Tag: YOUTH

Watch out! Old people are joining Facebook! That's one of the major findings from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which just released the results of its latest survey, 'Generations 2010.' According to the report, Internet users over the age of 74 joined social networking sites at a faster rate than any other age group this year. Since 2008, in fact, social networking use has ...

Two-and-a-half year old Grace Freeman was recently diagnosed with a retinoblastoma -- a cancer of the eye that, if left untreated, could've easily killed her. Luckily, Grace's doctors detected the cancer before it could spread to other parts of her small body, and saved her life. But if it weren't for Facebook (and one, very vigilant friend), things could've been tragically different. The Daily ...

The Chinese version of the Internet may be watered down and heavily censored, but, for many of that nation's youth, it holds the same kind of allure that keeps the rest of us glued to our laptops all day. For some, though, allure soon turns into outright addiction, and, in response, many Chinese parents are now sending their kids to digital "rehab" clinics to cure them. The effectiveness of these ...

What's the number one problem plaguing today's youth? Drugs? Please. Sexting? Psh. Justin Bieber? Close, but no. It's paper, you guys. In today's e-mail and SMS-dominated age, kids have simply lost touch with the core American values of good penmanship and environmental recklessness. And that's why the altruists at the Domtar paper company have taken it upon themselves to launch a new awareness ...

With all the stories of college and high school kids who flagrantly post illicit photos on Facebook, or lose their jobs over lewd message board posts, it'd be pretty easy to assume that today's youth don't really care about online privacy issues. A new study from Berkeley, however, finds that, despite all evidence to the contrary, privacy actually does matter to younger generations of Web ...

If you grew up playing 'Pac-Man,' 'Space Invaders,' and 'Pole Position,' you'd think that, with all those years of gameplay under your belt, you'd have a leg up on younger gamers. That is, until you get your ass shredded in 'Modern Warfare 2' by the mortar fire of a pipsqueak young enough to be your son. According to Wired, there's a reason for that. "The younger guys have much more refined ...

As our lives become increasingly digitized, the chances of someone's stealing our identity grows. Now, instead of digging through someone's trash for sensitive information, it's infinitely easier to, say, send a phishing e-mail and scam the info out of victims. Unfortunately, the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network report (PDF) shows that not only is identity theft rising, but it's also hitting one ...

We think the argument linking video game violence and real world violence is a steaming pile of uninformed crap. That said, not every game out there is right for Junior. The violence and gore on display in some very popular games probably won't turn your pride and joy into a psycho spree killer, but it could definitely lead to nightmares ... and that just cuts into your good night's sleep. ...