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Nation’s largest campaign against cyberbullying is launched; teens are challenged to find solutions to
these attacks.
Dr, Mehmet Oz and daughter Zoe lend their voices to The Great American NO BULL
Challenge.
The Cyber Safety Academy today launches The Great American NO BULL Challenge, the first youth led program empowering students to stop cyberbullying, a problem 50% of teenagers have experienced, sometimes with deadly results.
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Should Sexting Be Illegal?
Stories about sexting (sending sexually explicit messages or photos via mobile phone) are all over the news. While several states are passing laws that lessen offenders’ legal burden, the aftermath of public humiliation can be devastating for victims.
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Bestselling Author Teaches Kids About Cyber Safety and Cyberbullying Prevention
There’s never been a more important time to discuss the importance of cyber safety with our children. I’m incredibly thankful that Ms. Edgington has donated her time to help Alisal’s students learn about the importance of becoming a digital citizen, and what to do should they ever be the target of a cyberbully,” said Amy Simione, Principal of Alisal Elementary School in Pleasanton.
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Should Sexting Be Illegal?
Stories about sexting (sending sexually explicit messages or photos via mobile phone) are all over the news. While several states are passing laws that lessen offenders’ legal burden, the aftermath of public humiliation can be devastating for victims.
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National Cyber Safety Awareness Day is May 17th
Cyberbullying Prevention Expert Reveals What Parents Should Know
San Francisco, CA— As cyberbullying has become more frequent and increasingly vicious, the importance of educating parents about how to protect their kids is of paramount importance. National Cyber Safety Awareness Day on May 17th sheds light on this issue and promotes awareness of the online dangers facing children.
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School Principals Now Required to Spy on Students?
Cyberbullying Prevention Expert Reveals Hidden Dangers of New Regulation
San Francisco, CA— Officials at the Education Department have informed school principals that they may face lawsuits unless they monitor students’ conversations at school and their personal Facebook pages in search of language that the agency considers to be harassment of other students. Facebook will be working on this federal anti-bullying initiative with White House officials, which holds school officials legally responsible not only for student behavior on school grounds but also outside of school property.
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Should Bullying Victim Have Been Punished?
When student Casey Heynes stood up to a school bully, video of the incident went viral igniting a debate on the issue of bullying and how to prevent it. Watch your phones light up when you invite America’s leading cyberbullying prevention expert, Shawn Edgington, to discuss how video and the Internet have impacted schoolyard bullying.
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Can Your Texting Land You in Court?
Courts are recognizing that harassment via text is still considered harassment as a Canadian woman has just been awarded $30,000 in a sexual harassment suit after receiving sexually explicit text messages from her boss. The woman, Lisa McIntosh, had briefly dated her boss, yet his texts continued even after they broke up. According to reports, his texts became increasingly inappropriate despite her clear requests that he stop texting her.
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Can a Texting Program Make Schools Safer?
Expert Says Yes and Reveals What Your Child’s School Needs NOW
San Francisco, CA—In a continuing effort to keep students safe, some high schools in Oakland, CA have just launched a new “text-a-tip” program. This cell phone texting technology developed by GuestAssist provides students with a quick and anonymous way to notify campus police about situations such as bullying, drugs, and fights.
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Do You Practice Safe Text?
Americans send more than 5 billion text messages every day. That leaves a lot of room for misinterpretation –and mistakes! Mobile messaging, Facebook and other modern communication techniques certainly have their value, but they also have many hidden risks.
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Arriving In February, 2011…
The Parent’s Guide to Texting, Facebook and Social Media
Today’s youth are falling victim to the perils of social and mobile networking at an alarming rate. Humiliation, cyberbullying, textual harassment, sexting, lack of morality and bad behavior online are becoming the norm. According to recent surveys:
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Your Book Is Your Hook!
Texting Tips and Tools to Promote Your Book
Steve Kelley, the founder of MESSAGEbuzz, and Shawn Edgington, America’s leading “Texpert,” a cyberbullying expert and the author of Read Between the Lines: A Humorous Guide to Texting with Simplicity and Style, will appear as guests on the Your Book Is Your Hook! Show Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 at 9:00am on WomensRadio.com
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Online Bullying Ends in Tragic Suicide
San Francisco, CA—The issues of bullying and invasion of privacy using the Internet are back in the news with the tragic story of Tyler Clementi, the university student who committed suicide after his roommate used a hidden camera to stream an intimate encounter live online
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Rutgers Suicide and Cyberbullying
The recent suicide of a Rutgers student brings the issue of cyberbullying into the news again. According to one recent poll, 70% of teens admit to cyberbullying someone else, and 39% admit to using social network sites to bully online
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42-Year-Old Mom Arrested for Sexting
What You Need to Know to Keep Your Child Safe
San Francisco, CA—Parents nationwide were shocked to hear the news that 42-year-old mother Christine Hubbs is facing 67 counts of sexual assault for allegedly having sex with two teenage boys. It is reported that this came to light when the mother of one of the boys found a nude picture of Hubbs on her son’s cell phone.
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Read Between the Lines
Texting Survival Guide says Get With It or Get Deleted
Read Between the Lines Bridges Communication Gap in Hip and Humorous Way
With over three billion active users worldwide, texting tops technology’s heat index as the most widely used data application on the planet. For those not already onboard with texting and tweeting, it’s time to GET WITH IT OR GET DELETED!
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Read Between the Lines Launches iPhone Application “OMG!”
“OMG!” Is the newest text Lingo Dictionary you need on Your iPhone!
Search OMG in the App Store.
This hilarious and fun filled application that launched today 2/23/10, is the best companion to help you communicate with simplicity and style, right in the palm of your hand. This application has over 2,000 text abbreviations to guide you through the maze of today’s new communication craze.
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OMG…Read Between the Lines
New App “OMG Text Dictionary” Makes its Way
into The Academy Awards SWAG Bags
Hollywood’s A-lister’s will be getting a Swarovski jewel encrusted hardcover copy of author Shawn Marie Edgington’s new text message pop-culture book Read Between the Lines: A Humorous Guide to Texting with Simplicity and Style (Brown Books) along with a first – a Smartphone App companion they can download onto their iPhone or Android. That’s a text message dictionary full of thousands of fun text message lingo references.
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Get With It or Get Deleted
New Book Explores the Art of Texting with Simplicity and Style
Shawn Marie Edgington, author of new book Read Between the Lines: A Humorous Guide to Texting with Simplicity and Style (Brown Books) partners with Barnes & Noble Stores nationwide to promote the art of texting.
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