Now we have looked at some of the cases of cyber-bullying that have occurred. In addition, we have also seen the growth of Cyber-Bullying and the prevention tips you guys can use to avoid it happening to you.

Do you guys really understand the distinct separations between Cyber-bullying and regular bullying?

Lets explore some aspects of both and show the difference.

How are cyber bullying and regular bullying similar and different?

Cyber bullying and regular bullying are similar because they are equally harmful to the victim. Also if an individual is being cyber bullied, chances are they are being bullied at school as well. Another similarity is that just like regular bullying, other people join in cyber bullying as well and it becomes a number of people against one.

The differences are that in cyber bullying, the bully isn't face to face with their victim and so they are even more encouraged to escalate their personal attacks than they would be in person. Also, cyber bullying can be done anonymously whereas regular bullying cannot. That is, cyber bullying can take place in an environment such as a chat room where the bully can remain anonymous but with regular bullying this is not the case. Cyber bullying can start and spread a lot quicker through social networks and the like than regular bullying can. Most importantly, the cyber bully has access to their victim 24 hours of the day while the regular bully can only bully their target during school hours. Lastly, regular bully can cause physical harm to their victim while cyber bullying cannot however the psychological affect is much more severe and long lasting than the physical harm done.