Anti Social Media Behaviour – Cyber Bullying Module The issue of cyber bullying is becoming greater, especially among teens online. In February this year the National Association of Principles and Deputy Principles called upon the Government to introduce a National Policy to tackle Cyber Bullying after a survey found that there was a 33% increase in Cyber-Bullying since last year. Digital Training Institute Managing Director and Young Minds Online Founder, Joanne Sweeney-Burke has backed the calls by NAPD to establish formal training for teens and parents in social media and has now developed a course for students and teens to help tackle Cyber
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Your personal brand is your reputation. You can’t buy it, you can’t sell it. However, you can damage it by your online activity. Your brand in life is very important because we live by our reputation. Your peers, parents, teachers, acquaintances, employer and prospective employers can all ‘judge’ or give an opinion about you based on the online reputation you have created of yourself. How would you best describe your online reputation? Strong? Poor? Worrying? Funny? Have you ever considered how your online reputation may look from somebody else’s eyes? Here are some strategies to follow to ensure that
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The ‘Selfie’.. The ‘Self Potrait’ of the Digital Age A form of self expression? A sign of becoming a self absorbed generation? or A harmless fad and a bit of fun? (Oxford Doctionaries Word of the Year) A Trend of the Digital Generation It has become a trend amongst smartphone users, celebrities, athletes and politicians have been seen joining in on the trend too. The infamous ‘selfie’ has even reached outer space. On Christmas Eve last year astronaut Mike Hopkins captured one of the greatest selfies of all time during a spacewalk to allow the crew to change out a
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Tips & Tricks to Get Your Brand Noticed This St. Patrick’s Weekend You can never go wrong with playing up the holidays. Create a buzz on your Social Platforms this St. Patrick’s weekend and bring the hype of the holiday to your business. What is great about doing this is that it is simple and definitely worth it for your business. Let’s take a look at what some big brands out there have done to create a buzz around their brand on St. Patrick’s Day. #IrelandInspires Fáilte Ireland released a video on the 13th of March this year that
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