Month: December 2016Page 3 of 5

Facebook Makes Us Feel Ugly?

There are 1.3billion Facebook Users in the world. Let me ask you something, how often do you access Facebook? On average, how long do you spend your time…

Data warehouse’s. whats risks of having our personal data stored?

This blog focuses on data warehouses and discusses the threats they potentially expose your data too. What is a Data Warehouse? A data warehouse is a centralised store…

Helpful Tips and Advice

As mentioned in my first blog post cyber bullying is growing substantial amounts in our society. It is important that we are aware of the issue and educate…

12 days of Tindmas – The ‘Rules and Regulations’ of Online Dating.

So with it being the festive time of year, I decided I was going to release a series of blog posts named the 12 days of Tindmas. Basically,…

LIVING THE DIGITAL LIFESTYLE

Today, we live in a society driven by technology and, thanks to social media, we even have the chance to create new or ‘better’ versions of ourselves. As…

Social media as a platform to spread hatred

A concurrent theme with web 2.0 is the ability to disseminate messages online. They may be personal, such as two friends emailing each other or using Facebook to…

Skin Color

Skin color All these colors I never saw before burn at my eyes and I can’t take them away now that you pointed them out skin color stands…

Please Don’t Touch My Crown

Please Don’t Touch My Crown   please dont touch my crown the black rubies were encrusted by steve biko madam cj walker made it a sign of royalty…

Little Mix’s Little Outfits

Last Sunday saw Matt Terry win X Factor 2016. And while the news should have been centred around his win, it was elsewhere. Little Mix’s performance caused quite…

YouTube as a career – The job of the 21st Century

So these completely normal people, with totally fame free backgrounds are now worldwide sensations and have YouTube as a career? They earn a fortune, get to travel the…

Hazel Hayes | Scroll Model of the Week

About

Hello everyone! To start off I am going to tell you a bit about myself. My name is Anna and I’m a second year  student at Bournemouth University….

Becoming a ‘Nutritionist’

So, here it is, my first blog post! To kick it all off, I wanted to share something with you, that you can all help with. Hopefully, you aren’t…

Online Communities – the dangers

  Do you have Twitter? Facebook? Instagram? Do you spend more than 10 hours a day on your phone? Do you update your account when a new picture…

What if social media wasn`t a factor?

Many of us have at least one friend who is very active in sharing his or her political views on social media. It has become somewhat of a…

– A General Picture of Teen Internet Addiction

Teens use internet to socialize, pass time, gather information, and entertain themselves. but, more seriously, for some teens, the internet has become an addiction. Internet addiction is defined as…

GLO’ UP (BEFORE AND AFTER)

  First up, we have Geordie Shore’s very own Holly Hagan. We may not recognise her now, or you may not recognise in this photo because the Geordie…

Internet Surveillance in China

The internet surveillance in China is much stricter than the western countries. Many of us use Facebook, Google every day. However, do you know that people in China…

We’re all in this together: The World Of Fake News

People say: 2016 was a big year for social media. Coming to the end of a year, it is perhaps the best time to look at all those leading…

Hello!

So as this is my first blog post, I thought it would be fitting to give a bit of basic information about my blog topic and why I’ve…

Women are capable of running a successful business, aren’t they?

Today, I will be discussing the Mail Online’s headline “Mothers rule The Apprentice: Lord Sugar set to pick a winner between four women and one man – and…

Photoshop: Deception or Acceptance?

No matter how many celebrities protest against the use of photoshop, or argue that they are ‘all natural’ in their latest shoot, it is a fact that photoshop plagues…

Kardashian Kruelty

Fur was one of the first forms of clothing and we can see why, it provided us with the same warmth and protection that it did for the…

Facebook Hoax: Girl Killed by Car

Just yesterday (14th December 2016) a hoax hit the realms of Facebook with a widely shared post appearing to depict a dead girl lying on the road after…

Crafting Your Ideal Holiday Break Using the Internet

At some point, everyone will find themselves needing to take a holiday break. Life offers us a schedule which can seem both regimented and frustratingly hectic in equal measure . Taking…

What Do They Even Meme : Obsession With Internet Crazes

Internet crazes sweep across social media at an incredibly fast rate, one minute they’re plastered all over your Facebook home page being shared and liked by your connections,…

Where is the satisfaction in watching YouTubers?

So where is the satisfaction in watching YouTubers you might ask? The popularity and rise of these online fame characters of YouTube have been posting since the very…

Is Social Media Addiction causing Social Isolation?

Hello there! Today, I will be blogging about Social Isolation occurring through social (or perhaps, not so social) media addiction. Many of us praise social networks for helping…

The Internet Is Making Us Racist

Cyber  Racism. What does it mean I hear you ask? Let me enlighten you: Cyber racism consists of: racist websites images blogs videos online comments a racist comments,…

What is colourism and how is it a social issue in China?

大家好, hello everyone! Sooo, for my first blog post I will be explaining some terminologies and the overall purpose of this blog. Firstly, we need to differ some…

The Evolution Of Photography In The Digital Age: where is your photo album?

Photography is demonstrably the most contemporary of art forms; it is the most vital, effective and universal means of communication of facts and ideas between peoples and nations.”…

Trolls and hateful comments: They NEED to stop!

Hello everyone! Today’s blog post will be looking at one of the worst things to come out of web and mobile communications: Trolling. (source) This is an issue…

Signs Exposing your Addiction to Online Shopping

Ever wonder whether your life has been taken over by Online Shopping? Have you unconsciously become an addict?   Before reading this, you must think that I’m crazy,…

Access to Information via the Internet

The internet is this massive cloud of data that allows us to access amounts information that we can barely fathom. You can use the internet to search for…

The dark side of sharing: Revenge Porn

So how would you feel if your most private photos got shared by someone you trusted? If you read my last post you’d have seen the amazing things…

We aren’t twins after all! – US vs UK

Welcome to my first blog post. I know full well that you’re staring at the screen right now thinking – why on earth have you chosen politics. WELL…

Clown Epidemic: A Reflection

Clown Epidemic: A Reflection Greetings all, and welcome to the first of many posts on this site. Since this blog’s aim is to discuss internet trends in terms…

Whos to blame?

Society has an extreme obsession with idealism, so far so that perfection is expected to be the norm. People are competing with not just themselves but everyone around them…

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! This blog will be about the standards set by online social media celebrities, why people follow them and how we can look past their…

Introducing YouTube and the World of Clickbait

YouTube. One of the biggest sites to create content on to date. The creators for that content have even coined the name “YouTubers”, alot making a living out…