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The Miami Hurricane » Are Facebook applications safe? - 2 views

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    This talks about links to other websites on Facebook and how Facebook might not be safe.
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Facebook Tips: Staying Safe While Using Games and Apps - 0 views

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    This article have 3 tips how to be safe on a Facebook game. Didn't have much time to read , busy in class!
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Games.com The Blog. CityVille, FarmVille, FrontierVille games news - 0 views

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    This is a good website to get article for virtual world awareness from!
Liz D

UK online safety expert proposes Pet Society feature as dangerous to children - 2 views

  • Conway, a self-touted "online safety expert,"
  • stranger danger"
  • By being in the Cafe, you're bound to meet strangers. Even though all you can do once you get to another pet's home is some pre-set actions (e.g. hug, kiss, dance, laugh, and punch), there's also the option to visit the real Facebook profile of a someone you might not know at all. Conway demonstrated this by creating an avatar named "BunnyPig" to demonstrate to a group of foster care and social workers.
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  • Because Facebook games require players to have lots of friends to earn virtual money and goods, Conway concludes that kids will be tempted to friend strangers
  • And in turn, he estimates that malevolent strangers can scope out kids who play the game. This "Go to profile" option is clearly a valid concern and does exist in the game.
  • kids under 13 years-old could still lie to Facebook about their age just to have a Facebook account.
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    This article is by Charles Conway. He says that children must friend a lot of people to get coins or money for Pet Society , a fast growing Facebook game. This means children under the age of 13 are becoming interested in this website. They might even lie to create an account. Adding people they do not know will be a bad habit for children at this youngof age.
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How Facebook rewards kids for talking to strangers | PR Fire - 1 views

  • Stranger Dange
  • Pet Society
  • Charles Conway
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  • It also starts to explain how parents can find that instead of the 50 or 60 close friends that they know in ‘real life’, their child has a Facebook friend list that numbers in the hundreds or even thousands”
  • “Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg once said ‘If Facebook were a country, it would be the 6th largest country in the world’. Based on current figures, it would now be the 3rd largest country, with a population of over 800 million people.
Liz D

Internet Safety for Kids - YouTube - 0 views

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    This video is about a young girl who wants to teach other kids her age about internet safety. Even young children are on the web at this day in age. They should know what they are allowed to do.
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Software4Parents.Com on Today Show - YouTube - 0 views

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    A video from youtube talking about way to keep young people safe online.
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Let's keep children safe in the cyber age | BlueRidgeNow.com - 0 views

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    This article talks about the safety of our children in this day in age. Parents should watch their children while they surf the web
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Social Recognition Fast Becoming the Virtual Way to Engage - MarketWatch - 1 views

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    This is an article about social ways being taken over by the virtual ways.
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Arizona Daily Wildcat :: Virtual games cause very real problems - 0 views

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    This is about virtual worlds and how they are causing problems
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    This is a article about virtual worlds becoming a problem.
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