From Screen to Green
The pull of digital devices is apparent in an age where screens have become our regular companions. We are entangled in a digital web from the moment we wake up to the chime of our cellphones to the late-night scrolling […]
Animal Cruelty and Social Media
Since the dawn of the internet, humans have been using it to look at cute, funny animals. The I Can Has Cheezburger? and Keyboard Cat memes are retro at this point. Social media has given us the ability to vastly […]
Parenting in the digital age – Navigating social media with teens
In today’s digital age, parenting takes on new dimensions, especially when raising teens who are not only growing up alongside technology but are deeply ingrained in its fabric. Parents have a critical role in understanding how social media affects kids’ […]
Brands Just Want Your Money, They’re Not Your Friends.
A brand’s presence on social media may suggest otherwise. We need to remember that everything they do is a marketing strategy. Funny posts about current events are ads. Activism and support of civil rights movements are ads. One-on-one engagements with […]
Think Before Sharenting
Social media posts centered on children are extremely popular. Parents think they have the most gorgeous, hilarious, perfect offspring in the world. And so they should! So of course they would want to show them off to their friends/family/followers/the world. […]
Sleep Deprived? Blame Your Phone
Picture this: you’re in bed, and it’s late. Really late. You’re lying in the dark, the only light in the room your phone screen illuminating your face. You’ve been scrolling for hours, but you can’t sleep, and this is preferable […]
Beware of Scams on Social Media
Everyone that has ever used the internet has probably come across scams trying to steal our data and/or money. Whilst many are confident that they could spot scams when they see them, many others lack the knowledge and experience required […]
6 Steps To Break Cell Phone Addiction
So..what are the 6 steps to break cell phone addiction? Today, everyone has become so plugged in, that we are losing track of precious time and missing out on living. The misuse and addiction to cell phones have reached epic […]
Art Censorship on Social Media
You may be familiar with the fig leaf used to censor the nether regions of Greek marble sculptures. They were applied to art pieces in the 1500s when the Catholic church in Italy deemed nudity to be obscene, instead of […]
New Social Media Laws Are Sweeping America
News from the USA this week involves legislation being introduced in various states to limit children’s access to social media. As evidence mounts of the harm social media causes children, governments seem to finally be stepping up to try and […]