News for July 2008

Week of July 6, 2008 - "New cases in Utah and Michigan"

Police have been saying that predators go where kids go, and they've been saying it since before there was an Internet. In this week's news, a look at the "place" that's drawing fresh concern: online gaming....

Week of July 13, 2008 - "Soon we'll all be gamers"

Videogame news was all over the Internet and airwaves this week with the big E3 game convention in Los Angeles.

Week of July 20, 2008 - "Cyberbullying with avatars"

Kids' virtual worlds - Club Penguin, Webkinz, Whyville, Nicktropolis - is a growth industry. This week we're zooming in on some other things parents might want to be aware of about these services.

Week of July 27, 2008 - "Fictionalizing their profiles"

Should parents (and other adults) take what they see in young social networkers' profiles at face value? Both news reports and research show that's not a good idea...

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