One in four UK consumers spend more than five hours a day on social media
The majority (53%) of UK consumers spend two to four hours a day on social platforms, while a further one in four spend more than five hours a day scrolling,…
How to make your blog and social media accounts work together
Everybody knows that your blog and social media accounts are essential parts of building an online presence for your brand. Both social media channels and blogs are powerful mechanisms for…
The Impact of Social Media on Youth Mental Health
Abstract The technology landscape has rapidly evolved in recent years, with social media now playing a central role in the lives of youth. Social media has created both significant new…
Social Media – A Good Thing or a Bad Thing?
Social media is a good thing or a bad thing? That is the most frequently asked question today. Well, there are always two sides of everything; it depends on your perspective…
Social Media Big Data: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (Un)truths
Introduction Social media has been a defining component of life in the 21st century, monetising peer-to-peer sharing of information. This has led to the formation of powerful platforms leveraging artificial…
Social media use among university students in Jordan and its impact on their dietary habits and physical activity
Abstract This study aimed to assess the impact of university students’ social media use on their dietary habits and physical activity. In total, of the participating students used social media…
EDUCAUSE Reports that Higher Education Says AI, IOT & Social Media Having Limited Impact. What?
I’m still stunned by the results of EDUCAUSE’s survey about the relative importance of technologies and technology-enabled processes. “This is the fifth year that EDUCAUSE has tracked the influence of major…
Motorola RAZR flip phone is BACK in a new form – as teens turn to ‘brick’ phones to escape social media
The new Binatone Blade phone Retro phones are experiencing something of a comeback this year. BlackBerry has returned from the dead and Nokia has re-released the classic 3310 . Now another hit device…
The good, the bad uses of social media
“Did you see the video featuring one African President’s daughter in Rwanda or was it Kenya, Congo or Tanzania? It’s a bad video my friend. It is bad,” says my…
Social Media Platforms Have Lost Their Authenticity — Here’s What Needs to Change
In an age where self-expression and acceptance are so highly prized, why do so many social media platforms promote individual censorship? No one signed up to Twitter or Facebook expecting them to…