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Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Four men are now behind bars after they used social media to contact the profile of a 15-year-old girl to arrange for sexual encounters, police said.

Sunday, August 07, 2011  University at Buffalo researchers found that not only do women share more photos on Facebook, but that they generally base their self-worth more strongly on their appearance. As a result, researchers believes that sharing photos on Facebook may be a way for women to try and boost their self-image.

Friday, June 17, 2011  An Albuquerque, N.M., police officer who avoided disciplinary action for making comments about killing people on MySpace is now being investigated for sending tweets about pistol whippings and Muslims.

Sunday, January 09, 2011  Arizona congresswoman remains sedated, critical after shooting that killed 6; reaction pours in.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  A bill designed to keep sex offenders from using social networking sites on the Internet has passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009  Registered sex offenders in Texas would have to list their e-mail addresses, cell phone numbers and any Internet IDs to law enforcement under a bill moving its way through the Legislature.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009  Registered sex offenders in Texas would have to give their e-mail addresses, cell phone numbers and Internet IDs to law enforcement under a bill in Austin.

Monday, April 27, 2009  News Corp. names Michael Jones MySpace chief operating officer

Wednesday, January 07, 2009  It's a simple question, "Will you be my friend?" But it may be harder to answer if you're a teacher joining the facebook phenomenon.