In today's news:
Facebook posts lead to AZ middle school teacher's arrest for a suspect affair with a student: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn... (Kudos to the friend who reported suspicious posts to the authorities.)
Social networks can be tools for ministry : http://tinyurl.com/qmg3hk (Check the links in the left sidebar to minister-Twitter-ers!)
Another excellent post from our friends at NetFamilyNews.org: Digital risk, digital citizenship : http://bit.ly/y3Yzg (Excellent links!)
Teens give their perspective on whether social-networking sites are positive or negative: http://tinyurl.com/qsfty5 Excellent reading for parents who don't understand why social networks are interesting to their kids.
Nebraska bill to block registered sex offenders from social-network site now awaits governor's signature: http://tinyurl.com/qrq2pu
New Facebook users can now register using OpenID ( http://tinyurl.com/r35oyc ). Not sure how this might affect security.
Sentencing in MySpace suicide case is delayed till July 2: http://bit.ly/11x2Ys (Read background on this case here.)
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