- 03 August 2012
Finding a Way to Stop Bullying — A Look at the Need for Cyberbullying Laws
To a victim of cyberbullying, words hurt, and the effects of bullying can be deadly. Bullying in schools has always been a problem, but with technology constantly evolving, cyberbullying has become a major concern.
Mary Kay Hoal, founder and president of Yoursphere Media Inc., says cyberbullying refers to digital harassment within a school context.
“Cyberbullying occurs when a student uses the i...
- 02 August 2012
Man gets 25 years in bullying of elderly man
During a nearly half-hour verbal haranguing Thursday, a judge told Gary Wayne Mullins - who was convicted earlier this year of kidnapping after he targeted an elderly man in a grocery store parking lot and bullied him out of thousands of dollars - that he was a "menace to society."
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- During a nearly half-hour verbal haranguing Thursday, a judge told Gary Wayne...
- 02 August 2012
I Was a Jerk And A Bully
As a mom of three, I’d like to think I’m pretty tuned in to incidents of bullying. Knock on wood, we haven’t had any catastrophic run-ins, but we certainly haven’t been immune to it: at one time or another, each of my kids have been a victim, but just as important, they’ve each had a turn, unintentionally, bullying someone else.
While that last sentence may sound nonchalant, it’s anything but. In fact, I spent two weeks figuring out how to write it, then another two days to get up the courage to type it.
- 02 August 2012
Video! The Kardashians Team Up to Stop Bullying
Kim Kardashian, along with her sister Khloé and mom Kris Jenner, are partnering with Sears for “Team Up To Stop Bullying.”
The anti-bullying campaign is designed to deliver real solutions to anyone affected by bullying including children, victims, families, educators, and communities.
Check out the PSA!
Go here to take part in the campaign....
- 02 August 2012
Bullying On Twitter: Researchers Find 15000 Bully-Related Tweets Sent Daily
The Internet can be a hostile place, and Twitter is no exception. According to a new study, about 15,000 bullying-related tweets are posted every day, meaning more than 100,000 nasty messages taint the digital world each week.
To further understand what happens in the virtual world, researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison trained a computer to analyze Twitter messages using an...
