ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts covered in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book addresses the issues surrounding what young people and their parents face, now and in the future. It focuses on the anxieties parents express about internet and digital technology. Digital technology has made so many new activities available to all of us, with young people in the vanguard. Some of us might have been able to make music, write novels, take and edit photographs in the past. This is what people seek to do with digital devices: Connect; Connect using; Talk anonymously; Find out stuff; Play games; Be entertained; Shop; Music; Make content; Send content; Upload content; Chat with people you know; Chat with people you don't know; Take and share photos; Make a difference; Meet people; Do sex; Create an online presence; Monetise your online presence.
