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iSelf: How Online Identity May Indicate Bigger Problems In Your Teens
Constructing an Online Identity Conventional wisdom tells us people pretend to be…
Constructing an Online Identity Conventional wisdom tells us people pretend to be other than who they are online. The stereotype of a sexual predator, for instance, is an adult male masquerading as an adolescent in…
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The Debate Over Net Neutrality Continues
The issue of “net neutrality” has been hotly debated for years.…
The issue of “net neutrality” has been hotly debated for years. On December 21, the FCC issued a new order, hoping to preserve an “open network” for consumers and investors, but not everyone is…
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Will the UK Block All Internet Porn?
The UK government has asked Internet service providers to figure out a…
The UK government has asked Internet service providers to figure out a way to block all pornography online in order to prevent children from being exposed to it. The initiative has prompted a lively debate,…
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Accountability as a Lifestyle (Part 2): Relationships
I’ve never been in a church where I didn’t meet someone who…
I’ve never been in a church where I didn’t meet someone who had been burned by “accountability.” It is easy, in our quest for holiness, to build superficial relationships we hope will motivate us to…
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The MySpace-Facebook Mashup: What It Means for Parents
Facebook and MySpace now allow users to connect through both social networking…
Facebook and MySpace now allow users to connect through both social networking sites with one login.Last month, the two social network giants MySpace and Facebook announced what they call a “mashup.” This allows those with…
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Accountability as a Lifestyle (Part 1): Purity in the Gray Areas
It was your typical Christian men’s conference: the predictable but entertaining talks…
It was your typical Christian men’s conference: the predictable but entertaining talks on godly masculinity, the vendor area selling the latest “man-up-to-Jesus” books, the seminars addressing everything from lust to having a healthy marriage. I…
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CT PIR: Understanding Internet Lingo
by Kari Glemaker, National Director of iCare 19/m/ca watz ur n/a/s/l? snd…
by Kari Glemaker, National Director of iCare 19/m/ca watz ur n/a/s/l? snd m ur p# we can pRt! g2g4n Cell phone texting is the main form of communication between teenagers and their friends. More than…
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Internet Revolution: How Rating the Web Changes Everything
Movie ratings have existed since 1930, and game ratings since 1994. But…
Movie ratings have existed since 1930, and game ratings since 1994. But no one has rated the Internet until now. The Covenant Eyes rating system, released in December, makes it easy for parents to know…
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Demise of Limewire is a Parenting Opportunity
Illegal filesharing is a common practice, whether between friends or complete strangers.…
Illegal filesharing is a common practice, whether between friends or complete strangers. Like Napster before it, an October 2010 court order officially closed the virtual doors of LimeWire, ending its practice of allowing people to…
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The .XXX Domain: Online “Porn Ghetto” Soon to Open for Business
The .XXX domain will create a virtual “red light district.” The world…
The .XXX domain will create a virtual “red light district.” The world is closer than ever before to the existence of an Internet “red light district” — the .XXX domain. This new top-level domain (like…