With all the news about MySpace predators, naturally there are several books that are out that claim to help parents figure out this brave not-so-new world. In fact, by the time most of you grok MySpace, you will find that many of your kids have moved on to FaceBook or other social sites for older kids.

Nevertheless, if you want a great guide to this landscape, I highly recommend MySpace Unraveled by Larry Magid and Anne Collier . I’ve know Larry for many years and he is a straight-up guy that can explain tech terms in lay language. This book strikes a nice balance between leading you by the hand and actually giving you plenty of parental advice.

There are other MySpace books out there but I would steer clear of them until you read Magid and Collier’s book.