Elijah: On the evening of September 22, 2010, Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi updated his Facebook status, jumping off the GW bridge. Sorry. According to Lisa Foderaro's report in the New York Times, a few hours later, Clementi did just that. But what would cause a bright student and talented musician with a promising future to take his own life? A bully with a webcam.

According to a May 21, 2012 report on CNN, Clementi's roommate was sentenced to 30 days in jail, three years of probation, 300 hours of community service, and $11,000 in restitution for the use of a webcam to view and transmit images of Clementi in an intimate encounter with another young man. Tyler Clementi's story is tragic. But it's not an isolated event.

On September 9, 2013, 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick jumped to her death after allegedly being tormented by two girls on Facebook. A few months earlier, Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old Canadian high school student, hanged herself after cellphone pictures of her being sexually assaulted were distributed by the alleged attackers. What is going on here? In a word, it's cyberbullying.

My name is Elijah. And I'm here today to confront the growing problem of electronic harassment experienced by Tyler Clementi and so many others. I'll start with a look at the various forms cyberbullying takes, and describe the scope of the problem. But I'm not here just to talk about one more social ill. I want to show you how you and your loved ones can stay safe, both by scrupulously guarding your personal information and by actively thwarting cyberbullies. Finally, should you or someone you know become a victim, I want you to be able to respond constructively.