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...]
Has Meow Chat crept in through your cat flap?
Have you been indundated with requests to connect on Meow Chat? Yet another instant messaging service, this one offered through Facebook, on itunes and google play also allows contacts with randoms, so it's kind of bringing in some of the dating/hook up/meet up aspects of Tinder along with aspects of WhatsApp. … [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...]
So No to Bullying and YES to Reverse Bullying
There have been some lovely stories in the news of late, of students who have set out to make the lives of children who are bullied or just lack confidence so much better. They are using twitter to help build on their strengths. High school captain Kevin Curwick anonymously "tweeted" kindness to students who were being bullied, and then came the story of Jerimiah Antony from Iowa who created a … [Read more...]
Do you know what your teens are going through?
Following a recent discussion with my daughter who is a teacher, I was shocked to find out just how much self harming and talk of suicide is really going in our own backyards. It seems to becoming a daily occurance . Even in affluent areas where the children don't want for much, it is obvious they are still wanting for something. She finds it absolutely heartbreaking - and we are talking … [Read more...]
