged with “The Interwebs”

• Internet Etiquette

  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…

• Social networking

  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,…

• Online Legacy

  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…

• Being Anonymously Mean On The Internet

  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…

• Being Safe Online

  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…

• Get Help on Live Chat

  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.

• Sexting Adults

  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…

• Facebook Safety

  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…

• Keeping Facebook In Perspective

  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…

• Parents Can Help

  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…

• Protect Yourself Online

   

  The Dangers of…

• Help on MySpace

  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…

• Internet Business

  With sites like Ebay and…

• Creepy Profile Pics

  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…

• Inappropriate or Not?

  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…

• None of your business

  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…

• From One Bad Habit To Another

  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…

• How to Not Fall Asleep

  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…

• OMG SRSLY?

  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…

• Staying Connected

  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…

• Maybe I should wait?

  With the Internet basically running our lives, it’s hard to remain private let alone keep secrets anymore. Everyone knows everyone else’s business…

• TMI?

  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…

• Dad’s ROFL

  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…

• Social Networking Craziness

  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…

• No facebook, no myspace!

  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…

• Tweeted Out

  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…

• Arrgg

  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…

• Gaming – What’s the Limit?

  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…

• Is MySpace bad for your rep?

  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…

• The Facebook Addicts

  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.…

• Love via DSL

  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…

• Why You Don’t Know Me

  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…