Teenagers and social networking

On Social Shield, a company that is focusing on family protection on social network platforms:

Socially acceptable safety for children is still a concern for parents – San Francisco Web 2.0 | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/web-2-0-in-san-francisco/socially-acceptable-safety-for-children-is-still-a-concern-for-parents#ixzz1VtIGvsbt

Why not to peek at your teens’ facebook activity:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2027164/Facebook-Trust-really-DONT-want-teens-to.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=131863

and a different perspective:

http://bloomingdale.patch.com/articles/parent-talk-parents-reserve-the-right-to-snoop

Facebook has issued a security guide for teens:

http://news.techworld.com/security/3298036/facebook-publishes-personal-security-guide-for-teenagers/‘

and a study has explored the positive and negative effects of social networking:

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/internet/article2336080.ece

and other research suggesting a link between social media use and riskier behaviors in teens like drug use and alcohol abuse:

http://www.wistv.com/story/15329341/study-social-media-use-can-lead-to-increased-drug-alcohol-use

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2029957/Social-networking-teenagers-likely-addicted-drink-drugs.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

and a critique of that research:

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/08/teenagers_are_b.php

A study out of Israel looking at how teens use social networking to help explore and define their sense of identity:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/parenting/Facebook-helps-teens-find-themselves/articleshow/10157695.cms

And finally, an article on Facebook’s dilemma with trying to police the age limit of its users:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-no-single-solution-for-implementing-age-restrictions/3405