I have not written about new apps for teens lately, as there have not been any new apps that have come to my attention that warrant too much concern. Today, via the blog techcrunch.com, I learned about the new anonymous social networking app targeted at teens called After School. Unlike its predecessor, Yik Yak, whose […]
Most research that I review is written by adults from a very adult perspective. The research topics are based on adult concerns regarding the effects of cyber bullying, sexting and internet pornography on kids, which makes sense because the scientists who are conducting this research are no longer kids. However, it stands to reason that […]
This spring, the app, Yik Yak began to receive a large amount of attention in the news, none of it positive. School officials from Chicago to Georgia have worked to try to ban the app due to its use as a means to cyberbully students. So what is Yik Yak? It is a social media […]
