Social Networking Safety Paige Stockinger

Definition A social network is a social structure made of individuals or organizations that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, conflict, trade, web links, sexual relations, disease transmission (epidemiology), or airline routes.

A social network is a social structure made of individuals or organizations that are tied by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, conflict, trade, web links, sexual relations, disease transmission (epidemiology), or airline routes.

Social Networking Types Blogs Clipping Instant messaging Internet forums Internet relay chat E-Learning Massively multiplayer online games Media sharing Media cataloging Personals Social bookmarking Social cataloging Social citations Social evolutionary computation Social networks Social scripting Virtual worlds Wikis

Blogs

Clipping

Instant messaging

Internet forums

Internet relay chat

E-Learning

Massively multiplayer online games

Media sharing

Media cataloging

Personals

Social bookmarking

Social cataloging

Social citations

Social evolutionary computation

Social networks

Social scripting

Virtual worlds

Wikis

Safety Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site. Think about keeping some control over the information you post.. Keep your information to yourself. Don’t post: Your full name, Social Security number, Address, phone number, Bank and Credit Card account numbers. Make sure your screen name doesn’t say too much about you. Don’t use your name, your age, or your hometown..

Think about how different sites work before deciding to join a site.

Think about keeping some control over the information you post..

Keep your information to yourself. Don’t post:

Your full name,

Social Security number,

Address,

phone number,

Bank and Credit Card account numbers.

Make sure your screen name doesn’t say too much about you.

Don’t use your name, your age, or your hometown..

Safety pt. 2 Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing Remember that once you post information online, you can’t take it back. Be wary if a new online friend wants to meet you in person. Ask whether any of your friends know the person, and see what background you can dig up through online search engines. If you decide to meet them, be smart about it: Meet in a public place, during the day, with friends you trust. Trust your gut if you have suspicions.

Post only information that you are comfortable with others seeing

Remember that once you post information online, you can’t take it back.

Be wary if a new online friend wants to meet you in person.

Ask whether any of your friends know the person, and see what background you can dig up through online search engines. If you decide to meet them, be smart about it:

Meet in a public place, during the day, with friends you trust.

Trust your gut if you have suspicions.

Dangers Sex Offenders Cyberbullying Identity Theft And many more.

Sex Offenders

Cyberbullying

Identity Theft

And many more.

Social Networking List Community Server Xanga Wordpress Google Notebook Dailymotion Flickr Metacafe YouTube Zooomr Harmony.com Facebook Match.com OkCupid Passado Matchmaker.com Blue Dot del.icio.us CiteULike Digg Diigo Furl Linkwad My Web Newsvine Reddit Simpy SiteBar StumbleUpon Librarything Shelfari BibSonomy bibster Knowledge iN Yahoo Answers Second Life Active Worlds Galaxiki

Community Server

Xanga

Wordpress

Google Notebook

Dailymotion

Flickr

Metacafe

YouTube

Zooomr

Harmony.com

Facebook

Match.com

OkCupid

Passado

Matchmaker.com

Blue Dot

del.icio.us

CiteULike

Digg

Diigo

Furl

Linkwad

My Web

Newsvine

Reddit

Simpy

SiteBar

StumbleUpon

Librarything

Shelfari

BibSonomy

bibster

Knowledge iN

Yahoo Answers

Second Life

Active Worlds

Galaxiki

Facts More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites MySpace.com attracted more than 114 million global visitors age 15 and older in June 2007

More than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites

MySpace.com attracted more than 114 million global visitors age 15 and older in June 2007

For Parents: Help Your Kids Out! Help your kids understand what information should be private Use privacy settings to restrict who can access and post on your child’s website Explain that kids should post only information that you — and they — are comfortable with others seeing Remind your kids that once they post information online, they can’t take it back Know how your kids are getting online. Talk to your kids about bullying Talk to your kids about avoiding sex talk online Tell your kids to trust their gut if they have suspicions. Read sites’ privacy policies

Help your kids understand what information should be private

Use privacy settings to restrict who can access and post on your child’s website

Explain that kids should post only information that you — and they — are comfortable with others seeing

Remind your kids that once they post information online, they can’t take it back

Know how your kids are getting online.

Talk to your kids about bullying

Talk to your kids about avoiding sex talk online

Tell your kids to trust their gut if they have suspicions.

Read sites’ privacy policies

Want to learn More? Visit these web sites: www.OnGuardOnline.gov www.getnetwise.org www.iKeepSafe.org www.i-safe.org www.missingkids.com www.netsmartz.org www.ncpc.org www.mcgruff.org www.staysafeonline.org www.staysafe.org www.wiredsafety.org

www.OnGuardOnline.gov

www.getnetwise.org

www.iKeepSafe.org

www.i-safe.org

www.missingkids.com

www.netsmartz.org

www.ncpc.org

www.mcgruff.org

www.staysafeonline.org

www.staysafe.org

www.wiredsafety.org