Abstract
This paper considers the brief history of MySpace, the effect that the site has on society and its economic aspects. The paper discusses how the Internet has changed the world.

From the Paper
"The Internet has changed the world. That at least is the opinion of at least some of the millions of users who access myspace.com on a regular basis. The Internet brings the world into our homes, schools, PDAs and cars and has changed the way that we shop, changed the way that companies market their products, made more information available to more people in more languages than at any time in history, and is changing the way that we think about entertainment, education..."

Tags:MySpace, Internet, privacy, society

Abstract
This paper examines the phenomenon that is MySpace. It provides brief background information on the founders of MySpace and examines the implications of the site as well as how the site affects people socially. Also discussed are the relationships that are developed on MySpace and the good aspects of the website. Several graphs are included with the paper.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
MySpace Founders
Implications and effects of MySpace
Creating Cyber Networks
Cyber Bullying
Online Child Predators
Music and Recording Artists
Colleges and Employers
Relationships
Parental Monitoring of MySpace and making MySpace safe
Utilizing MySpace for Good
Summary

From the Paper
"Although a central location for social networking can be a positive thing, there are also negative circumstances that can arise. One such circumstance is Cyber bullying. MySpace has been at the center of two recent cases where cyber bullying led to the suicide of one child and the brutal beating of another. In both cases MySpace was used to convey derogatory messages that led to these incidences. In addition to Cyber bullying, child predators have also been a prevalent problem for MySpace. In several cases pedophiles have used MySpace to find and lure children who have been raped or molested. This is such a significant problem for MySpace that it has agreed to several new rules and oversights occluding outside monitoring."

Tags:relationships surfing, social networking

Abstract
This paper explores the Internet service, MySpace, as primarily a ritualistic medium and secondarily as a transmissive medium. The paper further loooks at how MySpace and its imitators and competitors function as a medium of social and cultural re-tribalization. Lastly, the paper relates the ways that the unique qualities of MySpace tend to blur the traditional old-media distinction between audience and producer.

From the Paper
"Social networking on the Internet, by its very nature, is a ritualistic model of communication. The purpose of the social networking is first and foremost to bring people together into a common environment to discover and to share their common values and interests, rather than merely transmit a given packet of information. That this environment is a virtual one rather than a physical one (such as a community center, for example) is part of the uniqueness of Internet-based social networking technologies such as MySpace."

Tags:criticism high-definition, cool medium, advertising pseudo-communal

Abstract
This paper takes a look at myspace.com, the website that is said to be a pantheon of social interaction. According to the paper, everyone who is anyone has a myspace page. The paper reports that originally it was set up as a place for unsigned and independent bands to showcase their music, but has developed into one of the most highly populated social, professional, artistic and romantic networking hubs on the Internet.

From the Paper
"There are always concerns in online environments that you're not chatting with the person that you think you're chatting with. Well, Myspace has some strict policies that keep the creeps away. You always have the option to set your profile to private, so only the people on your friends list can view your profile. Also, during the sign-up process you are required to give your age, and this is listen on your profile as well, so if you're a young person and you see that the person who is sending you a message is older, you can simply ignore them. The sense of community on Myspace will help to keep you safe as well. People on Myspace strive to present a clear, honest picture of themselves so they can find kindred spirits to network and bond with. Seeing as this is the spirit of Myspace there seems to be no room for dishonesty or bad intentions. The connectedness of the site really appeals to a general sense of integrity that most human beings have, so it's an unspoken rule that profiles are an accurate snapshot of the real person. Lying or doing anything particularly underhanded or illegal (or just dirty) goes against all the Myspace is about (Lapinsky, 2006). "

Tags:cyberspace, global, community, internal, search, engine, blog, messages, genres, profile

Abstract
This paper presents a rhetorical analysis of Sandra Hughes' CBS news item, "MySpace: Your Kids' Danger? Popular Social Networking Site Can Be Grounds For Sexual Predators." It aims to move beyond the implicit and relatively superficial review of the text to a fuller understanding of how the text creates meaning, how it helps the reader to construct knowledge and how it sways us to take action. The paper specifically looks at how the language of this article works.

From the Paper
"Visually, the story is arranged as a headline, a smaller-font secondary headline, and then twenty-two paragraphs, this for a story containing not quite 650 words. Immediately below the headlines, half of the reading column is taken up by a graphical image showing a computer in silhouette with transparencies of several young children, mostly girls, and several of them using cellphones. Below the graphic is a quote, suggesting the danger the article warns of. The effect of the graphic, the quote, and the headlines is to draw readers to the story that follows, a story that opens with three suggestive vignettes about children being approached in a sexually explicit manner on the Internet. Two of the three teenage girls described in the opening vignettes were murdered."

Tags:networking online, rhetorical triangle, computers

Abstract
The paper discusses how the primary problems with actus rea and mens rea in the Drew case and for cyber bullying relate to the indirect nature of the threats that were alleged by Meier's legal counsel. The paper asserts that with no direct threat on Meier's life or of kidnapping under federal statutes, the need for more laws against cyber bullying is a moot point for criminal liability. The paper argues that extra wording can be appended to the current legal statutes in relation to cyber bullying, but the law certainly allows for criminal liability under written mediums of communication.

Tags:law, american, study

Abstract
This paper examines the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, which discusses the right of an accused person to cross examine his accuser. The paper discusses the history of the Confrontation Clause and looks at the use of the Confrontation Clause in past and present court rooms. It also provides a few case examples of how the Confrontation Clause is put into practice.

From the Paper
"The use of the Confrontation Clause in past and present court rooms has served the court system well although when to use it and often times how and when it applies has proven to be a little blurry. The Confrontation Clause allows accused defendants to cross examine their accusers to gain as much insight as possible as to the factuality of their accusations except in situations where a child, person on their death bed, or a person who is deceased in concerned then testimony collect by law enforcement or stated in previous court cases is admitted in lieu of personal account. This clause will in effect prevent anyone from simply accusing us of a crime without the chance to defend ourselves in front of our accuser."

Tags:court, justice, accuser, defendant

Abstract
This paper explains that victims of sexual abuse are typically in a very fragile state so that they must be treated with the utmost care. The paper further explains that this must be taken into consideration when using confrontation to deal with victims of sexual abuse. The paper looks at when and how confrontation should be used, and what can be gained by its use. The dangers inherent in using confrontation are also pointed out.

From the Paper
"Victims of sexual abuse may be in a very fragile state emotionally and so must be treated with the utmost care. Social workers have the responsibility of establishing and maintaining an appropriate therapeutic relationship with their clients and paying careful attention to the management of boundaries between the two. The social worker must recognize that the client may be influenced by their opinions, conjecture or suggestions and so must take care in expressing them. The social worker must not minimize the power and influence they have on..."

Tags:confrotnation

Abstract
This paper looks at why and how specialised skills in interviewing have been developed in the treatment of offenders to prevent recidivism. It examines confrontational and motivational techniques in working with offenders and discusses how these techniques are employed and how they work. It also evaluates the benefits and hindrances of these techniques and assesses which technique is more beneficial to preventing offending behaviour.

From the Paper
"Research carried out in the 1970's argued that imprisonment and rehabilitative with offenders did not make a significant change to the recidivism rates of offenders and this led to more critical analysis which showed that some interventions could work. The "Criminal Justice Act 1991" put more impetus to this by reconstructing the sentencing framework and recommending community sentencing for offenders unless the offence was serious enough to justify a prison sentence. "Punitive measures have done little to arrest the increase in crime and it is difficult to demonstrate that punishment achieves the effect of deterring offenders from re-offending" (McGuire 1995 cited HTO Davies, S Nutley and P Smith 2001 p93) Research showed that offender treatment programmes could work to reduce rates of re-offending."

Tags:recidivism, rehabilitation

Abstract
This paper explains that cyber bullies are Internet users who prey on their victims through threats and intimidation. Just like bullying on the playground, individuals victimized by bullies can feel the negative effects for a lifetime and, in extreme cases, can lead to death. The author presents a case study of cyber bullying between two female students. The paper concludes that it is the responsibility of educators and administrators to take a pro-active approach to mitigate incidents of cyber bullying in the early stages. The author also presents some solutions to this problem, which can be used by teachers.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Case Study of Anna and Dana
Results
Solutions
Summary

From the Paper
"The MySpace incident was the first of at least six additional incidents involving the use of this website. Anna began hearing from others in the school about what they had read. Anna was outraged and went to her parents. Her parents were upset also and took the matter to the school administrators. The school agreed to convene a meeting with both sets of parents and a counselor from the school.
"In the end, the friendship between Anna and Dana was definitely over. Dana stopped posting fabrications about Anna on her MySpace webpage."

Tags:confrontations myspace, spreading rumors, fire walling, symptoms