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10.26.2009 12:04 pm

Is it safe to post photos of your children online?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not having children, this isn’t something I spend a lot time worrying about. But there was a story in the New York Times this weekend looking at the sensitive subject of posting photos of kids online. Specifically, does that make them…

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10.19.2009 1:33 pm

Here’s a “game” for National Teen Driver Safety Week

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I suppose that National Teen Driver Safety Week isn’t technically a technical topic. But given that cell phones and texting represent a couple of major distractions for young drivers (as well as older ones), I can make it fit here.

According…

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10.01.2009 2:37 pm

Cyberbullying legislation under consideration in Washington

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you are interested in what’s happening out there on the cyberbullying-front, check out this story at Ars Technica that looks at a couple pieces of legislation - including one named after Missouri’s own Megan Meier - that hope to curtail…

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08.26.2009 2:39 pm

Dangers of texting while driving shown in brutal PSA

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This one has been making the rounds on social networks and news programs. It’s a public service announcement from the United Kingdom aimed at convincing young people (and perhaps everyone else) that texting while driving is dangerous.

Be warned. The video…

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08.18.2009 11:48 am

Really? Another cyber bullying case here?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Given all the uproar around the cyber bullying case involving Lori Drew and teenager Megan Meier, isn’t it just a bit bizarre that we’re looking at another case of an adult targeting a minor?

Thankfully, this alleged incident didn’t have such…

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07.02.2009 4:43 pm

Drew acquittal is likely to be embraced by Internet supporters

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A judge’s decision today to overturn a jury’s verdict against Lori Drew is sure to create a stir among those who think she should be punished for her role in the MySpace-related death of Megan Meier, the Dardenne prairie teen who…

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06.30.2009 5:43 am

Local teens get a chance to demonstrate their texting and driving skills

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This should make for some interesting viewing. This morning, a group of local teens are going to be put through a media-oriented event to demonstrate just how difficult it is to text and drive at the same time.

Sort of reminds…

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06.16.2009 5:35 am

Surprise, surprise: The Internet is getting in way of family time

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I really don’t see how this could be surprising to anyone, but apparently there’s some new research coming out this week that says Internet users are spending less time with their families.

According to the Associated Press, the Annenberg Center for the…

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05.18.2009 11:34 am

Big day in Megan Meier cyber-bullying case

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Today we should learn of the fate of Lori Drew, the woman convicted in the 2006 cyber-bullying of Megan Meier, of Dardenne Prairie, who committed suicide.

Late last year, a California jury found Drew guilty of three misdemeanors for illegally accessing…

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04.23.2009 10:52 am

Apple finds trouble with baby shaking app for iPhone

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wow. Kind of hard to believe that someone at Apple wouldn’t have expected the backlash the company received this week over an iPhone app that essentially pokes a little fun at the subject of shaken babies.

After initially offering the app…

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