Archive for May 9th, 2008

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May
08

Are we afraid of teenagers?

A 13-year old British girl who was part of the emo movement recently committed suicide.

An inquest into the death of Hannah Bond was told that she killed herself after becoming obsessed by ’emo’ – a group which is characterised by dark clothes and music about death and negative emotions.

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09
May
08

Social networking – the next stage ..?

Really enjoyed this article in the Times today about aka-aki which takes the logic of Facebook and Twitter to a new level.  We had a chat here about whether people don’t have real friends any more, and this development provides fuel for the argument…