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Kids reveal a lot about themselves online

A new study shows that more than half of teenagers mention drugs, alcohol, sex or violence on their MySpace pages. Yet getting teens to clean up their pages is easier than many might assume, researchers say.

Young people also could be rejected by college or business recruiters who see coarse language or photos on their profiles, says the study’s lead author, Megan Moreno, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.