Is Facebook acting as a friend or an enemy? The word “Frenemy” caught my attention because I did not know what it means. Frenemy is combined of friend and enemy, which usually indicates that the relationship can be seen as friendship as well as adversarial relationship. The author, Jim O’Rourke, uses this special word to describe the relationship between Facebook and Kids. The story was fully covered on SMH on October 3, 2010.
Concerns come up with the wide spread of Facebook that police and teachers have warned parents about the security problem with their children who are using Facebook. The fact is that there are many children having the Facebook account who are below 13 years old.
Well-structured and widely used of quotes and references is easily can be seen in this article. First, it presents the research result and the interview with Ms Treyvaud, showing that the serious situation for young children on Facebook. And then some reasons are followed why it is harmful for them on Facebook. It is reported that the greatest harms comes from their peer group rather than dodgy online stranger or predator without parents knowing it. Indeed, more examples are showed to illustrate how dangerous it is on Facebook. Finally, parents are suggested to teach their children to do outdoor exercise instead of online safety.
The interview with experts and some related research results are presented in this article. However, I suppose the points from parents are equally important to indicate that parents have no idea about the unsafe internet environment. Moreover, it is useful to motivate parents to pay attention to their children’s online life problem.
Source:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-frenemies-most-likely-to-hurt-kids-20101002-161vb.html
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