MySpace Launches Internet Safety Campaign with Parents' and School Administrators' Internet Safety Guides.Largest Lifestyle Portal Partners with Seventeen Magazine, National School Board Association and the National Association of Independent Schools The National Association of Independent Schools, governed by a board of trustees and staffed by approximately 40 individuals, is a U.S.-based membership organization and the national voice of independent education. in Ongoing Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Safety Educational Campaign Campaign Kicks off National Cyber Security Awareness Security awareness is the knowledge and attitude members of an organization possess regarding the protection of the physical and, especially, information assets of that organization. Month LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- MySpace.com, the leading social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network and lifestyle portal for connecting with friends and discovering culture, announced today the launch of an Internet safety campaign with the publication and distribution of Parents' and School Administrators' Guides to Internet Safety. The launch, a strategic partnership with Seventeen Magazine, the National School Board Association and the National Association of Independent Schools, supports the third annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month in October, a nationwide effort to educate Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f about safe online practices. "We're committed to doing everything we can to improve internet safety," said Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer of MySpace. "While technology plays a critical role in tackling the challenges of Internet safety, any measures must be part of a comprehensive solution, and education is an essential component." Nigam continued, "We're pleased to enlist en·list v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists v.tr. 1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces. 2. To engage the support or cooperation of. v. experts such as Seventeen magazine, the National School Board Association and the National Association of Independent Schools to continue a productive dialogue on safe Web practices." Through the partnership with Seventeen magazine, MySpace will target parents, teens and teachers and offer tips, suggestions and information on safe Internet behavior. Seventeen's editor-in-chief, Atoosa Rubenstein Atoosa Rubenstein (born Atoosa Behnegar in Tehran, Iran in 1972) was the editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine. She was also the founding editor of CosmoGIRL!. She is currently the founder of Big Momma Productions, Inc. and Atoosa.com. , will help MySpace communicate this information to teens and parents through her highly-trafficked profile (http://www.myspace.com/atoosas). "The Internet and social networking are part of the fabric of this generation's daily life," said Seventeen's Rubenstein. "Parents and teachers already keep an eye on a teen's friends at school or night time plans, but they need to keep the same tabs on their digital lives. We all need to do our part to keep teens safe." The Parents' Guide to Internet Safety will help define MySpace for parents and answer questions about social networks and the Internet in general. Guide topics will include how members use MySpace, information on company safety practices and Seventeen's Web safety tips for teens. The Parents' Guide is available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. from MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/safetytips in the "Tips for Parents" section. The School Administrators' Guide to Internet Safety is being distributed in October in conjunction with the National School Board Association (NSBA NSBA National School Boards Association NSBA National Small Business Association NSBA Nebraska State Bar Association NSBA National Snaffle Bit Association NSBA National Steel Bridge Alliance NSBA North Saskatoon Business Association (Canada) ) in celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This Guide explains how MySpace works and addresses the various challenges that students and educators may face in relation to the Website. MySpace will work with the NSBA to send out the guide to approximately 55,000 public school administrators representing grades 7 through 12. Additionally, MySpace is also working with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. the Guide to independent schools. The Parents' and School Administrators' Internet Safety Guides will join MySpace's best practices including safety-enabling technology such as heightened security settings for younger users and full privacy options for all members. Additionally, MySpace relies on its industry partnerships with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a private, non-profit organization established in the United States in 1984 under United States government mandate. and Common Sense Media to convey the message of online safety through a series of public service announcements and educational programming. Seventeen Magazine's Editor-in-Chief, Atoosa Rubenstein, includes the following teen safety tips in the Parents' Guide to Internet Safety:
1. Be Careful--Unless your profile is set to private, anyone
can check it out. You should never post personal information
such as your phone number, address, school, or where you
regularly hang out. If you wouldn't share it with a creepy
stranger on the street, don't post it on MySpace. Remember
that the Internet is a public place and you should think
about what you share.
2. Be Skeptical--We may have an idea of who someone is or
why they're messaging us, but the truth is, when we're online
we should be a little more skeptical. As you're connecting
with people, get to know them first before adding them to
your friends list. Only add the people that you want to see
your profile, check out your friends and view your photos.
3. Be Picky--We all want to share funny things we've done
with friends, but once you post something online it can live
in cyberspace forever. Before you post an image or comment,
take a minute to consider if it's something that might haunt
you in a few years--imagine a potential boss or college
recruiter is doing a search on you. Don't blow your
opportunities for tomorrow just to be cute or outrageous
today.
4. Be a Good Online Citizen--MySpace is a place where
everyone should feel welcome. If you see hate speech or
inappropriate content, or if you're being harassed by another
user, talk to your parents and report it to MySpace
immediately. Think of this as a great, new neighborhood we
ALL want to keep safe.
5. Be Real--MySpace is a community and you get out of it what
you put in. Use common sense and think about what behavior is
ok and what's not cool for the community. The more respectful
you are to others, the better the site is for everyone. If
you disrespect the community by posting fake profiles or
lying about your age, you'll be removed--no exceptions.
About MySpace.com MySpace, a unit of Fox Interactive Media Inc., is the premier lifestyle portal for connecting with friends, discovering popular culture, and making a positive impact on the world. By integrating web profiles, blogs, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , e-mail, music streaming, music videos, photo galleries, classified listings, events, groups, college communities and member forums, MySpace has created a connected community. As the second ranked web domain in terms of page views(a), MySpace.com is the most widely-used and highly regarded site of its kind and is committed to providing the highest quality member experience and will continue to innovate in·no·vate v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates v.tr. To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. v.intr. To begin or introduce something new. with new features that allow its members to express their creativity and share their lives, both online and off. (a) Among the top 2000 domains comScore Media Metrix, August 2006. For more information on comScore Networks, please go to http://www.comscore.com. About Seventeen Seventeen reaches more than 13 million readers every month and is today's largest selling young women's magazine. Seventeen is part of Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation The Hearst Corporation is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media. (http://www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with a total of 18 U.S. titles and 145 international editions. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (76.3 million according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , spring 2005). The company also publishes 19 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , The National Magazine Company Limited. |
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