Technology and Education- Child’s Play?

In previous blog posts, I have spoken about the rapid development of technology and the notion that children are now adept with technology and social media, and have somewhat turned into the teachers rather than the students in this regard. From this development, comes obvious arguments for and against. Having noticed the growing need for […]

Cyberculture and Activism

For as long as I can remember, there have always been pressing issues that are highly publicized across the world. History shows us the effect that activism can have on people and how rapidly a message can be spread. Be it the persecution of the African-American being highlighted in protests such as sit ins, or […]

The future of social media marketing is mobile

Social media marketing is the way forward in the 21st century. The most popular social media hubs come in the form of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check out this video from Sbr technologies to see the effect social marketing has on businesses. According to PewResearch Internet Project, as of January 2014, 91% of American adults owned […]

Gaming- A man’s world?

There has always been a stigma around girl’s doing certain things that aren’t ‘girlie’ things to do. Simple jobs such as a stone mason, mechanic, truck driver etc. are deemed to be jobs ‘only for men’. Yet, who said that girl’s can’t have these occupations of they so wish? It is the pressure of social […]

The phone hacking scandal- was it a sex crime?

One of the major scandals to emerge in 2015 was the celebrity phone hacking scandal. Several celebrities’ intimate moments were exposed to the public domain. Such victims were actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Kaley Cuoco. A debate ensued about the safety of the cloud and the responsibility of apple and the ‘inappropriate’ behaviour of the affected […]

Forget control- The web is now in charge

It is impossible to argue that the web is not in control in today’s world. Regardless of age or technical capabilities, there is a general acceptance that everything is shifting to on-line and almost everything ends up on the web. This has been at the forefront of many debates on the positives and negatives of […]

Open Source Software- an opportunity for change

It is only recently in my studies of cybercultures that I have come across this term open source software. Not only did I realise how instrumental it is to on-lone society but also learned that I had been using it in the form of my blogs! For those like me, who having been ‘living under […]

Online life vs. real life

Today, 74% of all internet users now use social media. From Facebook to Instagram, an on-line presence of some degree is paramount in today’s society. Although there are many advantages to this, there are also issues to consider. Not just issues such as trolling or bullying arise, but also a false sense of reality. Someone’s […]

The issue of privacy and the web

The topic of privacy is always an issue when it comes to the world wide web. Nowadays, as we become more accustomed with social mediums, we are becoming increasingly more comfortable with opening up our lives to cyberspace. With this transparency comes great risk and leaves our private lives very vulnerable to strangers. So how […]

Cybercultures-real community or a platform for bullies?

Cybercultures is a relatively new term of late. Our general understanding of it as being an organization or community on-line. This can easily be broken down into the two separate words to allow a clearer understanding. Take the first word, culture, as in, the shared beliefs, values, attitudes, language, practices etc of a specific institution, […]