Cyber bullying is using things like the Internet or a cell phone to embarrass, humiliate and generally make another person - or a group of people - look bad to others or feel bad about themselves.

Cyber bullying can happen directly, like when someone sends a negative message right to another person. Or it can happen indirectly, like when someone sends a harmful message or photograph about someone else to others.

Most of the time, cyber bullies use cell phone text and photo messages, websites, web logs (blogs), chat rooms, social networking sites, instant messaging services and e-mail to do their dirty work.