The UK has recently seen its first prison sentence handed out for cyber-bullying, as an 18 year old girl was sentenced to three months in a young offenders’ institution after pleading guilty to harassment.
Tag Archives: Social Media
Social media: how those we know can shape us
What is it that makes us who we are? The outcomes of this long running debate continue to change and refine as newer technologies not only reveal complex genetic contributions but actively expand and alter our social environment.
Augmented Reality: The good, the bad, and the ugly (part one: the good)
One of the technological revolutions that is just around the corner is the wonderful world of augmented reality. So what I wanted to do today is just take a quick look at some of the possible applications of augmented reality. Part one looks at the positive applications for augmented reality that are just around the corner.
Facebook to increase awareness of application data access
Facebook is going to be changing the way we interface with applications. More specifically, users are going to be made much more aware of just how much access they are giving to third-party companies to their personal data.
Facebook tries to patent crowd-sourced translations
Facebook harnessed the power of its massive user-base to create a simple system whereby users would translate particular sentences collectively – and now it wants to patent the way in which this was done.
10 ways to improve social network security
A few simple precautions that one can take to minimise the chances that you personally will be the victim of an unethical individual exploiting your security weaknesses.