Branding vs Reputation Someone said to me recently, "reputation doesn't matter, it's all about how you brand". Wow I thought, that takes the personality out of it, although of course I could understand what they meant. Certainly in business, or for individuals (particularly celebrities), if you create a lot of hype and gloss about something you can get traction even if its not quality … [Read more...]
Raising Adolescents
How are you going raising your tweens and teens? Raising adolescents is both a wonderful period of change and a tricky stage for parents and can be a really difficult time for your children. I like to think of it as our children turning into butterflies. It is a time of massive physical development, hormonal changes and development of the cerebral cortex. For parents it s time when we need … [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...]
Top Heartbleed Security Checks for Parents
You may have heard about the recent internet security flaw know as "Heartbleed". This encryption flaw means that there are vulnerabilities in many platforms and apps which may have exposed some of your passwords and personal data such as credit card numbers for up to two years. It is important to regularly change passwords and this vulnerability really highlights that we should be diligent in … [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...]