Reports that two young Irish men have died as a result of what’s called a ‘Neknomination’ calls into question the use of social media to drive peer pressure. Irish Independent article Irish Daily Mirror article Sunday World article TheJournal.ie #STOPneknomination (please share the # on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) The drinking trend believed to originate in Australia and coined “Neknomination” involves the “neknominator” who, after posting a video of themselves online downing a pint, then “neknominates” one or two of his friends to follow suit. The rules dictate that they now have 24 hours to upload their video and nominate
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Blogging evolved from the ‘Online Diary’ where individuals would keep an account of their everyday lives. These days Blogging is used by businesses all over the world to capture the attention of their target audience online. Blogging is now being used as a corporate tool for communicating with customers and sharing knowledge. Blogs are a brilliant way to share a companies expertise and build traffic to your website. There are so many benefits that come with using a blog for your business. Why Blog? Blogging provides a voice for your business.Your business is able to provide and create consistent content
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Today we live in a world saturated by all types of media. Engaging with media has become a part of almost every moment of our lives, our generation has learned to multi-task like no other, we don’t just look at our phones, or just watch the television or just go on the internet but we do all of that at the one time while also trying to balance a plate of dinner on our lap. Our generation is drawn to visual and audio more than ever before. YouTube is an internet sensation and has revolutionized the sharing and watching of videos
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Meet Jill our new Digital Marketing Intern at the Digital Training Institute. Jill is a student in the University of Limerick, she is studying New media and English and has just begun her six month internship with us. Jill is going to receive practical training and ongoing mentoring throughout her six months with us. Her six month internship will involve practical training in areas such as; -Database building -Social media content management and planning -Blogging -PPc campaigns -Online PR and more. Joanne Sweeney-Burke the managing director of both Digital Training Institute and Media Box will be Jills mentor for her
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