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"Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy"
"Most parents of teenagers are concerned about what their teenage children do online and how their behavior could be monitored by others. Some parents are taking steps to observe, discuss, and check up on their children’s digital footprints, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project."

Mines the data from Pew Research, finding that 81% of parents worry about how much information advertisers can learn about their teenagers online. Parents also worry about their teenager's interaction with strangers on the web, with 72% concerned.
Notes that 69% of parents feel that their teenager's online activity my harm future schooling or jobs. Especially with younger teenagers, parents are concerned with their children's online reputation - 69% with 63% "very concerned." The study fails to address any intervention or action that parents take based upon their worry.
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Source is Pew Research Center.

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By Darin L. Hammond

"19 Social Media Slip-Ups That Will Get You Fired"
"Depending on when you started your job, social media may or may not have been a part of everyday life. But it sure is now. In a recent Jobvite study, 92% of recruiters said they are using or plan to use social media in their hiring process."

 Mines the stupid things that we sometimes say online when someone important might be watching, not foreseeing potential ramifications as employers are using social media more to evaluate employees.
Notes that among the ones that will get you fired are talking about getting drunk, complaining about having a hangover, discussing bad things you've done in the past, bringing up your sex life, or mentioning plans for revenge. 
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