Month: January 2017Page 7 of 9
Nobody likes click bait. It’s lazy, misleading, manipulative and massively disappointing. What is it? Click bait articles are easy enough to spot. The headlines are tactically written to…
An “accidental polymath’s” account of the digital era. As you may already know, the reason why I’ve chosen the topic of humanity in the digital world is my…
The Sydney Morning Herald’s writer Elizabeth Day wrote an article this month called “Help, Instagram is Making me Obsessed with Celebrities”. Day talks about her personal interest to…
Did you know that not all news is teenagers running round schools with shotguns? Or celebrities flashing their underwear when getting out of a New York taxi cab?…
The Effects of Social Media; How is it really Effecting Us? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8tSdXoHZDk] If the video fails, please view by clicking the link: https://youtu.be/p8tSdXoHZDk Transcript for Video: The…
Now I know up till now it’s all been quite light and airy discussing crazy fan groups and the Kardashians but it’s about time to start getting on…
Every January the gyms fill up as people start their New Year’s resolution to lose weight and get more fit. But this year there’s a new trend. Started…
Fake news is becoming a part of our daily lives. Not only does media surround us but it also consumes us as we are pulled in by news…
Whitewashing? 你们好, and welcome back to another post! For this post, I have decided to do something different and actually recorded a bit of audio with two of…
If you search #makeup on Instagram, 88,388,486 posts immediately appear and most of posts show off their fantastic makeup skills. But because this social platform is highly concentrated on image…
Sorry Right. Let me just get something straight, like many people I decided to procrastinate a bit too much over Christmas regarding this. A tad too much mulled…
Hi again… Having previously discussed the history of technology and long distance relationships this blog post is focusing on the issue of being able to constantly be in…
Today’s blog post is going to be about fans behaviour at concerts. You probably know what goes down online a few days before a concert. From my experience,…
Thanks to the internet, News is more accessible and immediate. The way journalists report about refugees in media can shape the thoughts of the readership and influence their political…
Although it may seem like technology is taking over as we struggle to look up from our smartphones and as social sites control our lives but there are…
The rapid development of the internet has led to an inexorable slide towards near-constant consumption. Incredibly, there are over 3.5 billion internet users as of 2016. How does this…
The internet surveillance of United State (US) can be dated back to World War One. However, it becomes more and more common after the 911, 2011 attacks. The…
I know, ironic to post about clever apps in a blog dedicated to spreading awareness of the web dangers, but I thought as it’s 2017 and #Newyearnewme and…
400 years America 400 years America , For 400 years America, we’ve been playing this game of cat and mouse, and for 400 years America, you refuse…
Hello 👋🏻 Have you ever got the feeling that the whole world is watching you? I know I have. Privacy seems to be something we strive for in…
Here lies the reasoning behind why I chose the black lives matter movement as the topic for my blog.
So, you have finally found someone interesting and attractive enough to go on a date with. But two days later you find yourself anxiously staring at your phone…
Every day we are faced with photographs on the headlines of the news. A photograph in its medium is able to capture a specific moment in time and…
There is no doubt that vegetarianism and veganism have grown in popularity over the last few years. More and more people are cutting out meat or dairy from their…
Weight-loss is the biggest struggle many of us women face when we decide to embark on the journey of health and fitness! Having to lower our calorie intake,…
Okay, let’s be honest, we are all very quick to blame the internet for body confidence issues in teens today. But where there is bad there is something…
On my search for the eating disorders on social media, Twitter by far shocked me the most. I typed in the words ‘Pro Ana’ into the twitter search…
Looking FABULOUS are everything in these days. Many people believe you can be happy and success – even at least in social media- if you look fabulous. So…
This week’s post comes from Facebook Live as the investigation looks at the best ways to counter online terrorism on an organisational and personal scale. The video also…
‘DIRTY’ AND ‘UNCLEAN’ FOOD Clean eating encourages people to eat more fruit, vegetables, ‘whole foods’ and unprocessed foods. As mentioned in my first blog post this trend demonises any…
In October 2017, the Earth will be destroyed by the planet Nibiru. Only NASA have said this is a complete fabrication, that Nibiru is false and that this…
Crumble? But they won I hear you argue, yes evidently Theresa May is still our prime minster. But! in terms of the social media election, Conservatives ran an…
In the history of visual communication, cave paintings have been recognised as early evidence of human visual expression. Today images have become one of the most important modes…
50 years ago, it wasn’t normal for guys to wear makeup. A lot of things were frowned upon that are now quite the opposite – celebrated, and quite…
What is Spotify? You all know Spotify, right? For the ones who don’t: Spotify is a digital music streaming service that gives you access to millions of songs,…
Social media is an amazing resource when it comes to making a difference and it allows us to make changes an impact a lot faster and simpler than…