Comments on: So you’d let your kids play in an unsupervised playground? http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/ Invisible people have invisible rights Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:16:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: sarahcpr » Blog Archive » Cyberbullying http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-844361 sarahcpr » Blog Archive » Cyberbullying Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:44:16 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-844361 [...] So you’d let your kids play in an unsupervised playground? [...] [...] So you’d let your kids play in an unsupervised playground? [...]

]]> By: Article on cyberbullying in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post « SocialMedia.net http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-843470 Article on cyberbullying in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post « SocialMedia.net Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:17:31 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-843470 [...] proactive - I am just not sure if these courses are compulsory yet or not. See the Webwise site, Damien’s article and this useful cyberbullyingguide for more information. Adding further material on what not to put [...] [...] proactive – I am just not sure if these courses are compulsory yet or not. See the Webwise site, Damien’s article and this useful cyberbullyingguide for more information. Adding further material on what not to put [...]

]]> By: B'dum B'dum http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-789411 B'dum B'dum Tue, 20 May 2008 18:26:50 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-789411 I've heard cases if students finding young teachers profiles, which are loaded with photos of them dressed like sluts and heavily drunk. I’ve heard cases if students finding young teachers profiles, which are loaded with photos of them dressed like sluts and heavily drunk.

]]> By: quovadis http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-788898 quovadis Tue, 20 May 2008 13:25:12 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-788898 Great post. Bebo and the like are tools that can be used for good or bad. My teenagers both use them extensively and find them great for keeping in touch with their friends and making arrangements when there's a gang involved. In our house the broadband going down is more of a problem for them then the cable for TV!. We do however make a point of talking about what's going on in the internet, stressing every thing is public and also talking about cyber bullying. Part of the deal we agreed is I have permission to look at their bebo accounts. I discovered at one stage one of their group was running a poll to see who of two people was the better actor in a school play. (one of the actors was not in the group, so that had to come down) Also I've heard of some cases where school teachers are using public Bebo profiles to comment/make friends on/with pupils. This is dangerous for the teacher. Great post. Bebo and the like are tools that can be used for good or bad.
My teenagers both use them extensively and find them great for keeping in touch with their friends and making arrangements when there’s a gang involved. In our house the broadband going down is more of a problem for them then the cable for TV!.
We do however make a point of talking about what’s going on in the internet, stressing every thing is public and also talking about cyber bullying. Part of the deal we agreed is I have permission to look at their bebo accounts. I discovered at one stage one of their group was running a poll to see who of two people was the better actor in a school play. (one of the actors was not in the group, so that had to come down)
Also I’ve heard of some cases where school teachers are using public Bebo profiles to comment/make friends on/with pupils. This is dangerous for the teacher.

]]> By: Prime Time cyber-bullying - reaction « The PC Live! blog http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-788539 Prime Time cyber-bullying - reaction « The PC Live! blog Tue, 20 May 2008 10:01:03 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-788539 [...] Interviewed as part of the report, Damien Mulley has posted more thoughts here. [...] [...] Interviewed as part of the report, Damien Mulley has posted more thoughts here. [...]

]]> By: Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Fluffy Links - Tuesday May 20th 2008 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-787981 Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Fluffy Links - Tuesday May 20th 2008 Tue, 20 May 2008 04:23:45 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-787981 [...] that was me on Prime Time last night. I blogged about Bebo and YouTube yesterday if you want my complete thoughts on it, not just [...] [...] that was me on Prime Time last night. I blogged about Bebo and YouTube yesterday if you want my complete thoughts on it, not just [...]

]]> By: steve white http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-787672 steve white Tue, 20 May 2008 01:03:06 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-787672 rte says the internet is evil rte says the internet is evil

]]> By: Conor http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-787274 Conor Mon, 19 May 2008 21:46:41 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-787274 Just saw the prime time investigation on this. I think with bebo being such an open platform ,for people to be able to create whatever profile they want and what content to have on that profile, its nearly impossible to censor and police the website. I really hope parents and the media don't point the blame finger at the owners and creators of bebo because its the users that make the social networking site what it is. I'm doing my JC in June this year and I've seen my fair share of things on bebo that I know the teenager wouldn't want their parents seeing. I think the counselor idea is good but theres far too many profiles to keep account of. I remember when you used to make a bebo profile you would have to join your school. Maybe if the school staff monitored the goings on of the people that joined that school things would improve a bit. To be honest I think it may be a little to late to do that now though. Sorry for my poor grammar,English is not one of my strong points! Just saw the prime time investigation on this.

I think with bebo being such an open platform ,for people to be able to create whatever profile they want and what content to have on that profile, its nearly impossible to censor and police the website.

I really hope parents and the media don’t point the blame finger at the owners and creators of bebo because its the users that make the social networking site what it is.

I’m doing my JC in June this year and I’ve seen my fair share of things on bebo that I know the teenager wouldn’t want their parents seeing.
I think the counselor idea is good but theres far too many profiles to keep account of.

I remember when you used to make a bebo profile you would have to join your school.
Maybe if the school staff monitored the goings on of the people that joined that school things would improve a bit.

To be honest I think it may be a little to late to do that now though.

Sorry for my poor grammar,English is not one of my strong points!

]]> By: B'dum B'dum http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-786948 B'dum B'dum Mon, 19 May 2008 17:45:31 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-786948 One of bebo's biggest flaws in my opinion is the huge level of underuse for private messages, everyone seems to post their messages in the public comment section. It's a lot easier to blurt out the truth openly on the internet. So what I imagine happenes quite a lot is someone comments a snide remark about someone on another person's page, then the person they were attacking sees it and the friction between parties gradually escalates. There is also something about the internet where there's a certain emotional detachment where people can say hurtful things far easier than saying them to someone else in person. I'm in full support of social-networking sites as I was a very quiet person a few years ago and made several real-world friends from blogs and things like that which I put up on bebo. One of bebo’s biggest flaws in my opinion is the huge level of underuse for private messages, everyone seems to post their messages in the public comment section.
It’s a lot easier to blurt out the truth openly on the internet. So what I imagine happenes quite a lot is someone comments a snide remark about someone on another person’s page, then the person they were attacking sees it and the friction between parties gradually escalates.
There is also something about the internet where there’s a certain emotional detachment where people can say hurtful things far easier than saying them to someone else in person.

I’m in full support of social-networking sites as I was a very quiet person a few years ago and made several real-world friends from blogs and things like that which I put up on bebo.

]]> By: MJ http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/comment-page-1/#comment-786800 MJ Mon, 19 May 2008 15:59:47 +0000 http://www.mulley.net/2008/05/19/so-youd-let-your-kids-play-in-an-unsupervised-playground/#comment-786800 That's a good balanced argument Damien. Have you heard of the sociological correlation between modes of (instant) communication and suicide rates on a more general sense? When one goes up... It is not a new argument that technology and suicide are linked - since people have stopped writing letters, sociologists have been considering emails/texts/chatrooms/etc. in their study of this morbid topic. Emile Durkheim studied suicide but he was around about 100 years too soon for the interweb... It's ironic to think that the more efficient we get in terms of communication, the more physically distant we become. It's brilliant when you can chat instantly with family in far reaches, I love the Internet for that. When it is not so great, is when you realise you haven't heard your friend's voice in about 2 months even though you text/IM all the time, and you live in the same city! Although it's sad topic, I agree that rather than taking draconian measures and banning valid modes of communication, (official or unofficial) methods of monitoring and regulation should be considered. I'd sign up to help in flash. That’s a good balanced argument Damien.

Have you heard of the sociological correlation between modes of (instant) communication and suicide rates on a more general sense? When one goes up… It is not a new argument that technology and suicide are linked – since people have stopped writing letters, sociologists have been considering emails/texts/chatrooms/etc. in their study of this morbid topic. Emile Durkheim studied suicide but he was around about 100 years too soon for the interweb…

It’s ironic to think that the more efficient we get in terms of communication, the more physically distant we become. It’s brilliant when you can chat instantly with family in far reaches, I love the Internet for that. When it is not so great, is when you realise you haven’t heard your friend’s voice in about 2 months even though you text/IM all the time, and you live in the same city!

Although it’s sad topic, I agree that rather than taking draconian measures and banning valid modes of communication, (official or unofficial) methods of monitoring and regulation should be considered. I’d sign up to help in flash.

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