Social network services provide many ways for users to interact: chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups, and more. These resources provide information on how to stay safe using social networking sites.

MySpace.com Guide for Administrators (pdf) - A hard to find guide for school administrators with strategies on dealing with MySpace issues at school.

Wired Safety MySpace Article - Well written article about MySpace and what parents should be doing about allowing their children to create a MySpace site. Includes advice on how to handle MySpace problems.

MySpace Safety - Parent tips for guiding children to safely use MySpace and be aware of the dangers. Includes monitor and filter software recommendations.

Blog Safety - A site discussing how parents and teens can use MySpace and other online blog sites in a safe manner.

Safe Kids - Slide show with audio explaining to parents how to set up their own MySpace account and how to configure the parental controls in Windows Vista .

Safe Families MySpace Safety Article - Good overview of social networking sites and how to respond. Includes a recommendation that children not have a site until they are 16 years old.

MySpace Site - Parent Safety Tips - Tips for parents from the MySpace site

SafeTeens - Articles on safe blogging

Chat Danger - a United Kingdom site about how to protect yourself from the potential dangers from chat, Instant Messaging, online games, email and on cell phones.

Social Networking Trends - Compares the growth of different social networking sites

Chat Danger - UK website with information on how to safety user cell phones, chat, email, IM, and online games.

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