Phenomenon of the ‘Selfie’

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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Social Media Week 2014, What we will be doing!

Day one of Social Media Week is almost over, today we focused on launching our #youngmindsonline campaign. We launched our Young Minds Online Survey & a fabulous new Young Minds Online Logo, we also shared facts and a blog post listing out the importance of protecting Your Online Reputation and to top it all off we made it on Galway Bay FM News before the day had even began! Pat on the back to us! We are going to continue our celebrations of Social Media Week and campaigning for Young Minds Online for the rest of the week and here is what

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The Importance of Up-skilling!

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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Facebook Turns 10!

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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