Your neighborhood or school bully just got its cyber equivalent – the cyber bully. Cyber bullying is using things like the Internet or a cell phone to intentionally embarrass, humiliate or to make one person or a group of persons look bad to others or feel bad about themselves. When done directly, it usually takes the form of someone sending a negative message to another person. Indirect cyber bullying happens when someone sends a harmful message or photograph about someone else to others.

Cyber bullies typically use cell phone text and photo messages, websites, blogs, chat-rooms, social networking sites, instant messaging services and e-mail to facilitate their dirty work. In as much as most bullies need an audience to complete their satisfaction, cyber bullies look for ways to involve their peers in a cyber fight or other cruel behavior on the Internet.