Archive for October, 2007

Facebook Cleans Up

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Well, I am sure you have heard: Facebook (#2 in the “axis of evil”) – under pressure from legislators (namely New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo) is cleaning up its act. They are basically going to do 3 things: A new safety disclosure for parents A more efficient complaint process to report unsolicited sexual advances [...]

2 Interesting News Stories from the Weekend

Monday, October 15th, 2007

The first one if from Janie Porter from CBS in Tampa and includes video. It’s basically a taped demonstration (or a story thereon) of an FBI Cyber Division agent signing into a chatroom as a 13-year-old girl – and the ridiculous responses and ‘requests’ he gets. Check out the story here (click on “video story” [...]

“Billy Mitch” the Scumbag Pervert Caught!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

I should have posted this a couple days ago… but there is good news to share, if you haven’t heard: William Joe Mitchell, the 46-year-old sex offender accused of running off with a 15-year-old Alyssa Frank, was arrested Saturday by Virginia state police at the Flying J Truck Stop in Winchester, VA. Much of this [...]

Florida Girl, 15, Found; Sex Offender Still On Loose!!

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Well, I hate to sound mean or out of line, but Alyssa Frank is the most recent fool to fall in love with someone on MySpace and run off with them. Of course, the person whom she was chatting with was not who they said they were. Instead of meeting a young 20-something she was [...]

Internet Gets a Ratings System

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Seems like the web has gone the way of the TV ratings system… Xivio.com 2.0 has announced a patent-pending Open Ratings System and Parents’ Zone. Here is the press release (posted at NBC 26 in Green Bay WI): MIAMI — Online safety, a concern for parents whose children are active in cyber communities, has been [...]