Social Networking: The Differences Around The World By: Haley Thacker, Emily Gray Powell, Wright Queen, Holden Chapman, and Rob Willis

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Statistics: Texas vs. Georgia Texas: *Texas is #2 state in the ranking of all the Facebook statistics in the U.S *Total Facebook users in the state: 12,449,420 *Male: % *Female: % *Penetration of population: % Georgia: *Total Facebook users in the state: 756, 720 *Georgia’s Facebook usage has grown tremendously in the past 6 months *Penetration of population: %, compared by the country’s population 58.21% of internet users

Australia Statistics: *It is the social networking capital of the world *A study found that the social sites, whose use exploded 82 % worldwide last year, were used by an estimated 9.9 million of Australian’s worldwide *80% of Australians now have access to high speed broadband internet *Australians account for the 8.2 of the million users on Facebook

Cyber Bullying Being bullied online through social networking sites such as facebook, myspace, etc. Australia Ranked 5 th overall for Cyber Bullying A quarter of Australian children report they have been cyber bullied. Over 10% of children reported being cyber bullied 8% of children said they were the cyber bullies The United States Half of teens have been victims of cyber bullying 50% of young people said they were being cyber bullied 30% said they were the cyber bullies.

Cyber Bullying Texas and Georgia Girls are most likely to be the cyber bullies Most common among older kids Teenagers are usually the victims

USA’s Ages and gender Australia’s Ages and Gender

Texas's ages and genderGeorgia’s ages and gender

Online Predators in Australia 25% of children have been exposed to unwanted pornographic material online. The Children Go Online Survey (UK) of 9-19 year olds found that 31% had received sexual comments online and 28% had received unsolicited sexual material. Eight per cent had gone to a meeting with someone first met online (cited in Livingstone & Brake, 2010). According to a May 3, 2006, “ABC News” report, “One in five children is now approached by online predators.” Exploited Children (“The Youth Internet Safety Survey”) that asked 1,501 American teens between 10 and 17 about their online experiences. Among the study’s conclusions: “Almost one in five (19 percent)…received an unwanted sexual solicitation in the past year.”

Online Predators in Texas Although more parents are using filtering, blocking and monitoring software, youth exposed to unwanted sexual material has increased substantially from their survey five years ago. Online harassment has grown 50% in just five years and continues to increase. Internet safety for children is a civic responsibility and must be thought of by parents, schools and the community at large as a “fight for the neighborhood.” When the NCMEC survey asked parents and guardians why they installed filtering, blocking or monitoring software, 51% said a general desire to protect their children from possible online harms.

What is Internet Addiction? Internet addiction is when a person has a compulsive need to spend a great deal of time on the internet, to the point where there areas of life (such as relationships, work or health) are allowed to suffer. The person becomes dependent on using the internet and needs to spend more and more time online to achieve the same ‘high’ There is a range of behaviors that can be referred to as internet addictions. Other terms for this addiction include internet addictions disorders (IAD) and net addictions.

Different Types of Internet Addictions Relationships-The person uses chat rooms to form online relationships (‘online dating’) at the expense of spending time with real-life family and friends. This could include having online affairs(‘cyberadultry’) Games- This can include spending excessive amounts of time playing games, gambling, shopping or trading. This can lead to severe financial troubles. Information- the user obsessively searches for and collects information.