Monday’s Facebook/MySpace Maniacs #27
Another Monday means another look at the stupid things people say on the Internet, specifically on social networks, that get them in trouble. What part of “world wide web” do people not understand; when you toss something in the web, the entire world sees it. There is ZERO privacy online. If you don’t want to get in trouble, don’t post your adventures online; if you are doing bad things, don’t use MySpace as a way to brag about it.
PC Pandora will let you know what your kids are doing on social networks so you can make sure they are posting safely. It’ll also let you know about secret accounts your kids most likely have that you know nothing about…
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In England, a 15-year-old organized a party while her parents were away at a wedding. Word got out on Facebook and total disaster ensued.
February 22, 2010
Facebook partygoers trash house on Merseyside
BBC NewsPolice are investigating after up to 50 youngsters trashed a house during a party which had been advertised on a social networking site.
Rachel Ross, 15, had organized the gathering of friends at her home in Wallasey, Merseyside, while her parents attended a wedding. But when details went on Facebook the house was overrun by gatecrashers.
In Massachusetts, a 17-year-old runaway girl and two 21-year-old men were arrested for a bank robbery after they stupidly posted pictures online of themselves posting with the loot.
February 24, 2010
Police: Bank robber posed on MySpaceDARTMOUTH, Mass., Feb. 24 (UPI) — A teenage runaway girl whose alleged partner in crime posed for a MySpace photo holding $50 bills has been charged with robbing two Massachusetts banks.
In Washington (state), a 14-year-old was arrested for posting a song to his myspace.com account, complete with threats to students and school staff.
February 26, 2010
Klahowya student arrested for posting threatening rap to MySpace
From the Central Kitsap ReporterA 14-year-old Klahowya Secondary School student’s future as a gangsta rapper may be put on hold after he was arrested for posting a song to his myspace.com account, complete with threats to students and school staff.
Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies were notified by a Central Kitsap School District employee Wednesday, reporting the threats contained in the song, according to reports.
A professor at a northeastern Pennsylvania university was suspended indefinitely for a “humorous” posting on Facebook about hiring a hit man.
February 26, 2010
Pa. prof: Suspended over hit man Facebook posting
The Associated PressEAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — A professor at a northeastern Pennsylvania university says she’s been suspended indefinitely for what she thought was a humorous posting on Facebook about hiring a hit man.
East Stroudsburg University sociology professor Gloria Gadsden says she was suspended Wednesday because administrators thought she was making threats.
3 students at one high school in Maine were suspended for talking trash about a rival high school. Though the comments were VERY un-PC, keep an eye on this case. The school may have definitely over-stepped its bounds.
February 27, 2010
Brewer High School students suspended for online posts
Mom says Brewer High over-reached
By Nok-Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily NewsBREWER, Maine — Three students were suspended from Brewer High School this week for posting comments about the Edward Little High School basketball team on a social networking site.