An interactive web site that is popular with teenagers is getting the attention of local parents, teachers and police.

Somewhere around 60 million people are registered on MySpace.com, a site that gives users a page in cyberspace to post photos and blogs and to interact with friends.

However, friends aren't the only people who can see these web sites. Anyone with internet access can view a user's MySpace page, and that's why law enforcement is cautioning parents to monitor what their kids post online.

"MySpace.com is basically a candy store for pedophiles. Anywhere in the world someone who has an internet connection can get on MySpace.com," said Belmont County Detective Ryan Allar.

Allar said teenagers should never post their name, age or location on an open Internet site. He said it is also very important not to post photographs because you never know who is looking.

MySpace.com allows users to add friends to their buddy list and the site also offers chat capabilities.

"These kids are not really realizing what they are doing by putting personal information on here," Allar said. "They may not realize that they could be talking to a very dangerous individual."

In an e-mail to NEWS9, an anonymous parent in the Barnesville School District showed concern about MySpace.com.

"(Kids) are posting a lot of very personal and very dangerous information about themselves," said the parent. "We are concerned about this trend."

Barnesville Superintendent Randy Lucas said he is also concerned with the growing popularity of the site, and he urges parents to pay close attention to what their kids are doing online.

"We really have no oversight or any authority to control students on their own time at home, but of course in our system here we have blocks so they can't have access to it at school," Lucas said. "I would ask all parents to keep an eye on what their students are putting on the Internet and the kind of information they are posting because it is a dangerous thing to do."

MySpace.com does police its site for underage users and inappropriate material, but officers say parents must take the lead in protecting their kids.

Jill Del Greco, NEWS9