http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:59:46 -0700 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Facebook-Farms-Mafia-Wars-and-Profile-Stats?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner The latest and rapidly growing trend on Facebook today are the social networking games such as Mafia Wars and Farmville that are not only sucking up valuable Facebook time, but prime real estate on our pages.  While multi-player virtual games ar... Internet Addiction Social Networking Netiquette Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Facebook-Farms-Mafia-Wars-and-Profile-Stats?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Tag-Youre-It?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  Recently I have noticed that on Social Networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace and digital photo albums such as Flickr a war is brewing about posting pictures and tagging people in them.Let's say you just had a party and a bunch of y... Profile tips Social Networking Online relationships Netiquette Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:55:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Tag-Youre-It?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d28-How-Facebook-Ruins-Friendships?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner Thank you Wall Street Journal!  Yet another insightful and witty article on How Facebook Ruins Friendships! This is an example of how technology has created controversy over Netiquette, social networking, and how our interactions with ... 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Profile tips Social Networking Online relationships Netiquette Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:22:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Netiquette--When-is-it-Appropriate-to-Add-a-new-Friend?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Are-You-An-Annoying-Facebooker?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  Why is it that with every new technology we loose sight of our Netiquette!  We are taught throughout our lives about Social Etiquette, so why do we loose our sense of boundaries just because we are online?  Are you the type of pe... Social Networking Netiquette Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:37:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Are-You-An-Annoying-Facebooker?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Are-you-Wired?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner In the August 2009 Wired Magazine there is an entire article on Health-E-Connections!  While I can not take credit for these juicy tid bits on Netiquette, I just wanted to share some of the better morsels of manners.  He... Social Networking Online Safety Netiquette Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:46:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Are-you-Wired?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Keeping-your-Kids-Safe-Online?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner With growing numbers of websites designed specifically for children, the avenues for danger are growing.If your child is active online, regardless if the site is "Kid Friendly" help your child understand that other users in their ... Child Internet Safety Parenting Online Safety Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:53:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Keeping-your-Kids-Safe-Online?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d11-In-A-Relationship?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner    Q. Help Havi!I have been dating this really great guy!  We met online and have been "seeing each other" for over a month now.  I know that things are getting more serious with him, at least I feel that way, and w... Online Dating Social Networking Internet Dating Online relationships Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:41:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d11-In-A-Relationship?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Who-Gives-a-Tweet?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner "Paula quit Idol"! "Fred is at dinner"! "Donate clothes for earthquake victims now"!  For those of you are not yet "Hip to the Tweet" here is a lesson on Twitter and why it is and is not necessary:Pros: Un... Internet Addiction Social Networking Online relationships Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:47:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Who-Gives-a-Tweet?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Tme-4-Dnr?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner Have you been noticing the newest commercials with families sitting around a dinner table texting each other to pass the ketchup?  What is going on with our world?!  In my family we sat together every night for a nice meal at the dinne... Internet Addiction Parenting Online relationships Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:28:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Tme-4-Dnr?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Should-I-Friend-Requested-my-Son?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner Our children cannot even comprehend the world that existed before the tech boom.  Yet some parents are a bit slower on the uptake making it difficult to track their kid's activities online.  Call it a generation gap, but... Child Internet Safety Parenting Online Safety Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:47:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Should-I-Friend-Requested-my-Son?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Your-Brain-on-Google?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  Dr. Gary Small's latest book is iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind. In iBrain Dr. Small and co-author Gigi Vorgan, reveal the remarkable brain evolution caused by the constant presence of technology today. If you ... Online Safety Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:14:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Your-Brain-on-Google?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Breaking-Up-is-even-harder-to-do?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  I don't know about your Break-Up Ritual, but regardless if I was the Dumper or the Dumpee the only way I "got over" a break-up was to limit my contact with my Ex.  I would go through my house and rem... Online Dating Social Networking Internet Dating Online relationships Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:02:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Breaking-Up-is-even-harder-to-do?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d31-I-knew-I-Loved-You-Before-I-Met-You?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner When we are born, the Attachment Hormone Oxytocin ensures our survival by predisposing us to need other human beings to thrive in our environments.  Research studies have shown that the main triggers for the release of Oxytocin is thro... Online Dating Internet Dating Online relationships Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:59:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d31-I-knew-I-Loved-You-Before-I-Met-You?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Its-not-the-Internet-its-You?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  Week after week, month after month they come into my office with the same complaint - "Internet Dating just isn't for me!  I'll never meet anyone this way!"  There are dozens of excuses about how this form of meeting a mate ... Online Dating Internet Dating Online relationships Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:23:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Its-not-the-Internet-its-You?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d22-A-Tribute-to-the-Original-Social-Networker?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner Our Bubbie - The Original Social NetworkerEvery family has one.  The person that knows everything about everyone, maybe even before you know it yourself.  Well, in our family that person was my Bubbie (grandmother).  As the m... Social Networking Online relationships Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:08:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d22-A-Tribute-to-the-Original-Social-Networker?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Relationships-101-Where-should-I-go-on-a-first-Internet-date-in-LA?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner Once you have "clicked" online and decided to meet face-to-face there are many things to consider before planning your First Internet Date.It is easy to get carried away with the warm fuzzy feelings that anticipation, fantasy, and idealizat... Online Dating Internet Dating Online relationships Online Safety Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:59:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Relationships-101-Where-should-I-go-on-a-first-Internet-date-in-LA?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Internet-Dating-Phase-four-going-offline?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  Hooray you have made an online connection!  After enjoying some online banter it is time to see if your online connection can translate to offline interactions.Client's often ask if the next step in this process has to be on the ... Online Dating Internet Dating Online relationships Online Safety Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:13:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Internet-Dating-Phase-four-going-offline?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Is-chatting-cheating?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  According to Glamour magazine 80% of their readers agree that it is cheating if a person is flirting through Facebook.  With new technology such as chat rooms, IMs, social networking sites, various e-mail accounts, text mess... Internet Addiction Online relationships Infidelity Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:31:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Is-chatting-cheating?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Cyberbullying--Keeping-your-Kids-Safe-Online?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner  Todd is a twelve year-old boy. A straight ‘A’ student, Todd is smart and shy and a self-proclaimed "geek"  Todd has gotten used to not getting invited to social events like parties or play dates. Instead, he enjoys th... Child Internet Safety Parenting Cyberbullying Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:05:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-12904-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Cyberbullying--Keeping-your-Kids-Safe-Online?cid=exrss-LA-Online-Relationships-Examiner