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Say NO to internet regulation in Singapore.
Daily SG: 10 Sep 2008
Posted by singaporedaily on September 10th, 2008
Frontline: Growing Up Online
On the subject of protecting the young on the Internet, Frontline’s documentary Growing Up Online tries to explore the Internet teen culture and the gap between parents and teens in the US. If you are interested in these issues, I recommend you watch it. Some thoughts after watching it:
- The impact of the Internet on us will be akin to how popular music changed the world in the past. Pop culture is so infused in our lifes today we think nothing of its ubiquity. Internet Social Networking is the new Rock N Roll.
- In pop music, trends change and evolve. From rock n roll to rock, punk, disco, electronica, metal, grunge, R&B, rap and now hip hop. It will be the same for Internet culture.
- Teens, parents and the authorities all have different views about the dangers on the Internet. Teach both parents and teens about the potential dangers of sharing personal information online. Restrictions/bans don’t work. The best way to tackle these issues is still the parent-child unit.
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September 10th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Interesting comparison. I wonder what the equivalent of Woodstock would be?
wrt to the documentary, I believe you meant to say “The Internet “Social Networks” is the new Rock N Roll”. Also, “electronic” should be “electronica”.
September 10th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
@Y3K
A watershed social event that defines a generation? Hope we live to witness it. Maybe the decentralised nature of interaction within internet social networks would mean that we may never get to see another Woodstock. Or maybe it’ll be little bite sized events like lonelygirl15 etc.
Thanks, corrections made.
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September 12th, 2008 at 7:50 am
For a more comprehensive understanding of how the Internet and technology in general are affecting the psychological development of youth, please refer to my book, “Generation Text: Raising Well Adjusted Kids In An Age Of Instant Everything,” Amacom, July 2008. You might find it interesting, as well as specific strategies to help kids.