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Guest Post: Look at Me! Look at Me!: Instagramming an Altered Version of Ourselves
Guest Post: Look at Me! Look at Me!: Instagramming an Altered Version of Ourselves By Delicia Ansalem Many young people, myself included, rely on social media quite a lot. As a visual platform, it’s easy to share experiences within seconds, sometimes even over-documenting. Overall, a person’s profile and highlights can say a lot about them. […]
Dealing with Online Hate
Quotes in the post are from Dylan Marron unless otherwise indicated. Online Hate takes various forms. It ranges from the slightly uncomfortable to the threatening, but it is never any less difficult to deal with. Digital Tattoo was at the 2020 UBC Student Leadership Conference held on January 11, 2020 and had a booth at […]
Guest Post: The Rise and Impact of Twitter Bots in Political Elections
“The Rise and Impact of Twitter Bots in Political Elections” By Eve Cuthbertson As the 2019 Canadian Federal election comes to a close and the 2020 US election heats up, it’s important to discuss the impact of social media on our democracies – specifically, Twitter bots. Computer scientists at the University of Southern California recently […]
Be a Part of Drafting Principles for Digital BC
The Digital Tattoo Project was recently invited by the Government of British Columbia to review and share feedback on the Draft Principles for Digital BC and you can too! The Digital Principles in Context These Digital Principles are envisioned to be part of an interconnected set of guidance and standards for all BC Public […]
Guest Post: I Have a Problem – #socialmediaaddiction
Happy New Year from Digital Tattoo! We hope your new year, new me resolutions are still going strong. While you’re working on those, here’s an interesting post to think about. This post is part of a series of guest posts developed in collaboration with Digital Tattoo and Faculty at the University of Toronto’s iSchool […]
Understanding your Right to Know – FOI 101
September 28 is celebrated as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) and the week around this day is sometimes commemorated as Freedom of Information (FOI) Week. As part of FOI week this year, the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) where former Digital Tattoo Project Coordinator, Bryan Short is now […]
Unveiling the New Digital Tattoo Site
Have you noticed the Digital Tattoo website has a new look? Can you tell the difference? Over the summer, we decided the Digital Tattoo website needed a new look. We wanted to make it easier to navigate and find the great resources and materials available on the site. This was the main goal of our […]
IPAC Winnipeg 2019: Good Government in the Digital Age should be about the User
Digital is not just about technology. It’s about how we think! – Hillary Hartley, @hillary This quote by Hillary Hartley from her keynote at the 71st Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba illustrates the importance of technology, good government and the digital ecosystem to everyone, including students! […]
What to do When You Lose Your Wallet i.e. Everything
A few weeks ago, I lost my wallet and that felt like losing my entire life! As the hustle and bustle of a new term begins, this is likely to happen more often to more people. While we all hope a kind stranger will help your wallet find its way back to you, this article […]
Making the Switch to Open Source
As we all increasingly become aware of privacy and digital safety issues, many of us want to be safer online but this is often hampered by the convenience versus safety battle that comes with this choice. One of the ways to improve on your digital safety is opting for open source software alternatives but more […]
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