http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/dark-alleys-dollars-and-did-she-really/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/dark-alleys-dollars-and-did-she-really/comment-page-1/#comment-4257 Earl Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3225#comment-4257 IMO the real dirty secret here is that many parents don't get involved or take the responsibility for their children’s activities on or off line. They find the Internet to be a babysitter for their children, and they don't wish to "rock the boat." It's not easy being a parent when you have to be the "bad guy," and many parents prefer that someone else (myspace) do the job for them. We blame the dark alley, when we should also ask what were the kids doing there in the first place. How many parents have had an open talk with their kids about the real dangers of the Internet? It's not like parents don't know what can happen...it's their job to know what can happen! A parent has to be part private investigator these days. When my kids were young I had monitoring software installed on the PC they used. I didn't like feeling liked I was spying on them, but there's just so many temptations and untruths on the Internet. IMO the real dirty secret here is that many parents don’t get involved or take the responsibility for their children’s activities on or off line. They find the Internet to be a babysitter for their children, and they don’t wish to “rock the boat.” It’s not easy being a parent when you have to be the “bad guy,” and many parents prefer that someone else (myspace) do the job for them. We blame the dark alley, when we should also ask what were the kids doing there in the first place. How many parents have had an open talk with their kids about the real dangers of the Internet? It’s not like parents don’t know what can happen…it’s their job to know what can happen! A parent has to be part private investigator these days. When my kids were young I had monitoring software installed on the PC they used. I didn’t like feeling liked I was spying on them, but there’s just so many temptations and untruths on the Internet.

]]> http://www.newsome.org/2006/09/dark-alleys-dollars-and-did-she-really/comment-page-1/#comment-4258 Mike Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:18:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3225#comment-4258 I have trouble taking much that myspace is trying to do seriously when I see the type of ads that show up on their site. They just don't instill old fashioned values.I think the best thing myspace could do to tighten up security is to open a bunch of stores in the hallways of malls. Then people could sign up for myspace face to face and if you are a minor, your parent has to come with.It works for cigarettes and beer, why not myspace? I have trouble taking much that myspace is trying to do seriously when I see the type of ads that show up on their site. They just don’t instill old fashioned values.I think the best thing myspace could do to tighten up security is to open a bunch of stores in the hallways of malls. Then people could sign up for myspace face to face and if you are a minor, your parent has to come with.It works for cigarettes and beer, why not myspace?

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