Re: INVASION OF THE CHILD HACKERS

["Stack Smasher" <stacksmasher () gmail com>]

My daughter is 3 and she has had a laptop of her own since she was 2. You
would be amazed at how much more she likes going to the 6-7 sites I have
bookmarked for her then watching TV. Sesame Street and Nick Jr. are her most
favorite. My parents where over a few weeks ago and where shocked when she
not only plugged in the laptop into the wall socket, but turned it on and
went to her favorite web page. Needless to say when she goes to school she
will probably know more than her instructor, I believe that there is a huge
"digital divide" in the world and I want to make sure my child is
comfortable with technology that is CRITICAL for her success in the future.




On 4/16/07, Dr. Neal Krawetz, PhD <neal.krawetz () mac hush com> wrote:
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> I just came across this article: More Women Online. The article
> starts by saying:
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>     eMarketer estimates that there will be an estimated 97.2
> million female Internet users ages 3 and older in 2007, or 51.7% of
> the total online population. In 2011, 109.7 million US females will
> go online and amounting to 51.9% of the total online population.
>
>     Estimates from other research sources concur that females
> represent the majority of US Internet users, ranging from 53%
> (Arbitron and Edison Media Research and for Internet users ages 12
> and older) down to 50.6% (comScore Media Metrix and for Internet
> users ages 2 and older).
>
>
> The increase in women online is only moderately interesting.
> Particularly since surveys from a year ago reported that a majority
> of Internet users under 30-years-old are female.
>
> However and the thing that really got my attention was the age
> range. They say "ages 3 and older". What kind of 3-year-old is
> surfing the web and using IM, and sending email? Between 3 and 5
> years old and most children are just starting to learn the
> alphabet. The average 5-year-old should be able to read simple
> words. Granted, there are some online games for tots and is that
> really the same as using the Internet? (Use a VCR or DVD player?
> Sure and I've seen 2-year-olds do that… But a tot surfing the web?
> Really?)
>
> All of this makes me wonder… How soon before the RIAA begins suing
> 3-year-olds for illegal downloads? I mean and they have already
> gone after a 7-year-old. (And the 7-year-old was female.
> Coincidence? I think not!)  Also, with this many young females
> online, I might need to trade my significant other M. in for a more
> attractive model.  ;-)
>
> EHAP WATCH OUT!
>
> - - Dr. Neal Krawetz
> Author of "Advanced Desktop Window Resizing Techniques in Ubuntu"
>
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