Social Media

The Best Way to Handle Bullying and Social Media Harassment

Just before the www became part of our daily lives, a teenager’s only experiences with harassment involved dodging folks in the schoolyard. What an innocent time. Now that we spend the bulk of our waking hours glued to social media, the chance of being targeted increase drastically. The sheer breadth and scope of social media

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Why You Don’t Need The ‘Facebook Likes’ To Feel Like You Exist

Hi, my name is Stephanie, and I am an affirmation addict. Wow. That was hard. But, hey, they say the first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem. Okay, let’s be honest, an affirmation addict isn’t an actual disease but at this point, it should be. Google’s secondary definition of the word affirmation

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Facebook launches new suicide alert system that allows users report their friends

Facebook has rolled out a new system to try and identify and help users having suicidal thoughts. It allows concerned friends to report content for review. After reviewing a report and confirming that it may indicate suicidal feelings in a user, Facebook will send that user notifications stating that a friend has attempted to help

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5 Ways You Can Use The Internet Positively

Social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and etc. are readily accessible through every platform nowadays due to the advancement of technology. We use our phones, computers and tablets to check Facebook, Instagram and Twitter during awkward silences and moments in our lives or even when we are just bored. The Internet is an absolutely

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Concerned she’s the one getting all the likes? Being jealous of Facebook friends ‘leads to depression’

The feeling is just the same with everyone: we check into Facebook to see what our friends are doing, only to feel a pang of envy at someone’s success, another person’s happy relationship or our former classmate’s admission into a higher institution. But this seemingly harmless habit doesn’t just make us grumpy at that moment:

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