Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
The ethics of fast fashion has been a hot topic for a few years now. From online retailer Missguided’s £1 bikini in 2019 to SHEIN’s rise to the largest fashion retailer in the world as of 2022, the topic of […]
It’s not a new idea that social media does more to divide us than bring us together (it’s original selling point). We often choose it over in-person interactions. But, it’s with the vague excuse that we’re technically interacting with our […]
There have long been negatives attitudes towards reality tv. It’s considered ‘low-brow’ and ‘trashy’, often referred to as a ‘guilty-pleasure’. These judgements, both of the shows and the people who enjoy them, are often unfair. However, there are some damaging […]
In my last couple of posts I have gone over the origins and development of fake news, and our present situation. Here, I will explore the potential future we face with fake news. I’ll briefly discuss how different generations process […]
In my last post I gave an overview of how the fake news we see now has developed over centuries. In this one, I’ll focus on the fake news that has been widely circulated over the past couple of years, […]
Fake News: Collins Dictionary made it their word of the year 2017, following an explosion in use. Despite Donald Trump’s claims, it existed as a term long before he popularised it. The term describes untrue or misleading news stories spread […]
It’s no secret that it would be incredibly difficult to get a job without the internet these days. LinkedIn is a major source of employment for many people, and businesses will often advertise across other social media platforms too. Job […]
You’ll likely have seen them advertised, or perhaps you use one: habit tracking apps that can fix bad habits and encourage good ones; improve health and productivity and generally enhance your lifestyle. They allegedly make you the best version of […]
It’s no secret that long periods of time spent on social media isn’t that great for us. Of course, nobody knows that better than the people designing social media platforms for our use. These days, almost every social media app […]
How we present ourselves online is very important to a lot of us. Our likes and followers are a big part of this. The higher the levels of engagement on what we post, the more popular we seem. The more […]