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Kids lured to social sites by 'curiosity'

Originally published: March 27, 2010 8:23 PM
Updated: March 27, 2010 10:11 PM
By CHAU LAM chau.lam@newsday.com

West Islip- March 26, 2010 - Students Protest

Photo credit: Photo by Patrick McCarthy | West Islip- March 26, 2010 - Students Protest Formspring website in connection with suicide of West Islip student Alex Pilkington. Organizer 17-year-old Billy Crawford. ( Photo by Patrick E. McCarthy )

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When Billy Crawford learned in January that his friends were using Formspring.me, a new social-networking Web site, the senior at West Islip High School decided to check it out.

The platform gives users the option to send and receive questions anonymously. "Everybody's lured in by curiosity ... what do people think about me," said Crawford, 17.

The first few anonymous comments left on...

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