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MySpace Unraveled: A Parent's Guide to Teen Social Networking from the Directors of BlogSafety.com
By Larry Magid, Anne Collier
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: August 02, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-48018-X
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-48018-7
Pages: 192

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.  Online Socializing Basics
			What Is Social Networking?
			Creative Networking
			A Parents'-Eye View
			Teens Are Figuring It Out
			Multiplying Like Rabbits
			Not Their Parents' Web
		Chapter 2.  The Scene
			Creating a Self, Online
			How Public Is It?
			Many Little Worlds
			Acting Up in Public
			Are They Overexposed?
		Chapter 3.  MySpace for Parents
			Setting Up an Account
			Personalizing Your Profile
			Adjusting Other Account Settings
			Turning MySpace Into YourSpace
			Calendars
			Canceling an Account
		Chapter 4.  Managing the Social Stuff
			Making and Managing Friends
			Using MySpace Mail
			Using the Address Book
			Using Bulletins
			Modifying Your Top 8
			Deleting Friends
			Commenting on Other People's Profiles
			MySpace Events
			Photo Rankings
			MySpace Communities
			Instant Messaging
			Blogging
			Tackling Safety Issues
		Chapter 5.  Social Networking Safely
			First, the Research
			Assessing the Risks
			What's a Parent to Do?
		Chapter 6.  A Parents' Toolkit
			Kids Want Parental Input
			Privacy Options for Older Teens
			Reporting Misconduct on MySpace
			Finding Your Child Online
			Monitoring and Filtering
			Canceling Your Child's Account
		Chapter 7.  MySpacers' Advanced Tricks and Tips
			Pimping and Hacking: Oh My!
			HTML Is Key
			Before You Customize
			Making Profiles Sing and Dance
			Changing Top 8 Friends to Top 20
			Monitoring Visitors to Your Profile
			Bots: Making Friends by the Thousands
			Uploading Video
			Forums for Learning About Customizing
		Chapter 8.  Where Do We Go From Here?
			Teens Are in the Driver's Seat
			Parents in the Car
			There Ought to Be a Law...
			Susan's Story
		Index