internet and teenagers

Body language expert Kathryn Dance and deputy Michael O'Neil investigate attacks on and murders of individuals who have posted messages about the deaths of two high school students on a local blog and suspect the driver in the fatal accident may be leaving roadside crosses as warnings about who his next victim will be.

Contains fifteen essays that examine issues associated with social networking Web sites, discussing the potential skills students can gain through social networking, incidents of cyberbullying, whether social networking sites are addictive, and other related topics.

The Monterey Peninsula is rocked when a killer begins to leave roadside crosses beside local highways - not in memoriam, but as announcements of his intention to kill. And to kill in particularly horrific and efficient ways: using the personal details about the victims that they've carelessly posted in blogs and on social networking websites.

Introduces social networking issues and examines the pros and cons of the debate.

Discusses the virtual socialization habits of twentieth-century teenagers, including the social networking websites such as "MySpace," "YouTube," "Facebook," and "Friendster," and also examines the digital divide between the youth and parent generations while investigating the risks, realities, and misconceptions.

The author describes her crusade to improve communication within her family by ridding their lives of twenty-first-century technologies and explains how her family--with three teenagers--was strengthened after six months of being "unplugged.".

Explores the issues surrounding sexting. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.