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Are Websites creating or contributing to society’s expectations of men?

Who needs a personal trainer when you have free access to fitness websites? Bodybuilding.com is the largest online sports nutrition store and the most visited fitness website in…

Fitness Expectations in the Entertainment Industry

Are Celebrities the New Influencers for Body Image? Have you seen Apple’s new advertisement for Apple Music? Take a look at the video below. This advertisement stars Drake,…

Cyber Bully Buster… My Story

As a young girl I was moved around a lot for my parents work and so always found it different to feel grounded in a place I was…

Give Britain a Break: Our Lack of Leisure Time

Britain is Overworked and Undervalued People living in the Britain feel overworked and undervalued for their time, according to recent research by Morgan McKinley. For many Brits, this is…

12 Days of Tindmas – Ghosting

What is Ghosting? Online dating allows users to simply never message back if a date doesn’t work out. It gives users the option to ‘opt out’ of a…

Online Shopping Infects All

This Time of the Year For children, December is the month when Santa sends presents down the chimney; however, for others, finding the prefect gift is the goal….

Boobs or Bum?

Oh the ever favourite question … Boobs or Bum? I frequently over hear conversations had between men and this is a phrase I always seem to hear. Now, I’m…

In Your Pocket & In Your Home

Will we welcome AI into our personal lives with open arms? If you’re reading this blog, I’m willing to bet you own a smartphone. In fact, chances are…

5 Top Tips to Feeling More Confident

With Christmas only days away and New Year’s Eve just around the corner I’m sure you’ll all have many social events planned that you will want to feel…

From Protection to Surveillance – European Union

The personal data privacy is well-developed in European Union (EU). The Data Protection Directive in the European Commission acts as a national law which requires the data controller…

12 Days of Tindmas – Pressure

Maybe It’s Just Me? I am a stressy, anxious person. It’s just who I am and for me, there have certainly been times where Tinder was too much…

Christmas Spirit or Social Media and Smartphones?

Does getting in the Christmas spirit mean getting off our smartphones? Or does social media provide an online network of people celebrating the same holiday? The question is,…

The Effects of Cyber Bullying

Cyber Bullying can impact people of all ages, although most cyber bullying has been reported targeting young children and teens. Victims can be from all walks of life….

Social Media Addiction: Attraction to Distraction

Today, I will be looking at how our obsession with social media has become a huge distraction. There’s no denying it, most of us (myself included) are distracted…

Trying YouTube!

My Video I’m trying YouTube!! If you have been reading my other blog posts, you will see that the theme has been about other people creating YouTube videos and…

Tom Daley: Twitter Trolls

It seems like not long ago people lived without computers in their home, social media on their phones, and communicating via their devices. However, this has changed. A…

Rise of fake news

Since when do we start talking about fake news? And where do the fake news come from? It is interesting to take a look at how the term…

SETTING UP YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT

Hi guys, this week I will be looking at your social medias, and giving tips with what to think about when setting up a social media account. Have…

12 Days of Tindmas – D*ck Pics

I will never understand. I’m gonna kick this off with an obvious one. The glorious ‘D*ck pic.’ I feel like I speak on behalf of 90% of women (and…

Is Social Media taking over our happiness?

The world of Social Media is without any doubt part of our everyday world. As soon as we open our eyes in the morning, we need to check how many…

Bes! What IS a ‘dalagang Pilipina’ or a ‘typical Filipina woman’ these days?!

‘Typical Filipina Woman’ Representation To all my fellow Filipinos out there, what does ‘dalagang Pilipina’ mean or a ‘Typical Filipina woman’?   “The traditional dalagang Pilipina (Filipina maiden)…

Looking Through The Lens: Addiction To The ‘Selfie’

‘#selfie’ has more than 180 million pictures on Instagram and ‘#me’ has more than 290 million so it’s easy for people to criticize us as being superficial. Our…

Generation Z – The New Target For Terrorist Recruitment and Radicalisation Online

Generation Z comprises of anyone born since just before the start of the Millennium. Meaning they are Young, Tech savvy and most importantly Impressionable. Generation Z doesn’t know a world without the internet. As a result, they are emerged in the online world relying on it daily to communicate via their smartphones, tablets or computers. On average Generation Z uses their smartphones 15.4 hours per week more than any other generation.

The consistent need to access the internet could be a danger, as this vulnerable generation are more likely to be exposed to terrorist propaganda.

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…