Week 3 : Research 2

Source:
Cyberbullying Apps -- Why Are We Allowing Anonymous Cruelty?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-taran/cyberbullying-apps_b_3941599.html

My Topic:
The anonymity has an effect on cyber bullying, especially verbal abuse.

What I hope to learn from this source:
I want to find some real examples of cyber bullying which is affected by anonymity.

Notes:

1. Last week, 12-year-old Rebecca Ann Sedwick jumped from a platform at an abandoned cement factory to her death after being tormented online and through cellphone apps.
2. It's easy to be cruel when what you say is anonymous: In many apps and websites there is no identification or accountability for who says what. This can and does bring out the worst of human nature. 
3. Yet, if anonymity brings out the worst in people, then is it wise to condone and passively support technology that facilitates social toxicity?

Final Thoughts:

This source does not include not that much information about anonymity but I could get some sad examples of cyber bullying. And I decided to conclude cyber bullying includes verbal abuse.