There is a deepening sense of foreboding and hopelessness in this South Wales market town as the number of young people who have killed themselves keeps rising. The death toll stands at seven. ...more

January 24, 2008

Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cell phone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother. ...more

January 23, 2008

Regarding "MySpace's Changes To Shield Teen Users" (front page, Jan. 15): MySpace announced that all pages of people under 16 will be "private by default" to combat sexual predators. However, this setting can be easily changed by even a computer novice. What would be even easier would be to lie about one's age when prompted, a task anyone who can subtract 18 from 2008 can accomplish. ...more

January 17, 2008

After meeting a 14-year-old Polk County girl on MySpace.com, a Fort Lauderdale man recently took her to motels four times and committed lewd acts during several of those encounters, Polk County deputies say. ...more

January 15, 2008

MySpace.com, a popular social networking Web site, has agreed to make design and policy changes to protect children from harmful images and unwanted contact from adults. ...more

January 14, 2008

The suicide of a Missouri teenager who was harassed online by a friend's mother makes you wonder what has become of good sense and good manners in this wired society. ...more

December 6, 2007

Half a lifetime ago, when party lines allowed neighbors to know your business, people had no expectation of privacy when making a telephone call. ...more

November 19, 2007

Older people are sticky. That is the latest view from Silicon Valley. Technology investors and entrepreneurs, long obsessed with connecting to teenagers and twentysomethings, are starting a host of new social networking sites aimed at baby boomers and older people. ...more

October 5, 2007

Florida's sex predator penalties became among the nation's toughest Monday as a new law took effect tripling maximum sentences to 15 years for solicitation and child pornography. ...more

October 2, 2007