links for 2007-03-05

“The media’s portrayal of young women as sex objects harms girls’ mental and physical health, US experts warn. […] Sexualisation can lead to a lack of confidence with their bodies as well as depression and eating disorders.”

“Next week Cisco Systems … plans to announce one of its most unusual deals: it is buying the technology assets of Tribe.net, a mostly forgotten social networking site, according to people close to the companies’ discussions.” (But no one knows why!)