Teens Today with Vanessa Van Petten

Welcome to a secret view into the world of the net-generation. I love writing to you (maybe a little too much) so enjoy, stick around and be sure to tell me what you think…and, duh, get on my email list quick! (on the right, “subscribe via email”). Or subscribe to my RSS feed. [...]

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As you all know I have a great group of teen writers and interns who are practicing writing and learning about doing business online.  They, along with many of my private clients have been a great influence for me and source of information for my parent readers.
I thought I should let you, my readers know [...]

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Sometimes I feel like I have a relationship with the Internet and my blog, I feel guilt when I do not check in enough, want it to succeed, use it as an emotional outlet…here is my Ode for kicks.
It was lust at first site.
I first saw him across the room
He was working with someone else
I [...]

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Too many blogs too little time.
Limitless friending, social networks and forum.
40 newsletters.
These were a few of my alternate titles for this post.  Information overload seems to be the name of the game for so many of my clients and readers and I wanted to write a post for everyone, but especially for parents to teach [...]

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I am having a quarterlife crisis.
And it reminds me of cotton candy…how wonderful at a summer carnival, big pink fluffs of sugary goodness.  Until two hours later, then your teeth hurt a little and you are hungry for real food.
I am (maybe unfortunately) a Facebook Kid.  I was one of the first on Facebook, as [...]

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