Hitviews Pro: Hop in the Car with Millions of Strangers: Why Teens Do Not Have Privacy Issues. - Walter Sabo - MediaBizBloggers

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A new study by myYearbook Trends presented here by Catherine Cook indicates that TEENS overwhelmingly don't care about privacy issues. The study shows that when asked about privacy concerns or knowledge of Facebook controls they don't know or care. Their lack of concern goes to the heart of establishing a personal identity and becoming an adult.

How does a teenager establish her identity? There are many ways including association with their school, hometown and how differentthey are from their parents.

Please drive down the highway with me and my 83 year old father. Then, let's listen to the Beatles.

While driving a super highway on a long trip with my Dad, he looked at the exits and said,

"They all look the same." Yes they do: Same food chains, same gas stations, same lay out.

The macro-identity a person gets from their birthplace is continuously watered down with each new franchise.

All Wal-Marts look the same. Even when you're near an old city, many of the suburbs look similar and their once unique downtowns have been appropriated by the malls.

Now that the favorite restaurant in each town is in fact McDonald's, being identified with your hometown is no longer quite the marker it was in 1950.

To achieve healthy teenage rebellion, today's teens have a problem. In the 1960's the Beatles provided teens with a great service---their parents hated the Beatles. HATED THEM. That made teens love The Beatles and all that rock n' roll even more.

Today, parents like most of the music their teens like. That's a problem. Their parents have smoked pot. That's a problem. Their parents let them dress pretty much the way they want. That's a problem. They watch the same shows, shop in the same stores and culturally today's parents are much closer to their teens than at any time in history.

THAT'S A PROBLEM. How can you establish your identity as a teenager if you and your parents enjoy many of the same cultural benchmarks and if you are not shaped by a unique geography?

WHAT CAN PISS OFF A TEEN'S PARENTS?

Your parents have told you:

"Be careful what you sign."

"Don't go telling everybody about our business."

"Never tell anyone what your father earns"

"Don't tell people where you live until you really know them"

"Never get in a car with a stranger." That was the first one they learned.

The Internet allows a teen to hop in a car with hundreds of millions of strangers. It's a profound act of rebellion. The Internet permits a teenager to establish any online identity they want. They can parcel out pieces of personal information or misinformation as they wish---they have full control.

Their identity is self-created. The scope of the rebellion depends on how much private information they reveal. The more they reveal, the more pissed their parents will be. Mission accomplished. They have defined themselves with a psychological avatar that is unauthorized by their parents. Perfect.

Better put your ad right there.

Walter Sabo is the Founder and Creator of the business concept. He is an experienced leader of new organizations and is currently CEO of Hitviews. Walter can be reached at walter@hitviews.com.

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