Teens Savvy On Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites have generated controversy and concern for many parents and teachers. Just who is your teen chatting with on Pew Internet."There is a widespread notion that every American teenager is using social networks, and that they're plastering personal information over their profiles for anyone and everyone to read," Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher at Pew, said in a statement. "These findings add nuance to that story." Because of the concern over online predators a number of things have occurred since the beginning of social networking. Some schools have banned the use of social networks, legislation has been proposed, parents have turned to software to monitor activity and MySpace has implemented its own security measures to protect younger users. In the comments section of a Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Mike is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest ebusiness news.