Apple jumping on the self destructing messaging band wagon in iOS8
Here at Beat The Cyberbully we made the move across to Apple products a few years ago. I (Barry) an ex Microsoft employee no less, ventured across the water when the iPad 2 came out. This was my first Apple product. And from there it's evolved into...
Snapchat set to take on the likes of Whatsapp in the messaging arena
Snapchat has announced itself in the arena of fully fledged messaging apps with it's latest upgrades. Any Snapchatters out there will know that it was previously cumbersome to have to switch out to Whatsapp or iMessage if you wanted to transition into good 'old...
Have you heard the Rumr?
Another week and another anonymous chat app it seems. Another addition to the ranks is the Rumr app - created by James Jerlecki to help his sister ( a teacher) out, by creating a forum where friends can talk about subjects such as sex, drugs, other...
Can you handle the Truth? – It was supposed to be a Secret!
One of the latest anonymous communication apps to hit the market, at the beginning of the month, is called Truth. And Beat The Cyberbully has some concerns about the immediate potential for online mis use this particular release has. The marketing...
The art of defensive Googling – why your online reputation matters
Anyone that has been involved in digital for more than two minutes is acquainted with the art of self googling. Whether that is for your own name. Or for your brand. As we've progressed in digital marketing, defensive googling has become more and...
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...
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