Here’s one for you – First Case of Cyber flashing reported!
Since mobile devices have had bluetooth, the authorities have had to deal with 'bluejacking' which is the use of bluetooth connectivity to share information with another device. Bluetooth allows people within a 5-10 metre radius to connect and in the case of...
Remember Periscope? Blab is Video Chat for Groups of up to 4 People
Periscope launched to mass hysteria and took the mantle from Meerkat as the Live Video App of choice. And now we have Blab, the video messaging app for groups of up to 4 people to talk about, well, whatever they want really. You can blab about anything and anyone that...
Another messaging App – Yahoo joins the mix with LiveText
Hands up if you've heard of Whatsapp? Facebook Messenger? iMessage? Line? Wechat? Telegram? Skype chat? Ok hands down. Get ready for another one. Yahoo is a bit late to the game to say the least. It's been out in Asia for a month or two now but has been...
Cecil the Lion and Walter Palmer
It's a sad state of affairs this story, as here at Beat The Cyberbully, we are very focused on addressing the issue of Cyberbullying and keeping your online reputation in tact. The very sad story of Cecil the Lion's demise is heartbreaking in terms of...
Are you ready to Jott? Jott App takes US by storm – chat app doesn’t need data!!
So we try and stay up to date with what is happening all over the internet in terms of new releases, updates to existing platforms and of course new apps released to the market. Today we focus on Jott App. The latest chat app that has US teens 'chatting' - what's...
Paparazzi parents need to Stop | Think | Post
Proud parents. The world is full of them and there is nothing more fulfilling for many parents to show everyone just how proud they are of their children. This isn't a bad thing, it's a wonderful thing, however, in this day an age, the way...
Thimun Film Festival Best Film – Cyber Bullying
The 6th annual Thimun Qatar Northwestern Film Festival recently took place with a film about Cyberbullying taking the spoils for Best Picture. The event, now in it's 6th year is a collaboration between Thimun Qatar and Northwestern...
YouNow App – creative, unbelievable and a little bit dangerous – Yep!
So this app has come to our attention and we have to say that it's one that really strikes us (who are in the digital dinosaur bracket admittedly) as bonkers!! YouNow App is putting Meerkat and Twitter's Periscope firmly on the sidelines and is the teens...
Burnbook – the app that seems to have been designed as a cyberbullying tool
We like to keep up to date with what's happening in the world of apps, especially as the continuing trend of anonymous chat apps lends itself to cyberbullying. It does so in such an obvious way that we personally feel the app stores should be doing more...
Wiper App – it’s not new, but we hadn’t heard of it before
At Beat The Cyberbully we try to stay abreast of the latest and greatest things happening in the digital world. Last week our core focus was on Meerkat - the new one touch live video streaming app. We even Meerkat'd our broadcast on Pearl FM in the studio...
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