Breeze54

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:51 PM
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'Growing Up OnLine' - on PBS Frontline tonight -

Edited on Tue Jan-22-08 09:53 PM by Breeze54

Watch the full program online

The ways in which today's youth use the Internet, from creating profiles on MySpace
to uploading videos to YouTube, are explored through the eyes of teenagers and their
parents. Included: the digital divide faced by some parents; cyber bullying.

Frontline

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/

Growing Up Online

Tuesday, January 22, 9:00pm EST

Check Your Local listings for Times and Dates
http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/

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MADem

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:53 PM
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1. If you've seen kids do this shit, it won't be very surprising. If you don't

have kids, or you don't have a close relationship with teen grandkids, some of it might be surprising.

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Up2Late

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:59 PM
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4. Does it come on at 9pm where you are?

Here in Atlanta, if they don't preempt FRONTLINE for some spur of the moment fund drive, they only show the 60 minute long FRONTLINE shows after 10:00pm now, I guess because the Law is weaker after 10:00pm.

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MADem

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Tue Jan-22-08 10:20 PM
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7. I'm in the far north right now, and found it by accident. It came on at nine.

It was good. Not surprising, but good.

Some computer illiterate gramps or granny would think it was fascinating.

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Up2Late

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:54 PM
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2. I was just about to post about this...

...you just saved me about 5 minutes, thanks!

Looks interesting, I'm going to watch for sure.

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Breeze54

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Tue Jan-22-08 10:03 PM
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5. You're welcome. They're doing the fund raisers here too...

I think they're doing them more often, all over the country but this show was not pre-empted.

I had PBS on but wasn't really listening to this show until I heard them talking about

the cyber bullying and young Ryan, who committed suicide. :(

You can watch it online and avoid the fund drives. ;)

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evlbstrd

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Tue Jan-22-08 09:55 PM
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3. I was afraid of a fear fest.

It really wasn't. It's true, if you have kids and are paying attention, not many surprises.

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countmyvote4real

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Tue Jan-22-08 10:10 PM
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6. The part I saw blew me away.

I'm not around kids much, but dealing with the "properties" of the internet is something we all must figure out.

Still, I liked the way it relieved some of the darkness at the end. One of the stories involves a kid whose mother became a parental activist after she discovers video of drunk teens on youtube. At his graduation we are informed that he going to start a new web page to keep up with former classmates. And his mother will not get the password.

Recommend.

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Up2Late

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Tue Jan-22-08 11:00 PM
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8. OMG! That Ryan kid's Dad is such a dummy! Did he totally forget the U.S. Mail system?

Edited on Tue Jan-22-08 11:00 PM by Up2Late

He was smart enough to find the other kids Phone Number on-line, yet he's waited 4+ years for someone to stop by or call him back?

MAIL WHAT YOU FOUND TO THEM! :banghead:

For less than $10.00 anyone can get anyone else's Mailing address from several online websites! Actually, I just found a website last night where for FREE, ALL my info (phone number, address, past 5 addresses) is all on-line! It's crazy:crazy:

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