Merlyn Horton
A youth advocate and currently Executive Director of the Safe OnLine Outreach Society, Merlyn Horton is a writer, educator and exceptional speaker.
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- This isn't my work life, it's my life's work.
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- May 16, 12
I had a great interview with Steve Dotto which he has posted on his website. Steve and I have been working in the tech field for over ten years now and I enjoyed the chance to reconnect with him and share some of my ideas about safety online. Thanks Steve.
http://dottotech.com/content/dotto-tech-57-flashback-and-google-drive
[...] - May 11, 12
by guest blogger David Antrobus
“Somehow, sexualized children have become part of our culture. Somehow, letting 11-year-olds dress like this… has become okay.” Has it? In whose world has it become okay? Most of us watching are currently gagging at these images, so again, exactly where is this considered normal? The lurid images and leading [...]
- Apr 29, 12
by guest blogger David Antrobus
The opening line sets it up nicely: “The powder keg that is porn culture has exploded in the lives of North American children.”
“It” being a new film titled Sext Up KIDS, which is directed by award-winning Canadian documentary filmmaker Maureen Palmer (Leaving Bountiful, How To Divorce & Not [...]
- Apr 29, 12
Here’s a little piece of usable research you may have missed from last winter.
Teenagers Tell Researchers It\’s a Cruel, Cruel Online World – NYTimes.com.
- Mar 22, 12
Vancouver Sun review of Canadian documentary about youth sexting. Dangers of young love in the age of sexting. The entire documentary is online as well at the CBC site.
**hat-tip to Cathie at Heartspeak Productions for the great links she sends me.
- Mar 22, 12
If you will forgive the repost, here is a link to an article from the Vancouver Sun. So many parents are struggling with teen porn viewing habits and this is a topic we are covering more and more in our SOLOS presentations for youth and parents.
Parent Trap: Teen’s porn habit stresses mom.
- Apr 03, 12
Hi everyone. I thought you might like to have a listen to an interview that I did this morning. I really appreciate Murray Langdon’s attention to the issue and his informed questions.
- Feb 13, 12
Well, one of the first roadtrips of the year is done. I went up to beautiful Clearwater last week (Feb. 1-3). I’ve driven up through there before but the beauty of the country never fails to impress me. The Barrier burn is recovering and it was great to see old friends again. Thanks everyone for [...]
- Feb 13, 12
Just when we’ve managed to get our heads around SOPA and the issues surrounding Canada’s Copyright Modernization Act, along comes another blog post on a different yet no less thorny issue: net neutrality.
Possibly the most difficult of the three to simplify, I’ll attempt a very quick jumping off point.
Net neutrality, at its fundamental [...]
- Feb 13, 12
This is a shout out to all the schools and school administrators who have had us into their schools so far this year. January was very busy and our visits to David Thompson, Maple Ridge Secondary School, Crofton House, Van Horne Elementary, Point Grey Secondary, AD Rundle, Lynn Valley and all the Chilliwack schools has [...]
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- I favorited a @YouTube video from @atlanticrecords http://t.co/UiJIPkuq Hootie And The Blowfish - Hold My Hand (
- I favorited a @YouTube video http://t.co/d0n8rFif Robert Sarazin Blake : Death Comes
- I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/4JgnVxT8 Merlyn on CTV2
- I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/l2oTR7DB Merlyny Horton Online Sexual Exploitation
- When Larry met Sergey - Google: From Grad School to $150 Billion Company http://t.co/JsnZzMW1
- Tweeting from Safeway parking lot. Not earth shattering but a tweet none the less.
- @SquarespaceHelp If it is the same, what is your name server" so my friend can update her website and get her squarespace site up.Aug 25, 11 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @SquarespaceHelp what is a "c name"? is it the same as a 'name server"?Aug 25, 11 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- SOLOS Silent Auction - come see if you can help. http://eepurl.com/eHEgw
- The AGM for the Federation of Community Social Services of B.C. is coming up. Here's to hot beaches!Jun 09, 11 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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