“Social media studies should be part of school curriculum” – Senator Hildegarde Naughton Galway-based Senator Hildegarde Naughton is backing a campaign to protect young minds online and is calling for social media studies to be introduced into the school curriculum. Her comments come on the first day of Social Media Week 2014 (#SMW14, 17-21 February). “I will be asking Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn to consider introducing a programme such as Young Minds Online into the school curriculum. The issue of cyber-bullying and protecting young minds online comes up frequently during the course of my work and I feel very
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Love Your Online Reputation As we increasingly live out our lives online, we’re finding that not only are there major downsides to all of that social media over-sharing—but we may have little control over the way we appear on the internet. The rise of the internet has given birth to a lot of good things … and a lot of things that are not so good. (Forbes) Your online reputation can be seen in a number of ways. Whether you’re looking for a job, selling a product, or trying to score a date with that girl/guy you always bump into on
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By 2015 there will be 900,000 unfilled jobs in Europe in digital and ICT. Upskilling and improving the employability of individuals is the primary reason Digitaltraining.ie was set up. President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso said in a recent speech that, “e-skills are definitely key in reducing the risk of unemployment including for senior workers.” Why would you Up-skill? -To improve employability -To add value to the employer company and your current role -To have a competitive advantage when going for jobs -Good Investment – Digital is here to stay, if you don’y know how to use it
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Happy Birthday Facebook!! The Social Media Giant marks a major milestone as it celebrates its 10th birthday today!! Facebook was born in 2004 when CEO Mark Zuckerberg was studying in Harvard University, and in the last decade Facebook has attracted 750million daily users across the globe, who are keen to connect, communicate, share, post and update their status. For business, Facebook offers an opportunity to showcase your brand, engage with customers and tell stories to almost 1 billion people. This is why businesses should consider using Facebook. It is a great opportunity to create an online presence, get a following,
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