Canadian Anti-Cyberbullying Legislation
Anti-Cyberbullying legislation has been passed in Nova Scotia. Will it make a difference?
Reclaim Hosting
Is the convenience of the modern web crippling our understanding of it? Reclaim Hosting argues that every student should have a “domain of ones own”.
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Think Before You Ink
Watch our video about cookies and other ways you may be tracked online.
Summer Unplugged
The internet may be the invention with the greatest impact on the millennial generation. It sits in our pockets and on our desks, it allows us to connect to friends all over the globe and access the world’s greatest library in a few clicks.
Do you have anything to hide?
Do you agree that we as a society are more likely to be worried about small scale privacy on social media than government collection of metadata?
Facebook for Educators: Should it be banned?
The Vancouver School Board has drafted and presented a policy that would ban teachers from friending their students on social media sites. The policy states that “teachers would still be encouraged to use social media to engage their students in a strictly-professional capacity, such as creating event pages to discuss upcoming field trips.” The issue […]
Personal Branding tips for Young Adults
It’s official – the paper resume and cold call have gone the way of the dinosaur. Linkedin, which once seemed cutting edge, now represents the basic standard of professional networking. Marketing yourself in the job market has become much easier with the rise simple content creation tools and Web 2.0. The tricky part is standing […]
University Admissions Counselors Social Media Policies
Many students see graduation as the time to buckle down and clean up their social media footprint. It’s their first step into the real world. Time to put on the business suit of the virtual world in order to make a good impression. This mindset, although good in theory, isn’t early enough to take control […]
The Dangers of Phishing
Phishing is the act of using a fake and malicious link to lure the user into giving away private account information to a hacker. Often the user doesn’t even need to send their password to the hacker, with a dangerous link in a tweet or email users can give up account passwords in just one […]
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