Beat The Cyberbully on Abu Dhabi Classic FM
Beat The Cyberbully was fortunate enough to be on Abu Dhabi Classic FM towards the end of last year with Andrew Hosie - Barry Lee Cummings popped in to discuss the initiative a few months before it went live on the ground. We had hoped to...
Singapore makes Cyberbullying a criminal offence – will this work to curb it?
At Beat The Cyberbully we believe that any measures taken to try and reduce the amount of cyberbullying is a good thing. Singapore has taken the extreme measure of actually criminalising cyerbullying and stalking, punishable by an initial fine of...
What happens on Yik Yak stays on Yik Yak!
With the release of yet another anonymous chatting app, Yik Yak has entered the market targeting college students. So Yik Yak is providing a platform for anyone over 17 years old to post anything they want and remain entirely anonymous. Can...
Talking Angela App and the disappearing 7 year old!
First of all forgive the sensationalist post title. There was some speculation that a 7 year old called Eli Moreno went missing after interacting with the Talking Angela app on his mums iPhone. This is 100% NOT TRUE. The story stemmed from a...
Isn’t it time you had that talk with your children? They are 8 years old after all
For those thinking that 8 is far to young to have THAT talk, I’m not talking about THAT one. I am talking about something that Eric Shmidt and Jared Cohen, of Google talk about in their latest blog post on Wired - Data Permanence And what...
Happy to have been a partner at the What Works Wellbeing event with the KHDA
Having launched the Beat the Cyberbully (BTCB) initiative in the UAE in the 3rd week of February it was a pleasure and an honour to be asked to be a part of the What Works Wellbeing The event is one of a series that the Knowledge and Human Development...
Hands up if you’ve heard of Confide, WUT or Popcorn Messaging!
Don't worry, like many parents and people over the age of about 17, you are not alone in not having heard of these. They are as you may have guessed smartphone applications that are freely available to download in the various platform specific application...
Beetalk! Just another App or the next big thing?
Welcome to 2014 and with the New Year, comes the newest social media channels for everyone to get stuck into. Beetalk, whilst originating in Thailand, is set to become one of the stand out channels of the year, and we are only 3 weeks in. The obvious...
How safe are you when posting on the internet??
The issue of safety is one we take very seriously at BTCB as you would expect. After all, our whole ethos is about the safe and effective use of the many channels now available to us all, across the age range. What is troubling, is the speed at which 'we'...
Social Media in the MENA Region
It’s often said that the Middle East is quite far behind when it comes to the digital arena. I’ve said it myself when presenting to my customers. And it’s true. Being kind we are about 10 years behind, specifically when it comes to infrastructure to...
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