Feeling stressed out and losing your mind over social media? You’re not alone!
All over the world, and certainly here in Singapore, social media has been touted as a major cause of mental health issues in the population.
Tag: digital literacy
The Essential Guide to Digital Parenting
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Dear parents of toddlers, children and teenagers. I know your pain.
I know how difficult it can be to keep your kids safe from the dangers of the digital world. At the same time, you can’t bury your head in the analogue sand and pretend that opportunities in the digital and social media arenas do not exist.
How to Build Habit Forming Products: Hooked [Book Review]
I walk a thin line in my role as a content marketer and media literacy advocate.
On one hand, I am excited about the possibilities which digital and social technologies can bring. On the flip side, I’m mindful of the dangers of digital addiction and how technologies can be used for nefarious purposes.
Digital Minimalism — an Antidote for Digital Distraction
Smartphones and social media are both a boon and a bane.
As a social media marketer, I love the opportunities which blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp and Pinterest offer to me. My current lifestyle as an online entrepreneur is largely possible due to the affordances provided by social technologies.
Why Fake News Happens – And How To Combat Them
Fake news on social media is “YUGE!” And the problem is a global one that is growing by the day.
Apparently, false news from unreliable websites overtook accurate news from reliable websites in the 2016 US presidential election.
How To Manage Your Facebook News Feed
By now, many of you would have read about Facebook’s impending changes to the News Feed, where priority will be given to the posts of friends and family over page posts.
Beyond this, Facebook will also reduce the visibility of posts which engage in click baiting, engagement baiting, and other gamification activities.
How To Raise Kids Wisely in a Digital and Social World
How can you raise healthy and well-balanced kids in a digital world?
That was the question on the lips of over a 100 parents last night at Raising Kids Wisely in a Social Media Generation organised by Trainium Academy and Facebook with the support of the Media Literacy Council (MLC).