Need another chat app? The creators of Peach App think so
So even with the plethora of chat apps out there, the creators of Peach App have decided that we need another one. The reason it's gaining a lot of traction is because it comes from the co founder of Vine - Twitter's 6 second looping video...
Barcelona FC Footballer Fired Over 2 Year Old Tweets
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, your online reputation matters and what you put online stays online forever. Sergi Guardiola is another young man that has learnt this lesson the hard way. Joining Julio Rey on the list of young...
Parental permission to use the internet for under 16’s – yeh right!
In the fight against cyberbullying and the quest of cybersafety, all ideas will be heard. However, we are not sure who came up with this one and how it got passed the door of whichever office it was suggested in. Having been into a multitude of schools and...
Parents session with The Brain Workshop & Beat The Cyberbully
As the end of anti bullying week approaches, we've been exceptionally busy. Ending our week at GEMS Wellington Academy Al Khail was a highlight but just because the week ends, doesn't mean our work ends. The fight against cyberbullying is a real one, one that is going...
Calculator % App – One for parents to be aware of
Since the beginning of time children have kept secrets from their parents. It's just life right? There are some things parents just don't need to know. Or rather, they don't need it blatantly rubbed in their faces, kids will be kids and they will always have some...
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...
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