MTV launches A Thin Line, a new initiative to stop the spread of digital abuse –cyberbullying, sexting, and digital dating abuse. One hopes that the likes of MTV might have enough cache and brand loyalty to get kids’ attention. Surveys consistently show misuse of digital communication as a real problem among youth with [...]
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Kudos to MTV: Launch of A Thin Line
December 9th, 2009 by Tara Cousineau, PhD · No Comments · Current Events, Technology, Teens
Tags: A Thin Line·cyber bullying·digital abuse·digital dating·MTV·sexting·texting
Txtspeak – Does It Impact Teen’s Spelling Abilities?
October 26th, 2009 by Cindy Atoji · No Comments · Current Events, Technology, Teens
OMG. I sent my 17-year-old son a txt msg the other day and he got mad. “Why are you using all those abbreviations?” he fumed in his reply. “Kids don’t really talk like that in their text messages; adults just think that they do.”
With more than 82 million people texting regularly, maybe my [...]
Tags: IM·lingo·spelling·Technology·Teens·text messages·texting
