Today’s world is dominated by social media and it plays a significant role in our lives – both at work and at home. There are an estimated 2.3 billion social media users globally. But has our need to keep people updated on our every move or thought gone too far? Continue reading Can taking a social media holiday benefit your mental health?
The public is being invited to help reform defamation law to ensure it is fit for 21st century Scotland. Continue reading Defamation law reform: consultation opens
Founders of Connected Sisters, the online and social media platform for women to share true life stories, will be telling their own personal stories during this year’s National Storytelling Week 26th January – 2nd February. Continue reading World’s First Digital Women’s Circle to celebrate National Storytelling Week
Continue reading Build screen time around family activities, not the other way round, parents told
Staff from across NHS Lothian have been spreading festive fun throughout hospitals and sites with the launch of their own Christmas song – and video. Continue reading NHS Lothian staff storm social media with a Christmas classic
Most people in the UK are dependent on their digital devices, and need a constant connection to the internet, following a decade of digital transformation revealed by Ofcom today. Continue reading Attached to our phones: a decade of digital dependency
Over 95% of employees are using company time and technology to check up on their ex-partners via social media, a survey has revealed. Continue reading Over 95% of workers use company technology to check up on an Ex
Scots are to be armed with a new tool to equip them with the digital know-how and best practice on how to tackle cyber crime. To coincide with Safer Internet Day 2018, the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has revised its hugely successful cyber safety factsheets which aim to provide individuals and businesses with enhanced guidance to thwart e-crime. Continue reading Safe Surfing: free cyber safety factsheets available
A leading expert on cybercrime is warning Scots to be wary of the hidden dangers LinkedIn can pose. In the run up to Safer Internet Day, Gerry Grant, Chief Ethical Hacker with the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC), is urging caution from those who use the popular social media network. Continue reading Beware of LinkedIn’s pitfalls, warns cyber security expert
Borussia Monchengladbach welcomed a Scottish social media sensation this week when the club played host to Brian Pickering, who’s ‘A German Team’ tweet went viral last October. Continue reading ‘A German Team’ welcomes Drylaw’s Brian
