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Thirteen days into the new year and the updates on this blog look like I’ve dropped off the planet.  Not so.  It’s simply been that recharge time when, like many others in Australia,  we lift the foot a little and focus on the fun of Christmas and family after the end of year windup.  This [...]

Last Monday’s episode of Media Watch on ABC TV highlighted the heartbreak that can stem from a lack of understanding the issues involved in protecting your digital identity.  The woman at the centre of this tragedy had shared photos of her twins, taken at happier moments, with family and friends via Facebook.  Unfortunately, as she had not [...]

danah boyd,  an expert on youth culture, identity negotiation, blogging, and social media is currently presenting in Australia through the Edna seminars.  Last month she published a fascinating article entitled Viewing American class divisions through MySpace and Facebook in which she provides a sociological insight into the use of these social networking spaces (SNS). While MySpace has always been a publicly [...]

A recent incident drew my attention to the Habbo Hotel website. In the same vein as MySpace, it looks far less inocuous however is the exactly the same process and product. Thankfully in this incident, parents were vigilant and interrupted the communication, but not without a load of heartache. The general look of the site [...]