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58% of Teens Do Not Feel that Posting Photos or Other Personal Information Online is Unsafe

//Proximity Presents Threats and Solutions for Teens on Social Networking Site at 2010 New Markets / New Media Conferenc//e // Towson, MD - January 21, 2010 - Today, Proximity announced that Nicole Skopinski, Associate Media Analyst, will be presenting at the 2010 New Market / New Media conference on Monday, Janyary 25, 2010 in Towson, MD. Her topic will be "MySpace Safety Issues and Precautions". As MySpace continues to grow, predators continue to search profiles for possible victim's. // ** Over the past eight years, MySpace has become one of the most popular social networking sites on the web. Along with it's success comes some of it's failures. They are the following :
 * Teens receive messages from people with whom they've never met, asking to meet.
 * 47% of teens are not worried about others using their personal information to their advantage
 * Nearly 75% of offenders who have met their victims face-to-face have done so more than once
 * Youth who engaged in four or more risky online behaviors were likely to report receiving online sexual solicitation

“Trying to inhibit teens from using MySpace would be a feudal battle," said Skopinski. "What we need to do is educate teens, parents, and administrators on how to stay safe and prevent predator encounters."

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