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Beyond Positive & Negative: A Presentation on the dangers and benefits of the MXit instant messaging / chat room application for parents, teachers and children.
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Beyond Positive and Negative:The Reality of MXit Mania
Ramon Thomas
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Another MXit victim!
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Media Reports
Nude Teen Photos (May 2007) Cocaine Parties (March 2007) Teenagers outside Cavendish Mall (Jan 2007) The Abduction Case (2006)
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Mark Foley
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Main title
Cellphones
Internet
MXit
Some statistics
Internet: 4 million Worldwide: 1.1 billion Cellphone: 32 million Worldwide: 2.5 billion
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What is MXit?
Instant Messaging Chat Rooms Interactive Community Cost/Moola GPRS/3G
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MXit Growth
4 million users 200 million messages 600,000 greeting cards Naspers 30%
investment
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12-18 19-25 above 25
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Installing MXit
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Why is MXit popular?
Cheap Communication
Community Entertainment Interactive
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Pitfalls and Perils
Addiction Cyber-bullying / Cyber-harassment Social skills Privacy Scams and Fraud Predators / Chat Rooms
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Chat Rooms
Privacy Scams and
Fraud Sexual
Predators
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Advice For You
Seek First to Understand Online Relationships Educate Children about Privacy Set Boundaries Beware Other Chat Programs: Mig33
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Positive Developments
www.iDrive.co.za Dr Math - Laurie Butgereit @ CSIR www.childline.org.za
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www.mxit.co.za/wap
MXIT Support 0861-00-6948
Downloading / Contacting MXit
