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"Adults who solicit or molest adolescents are, by definition, not pedophiles (American Psychological..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:45:34 +0100

“Adults who solicit or molest adolescents are, by definition, not pedophiles (American Psychological Association 2000; World Health Organization 2007), because “[s]exual practices between an adult and an adolescent and sexual aggression against young majors do not fall within the confines of pedophilia” (Arnaldo 2001: 45).”

- Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies, Appendix C, p. 12

"It was also discovered that the majority of cases of sexual solicitation involved adolescents, while..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:41:20 +0100

“It was also discovered that the majority of cases of sexual solicitation involved adolescents, while instances of prepubescent children being solicited online are nearly nonexistent (Wolak et al. 2008b).”

- Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies, Appendix C, p. 11

"More problematically, media coverage has regularly mischaracterized research in this area, lending..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:35:00 +0100

“More problematically, media coverage has regularly mischaracterized research in this area, lending to inaccurate perceptions of what risks youth face. This problem was most visible in the public coverage of the Online Victimization studies done at the Crimes Against Children’s Research Center (Finkelhor et al. 2000; Wolak et al. 2006). These reports are frequently referenced to highlight that one in five or one in seven minors are sexually solicited online. Without context, this citation implies massive solicitation of minors by older adults. As mentioned in the following discussion, other peers and young adults account for 90%–94% of solicitations where approximate age is known (Finkelhor et al. 2000; Wolak et al. 2006). Also, many acts of solicitation online are harassing or teasing communications that are not designed to seduce youth into offline sexual encounters; 69% of solicitations involve no attempt at offline contact (Wolak et al. 2006). Researchers also do not use the concept of “solicitation” to refer specifically to messages intended to persuade a minor into sexual activity; it more generally refers to communications of a sexual nature, including sexual harassment and flirting.”

- Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies, Appendix C, p. 9

"We believe that the best solutions will be those that look beyond anecdotal reports of dangers and..."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:25:00 +0100

“We believe that the best solutions will be those that look beyond anecdotal reports of dangers and build their approaches around quantifiably understood risks and the forces that put youth at risk. We do not present potential solutions, because these are outside the scope of this document, but we believe that solutions that are introduced should be measured as to their actual effectiveness in addressing the risks youth face, instead of in terms of adult perception of their effectiveness at solving perceived risks.”

- Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies, Appendix C, p. 6

Viddler.com - Cat wheel, part 2! - Uploaded by SuwC My friend...

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:10:33 +0100

Viddler.com - Cat wheel, part 2! - Uploaded by SuwC

My friend Suw had a prototype cat wheel made and is training Grabbity to use it. Wheel needs improving clearly, but it’s fun to see how the cat is really picking up!

Chocolate and Vodka

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:14:13 +0100

Chocolate and Vodka:

I went through some of this a couple of years back when I was planning to write a book on teenagers and the internet, in French.

After many months of not getting started on it, I realized that I…

bdelacretaz: In the permanent "blog vs. website" debate, people don't realize that blog posts write the history of your organization. Priceless.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:23 +0100

bdelacretaz: In the permanent "blog vs. website" debate, people don't realize that blog posts write the history of your organization. Priceless.

Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) » More than just a blog.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0100

Climb to the Stars (Stephanie Booth) » More than just a blog.:

Hmmm, good idea! He can’t do spells, but he does have nine lives though… ::thinking::

Lost in translation

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:11:14 +0100

clientsfromhell:

I once had a client call me in a panic from their annual holiday in France:

CLIENT: I have an urgent problem…

ME: Ok, what’s up and I’ll see if I can try and fix it

CLIENT: Well there’s something up with my site and I need you to fix it immediately. I’ve just gone onto my website from the villa and the whole site is coming up in English not French.

ME: That’s correct, it’s an English website.

CLIENT (at this point very irate) : I know, but I’m in France!!! Shouldn’t it be in French when I log on from France so that French people can read what I do?

That’s a WIN in my book « FAIL Blog: Epic Fail Pictures and...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:35 +0100

That’s a WIN in my book « FAIL Blog: Epic Fail Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments

next time i’m « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:23 +0100

next time i’m « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats – I Can Has Cheezburger?

Et toi, tu es un Social Media expert ?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:34 +0100

Et toi, tu es un Social Media expert ?:

Tu abordes le problème que connaissent bien les pionniers et autres vieux de la vieille: quand quelque chose commence à devenir “tendance” ou à être populaire, et que tout un chacun cherche à avoir…

The Reality of a Times Bestseller | GENREALITY

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:48:11 +0100

The Reality of a Times Bestseller | GENREALITY

"En l’absence de données sur d’éventuelles interférences entre les deux produits, il est préférable..."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:33:45 +0100

“En l’absence de données sur d’éventuelles interférences entre les deux produits, il est préférable pour l’instant de ne pas les prendre les deux. Il est possible que l’un ou l’autre devienne moins efficace dans un tel cas ou que l’accumulation des deux pose des problèmes de tolérance.”

- LeTemps.ch | H1N1, se faire vacciner ou pas?

(Ah ben ça, on m’avait pas prévenue. Du coup… à choisir entre les deux, j’aurais peut-être privilégié de faire l’impasse sur la vaccination saisonnière.)

WordPress est définitivement un CMS !

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:56:36 +0100

WordPress est définitivement un CMS !:

Impressionnant! Petite question: quel plugin pour le multilinguisme? (sujet fétiche à bibi)

On air: Are our children’s multi-media lives good for them?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:12 +0100

On air: Are our children’s multi-media lives good for them?:

Here’s a link to some related research (academic, yay!) about teens’ recreational use of social media: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html

17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat - The Oatmeal -

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:48 +0100

17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat - The Oatmeal -:

Lovely!

Basic Bilingual 0.4

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:24 +0100

Basic Bilingual 0.4:

Cool, thanks for the pointer!

Social Media Survival Kit

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:23 +0100

Social Media Survival Kit:

I actually never call “bankrupt” on anything, and scatter myself all over the place. But there are some spaces I don’t check (obscure social networks I’ve signed up to) and some that I’m more…

De la dégradation de la langue

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:23 +0100

De la dégradation de la langue:

Pour moi, il est devenu plus naturel d’écrire au clavier qu’au stylo. Je tape à l’aveugle, les mots passent directement de mon cerveau à l’écran. Avec un style, maintenant, d’une part je ne tiens…