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    Posts Tagged ‘technology’

    • GirlTip #47: Technology is Not a Substitute for Friendship

      By Rachel Simmons | May 18th, 2010 | 0 comments

      If you text more than talk, your relationships can become like fun house mirrors: you can see the person, but…

      Tags: Friendship, GirlTip, technology
      Posted in Girl Tips | No Comments »

    • Lilly’s Blog: If Two Girls Hang Out & No One Puts it On Facebook, Did They Really Hang Out?

      By Lilly | May 17th, 2010 | 7 comments

      I’ve always envied girls with loud friendships.  These are the girls in middle school with cryptic inside jokes, matching best…

      Tags: Friendship, high school, Lilly's Blog, technology
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 7 Comments »

    • Lilly’s Blog: It’s Complicated – Girls’ Obsession with Facebook Relationship Status

      By Lilly | May 10th, 2010 | 2 comments

      Nothing in high school is private. Grades, fights, eating disorders, hook-ups, you don’t need a Gossip Girl to know everything…

      Tags: Dating, gender, Lilly's Blog, technology
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 2 Comments »

    • “Talk to Strangers:” Is the New Chat Craze Dangerous for Girls?

      By Rachel Simmons | April 21st, 2010 | 6 comments

      “Talk to strangers:” That’s the tag line for Omegle, a website where girls can text chat with random people they’ve…

      Tags: Communication, digital underground, Parenting, technology
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 6 Comments »

    • What Every Parent Should Know About Formspring: The New Cyberscourge for Teens

      By Rachel Simmons | March 29th, 2010 | 98 comments

      Last week, a Long Island high school senior committed suicide, and the website Formspring.me is suspected as a cause. Yet…

      Tags: bullying, Parenting, technology
      Posted in Blogs, Rachel's Blog | 98 Comments »

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