There are literally hundreds of thousands of apps available for us to download to our smartphones and tablets. The choice is incredible with apps for all kinds of things, from keeping us organised with shopping lists, travel lists, find a quote, manage our business, play a game, apps to find a date (or meet a stranger) , to apps that tell you when its a good time to go to the bathroom during a … [Read more...]
Facebook LooksBack – Laugh cry or maybe cringe?
As Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday, much fun is to be had through the auto creation of a recap of your "life" on Facebook. This is where embarrassing photographs that were publicly posted just might come back to bite you! Set to music, Facebook captures the year you joined Facebook, some of your first pictures, status updates that received the most likes and then a random selection … [Read more...]
What parents REALLY need to know about social media
There is so much information online for parents these days it is hard to know where to turn, it can be pretty confusing, and time consuming trying to cover it all. So many ebooks and articles and blogs on safety and apps and etiquette (we here at iRespectOnline have written many of them!). Last year (2012), after seeing the career aspirations of one young teen smashed due to inappropriate … [Read more...]
Online superheroes Simple but positive action -: Smile online
As passionate as I am about raising awareness for change in the way we engage online, I had an interesting "comment debate"* on someone's wall about taking action in the area of online safety and cyberbullying. As someone who is proactive about change and commited to bringing respect, ethics and higher values into the online environment, I was quite interested in their view that my business, my … [Read more...]
Bully for you – sending cyberbullies into space
How fantastic it is to see that children from a group who tend to be bullied, are becoming more resilient and are now standing up and being proactive about it. I couldn't resist the pun. Bully for you! I shouted. Australian teens inthe 14-15 year group are those most likely to experience cyberbullying according to the report which was presented at the 6th World Congress on Family Law and … [Read more...]
