@ 08/07/2006 – 19:02:38
The mouse potato (who spends as much time on the computer as his/her 1990s counterpart did on the couch), the himbo (attractive, vacuous -- and male) and the excessively emotional drama queen were among 100 new words added to the 2006 update of America's best-selling dictionary, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.
The Internet search engine Google also found its way into the dictionary for the first time as a verb, meaning to find information quickly on the world wide web.
@ 08/07/2006 – 18:26:52
This comes from the Register as usual.
The first one is about a 14 years old who was raped by someone who she met through MySite.com.
Her mother is now suing MySpace for failing to protect her daughter.
To be honest I cannot see how MySpace.com can protect anyone, it can hardly ask for documents everytime someone registers. And even that will not help.
I think that people have to realise that it is a big bad world out there, online and offline and always need to take precautions.
Going to meet a stranger can be dangerous full stop. Children must know that as they know that crossing the Hanger Lane Gyratory when the traffic light is red is dangerous. They might not listen but we cannot blame MySpace.com or the Gyratory.
As I don't sue a train company for allowing criminals on the train if someone steals my wallet when I'm travelling on a train.
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