Cyber-Bullying Cyber-bullying is like playground bullying, but it’s done either online or with cell phones. It can take the form of individual harassment, public humiliation, or both. The viral nature of online life and cell phones makes sending humiliating or degrading messages, pictures, or videos simple and immediate. And anonymous. Screen names easily disguise bullies’ identities. Sometimes they can even pretend to be the victims, posting comments that look like the victims wrote them. Other times, the cyberbullying can take the form of direct threats — either physical ones or social ones. (PBSParents) Cyber-bullying can really harm teens and
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We have designed an infographic on How to Protect Young Minds Online. Please share this on your social media platforms so we can educate and empower teens and tweens. Jillian O’Toole
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A Digital Footprint is a data trail left by interactions in a digital environment including the use of television, mobile phones, the world wide web, the internet and other connected devices and sensors. Digital footprint provides data on what has been preformed in the digital environment, and that data can be used in behavioral targeting & economics, personalisation, targeted marketing, digital reputation, social influence and social media or social graphing services. In Social Media a digital footprint can refer to the size of a persons “online presence” measured by the number of individuals by whom they interact. (Wikipedia) Whenever you click,
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BLOG POST BY AISLING SWEENEY Digital Marketing Intern Catfish is a new social media phenomenon. Have you heard of it. Have you been subject to ‘Catfishing?’ If you are a young teen or tween online, do your parents know the term? In this Blog Post Aisling Sweeney looks at the social media and personal dangers of it and offers some advice. ‘Catfishing’ is when someone pretends to be someone they’re not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances. (Source: UrbanDictionary.com) While catfishing occurs regularly online, it’s only recently becoming a major
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