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MySpace to make privacy settings simpler

Tue, 05/18/2010 - 13:52 by Anupreet Kaur

Given the recent outcry over privacy settings in media, MySpace revealed its plan to simplify its privacy settings.

Networking sites aid in social identity

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 21:20 by Inderjit Singh

Cambridge -- Social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help young users form their social identity as they grow into adulthood, U.S. sociologists said.

In the lives of many young people, especially teenagers, the sites are more than just platforms for information exchange, said Urs Gasser, head of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

"In the lives of young users, they play a more fundamental role in the constitution and expression of self," Gasser said.

Meanwhile, researchers at Zurich University say a 2007 study at Michigan State University erred in determining that social networking sites make people more satisfied with their lives, Swissinfo reported Tuesday.

Hush-hush bullying in schools more damaging to the mind

Tue, 06/02/2009 - 11:58 by Salinder Kumar

Sydney, June 2: As many as one in six high school students experience underground or hush-hush bullying regularly, according to a new study.

Researchers also found that it is more damaging psychologically, socially and mentally than open bullying, and also has the capacity to inflict social isolation.

Secretive bullying refers to subtle forms of aggression such as spreading rumours, damaging text messages and personal attacks through networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.

The study, undertaken by Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia involved more than 20,000 high school students.

Secretive bullying is likely to become more prevalent, due to the increasing use of information and communication technology.