MySpace...
It's known by almost every teenager in America, along with most parents. Initially a dating site, it has now become a place to keep in touch with friends, family, and acquaintances. If anyone has watched the news recently, one would see the effects of giving out too much information. Stalkers...myspace is like a haven for them. Just by going to their "profile" one can see what school they go to, their job, town, city, and their pictures. Yes, myspace can help bring people together. I have heard many stories of finding long lost friends or family. MySpace is great for that reason, but when unsuspecting teens give out too much information, it can lead to serious problems. My opinion on myspace: great for keeping in touch, and finding lost or forgotten friends/family, but one should be careful about what they post or show. Teens are letting their guards down on the internet...someone needs to educate them on the dangers of it.
Just my opinion, feel free to comment your own personal opinion or elaborate on mine.
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I completely and totally agree that some people are giving out WAY too much personal information. Individuals, especially teenagers and small children, need to be aware that they can be dabbling in potential breeding ground for victims of very sick-minded people. Please be careful!
When my family first got the internet, my parents sat my brother and me down and gave us some ground rules. Number 1 was that there are a lot of bad people who use the internet to find other people. We need to remember that even if we think we know who we're talking to, there's always the chance that we don't.
For awhile, I didn't think much about it, because I didn't do anything that required giving out information. But one day I was playing a game and someone came on and started talking about my city. It was that night that I realized just right my parents were. Now, when I fill out information, I make sure I only put things that are completely necessary and nothing more.
I agree with you on the Myspace thing. I have one so I can keep in contact with my friends who have moved away or go to another school, but I don't ever talk to anyone I don't personally know.
Even when I was thirteen, I was never stupid enough to give out my information that freely.
There are so many possiblities of a horrible thing happeneing to you. Education is the first and most important step.
Parents need to sit their kids down and explain to them why its not a good idea to give out such detailed information about themselves. It's a responsiblity of theirs to pass onto their children, otherwise they won't know. But considering parents are now too afraid of their children, they won't tell them things they don't want to hear. Its just stupid to assume your 16 year old daughter is going to be "just fine" on the internet.
It is definitely the parents' responsibility. I mean, thats what parents are for, right? To keep us safe, and to keep us alive until we get to be an "adult"? This is just another way of keeping kids safe. I have a myspace, a facebook, and a blog (another one other than this) and i practice good "internet etiquette" on all of them. I dont add or talk to people i dont know, i dont put my phone # or address on anything, whether it be on my page or someone elses. And you know why this is? Because my mom sat me down and told me not to. We watch shows all the time about catching sexual predators from the internet, and because of this, im a much safer kid.
~Jenniferrrrrrr
excellent point
If youth of today didn't have myspace (which i do but i'm 21) then they'd find another way to find trouble. Craigslist for example.
The computer because a babysitter as well as video games and tv's.
So who should be getting yelled at for this? the kids or the parents.
pyro inside
i completely agree with what you said. However, it is up to the teen about what they post. im a teen and you wont find my last name nor my school or town on there. its not only teens that due it. young women can get stalked too. its just what you put on the internet.