For years, YouTube’s fans have been saying that they want more choice when watching their favorite content, more ways to support their favorite creators and, above all, the option to watch their favorite videos uninterrupted. So, on October 28th, YouTube introduced YouTube Red – a new membership designed to provide …..
VOCM TechTalk – Looking For A Safer Way To Text?
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss the Cyber Dust texting app. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Cyber Dust Keeps Social Networking Safe and Secure
One of the risks of using social media networks is having information you intend to share with only a handful of friends be made available to everyone. Sometimes that over-sharing happens because friends betray your trust, but more worrisome are the cases in which a social media platform itself exposes …..
VOCM TechTalk Radio Show “Social Media Live Streaming”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode we discuss Social Media Live Streaming. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Social Media Live Streaming
There is no doubt that Canadian’s love using new technologies especially if it comes as a free app that can be installed onto their portable devices. Statistics show that 1 in 3 Canadians won’t let a single day go by without checking into their social media feeds telling us that …..
Facebook’s Privacy Update (Jan. 2015)
Facebook has once again revised it’s privacy policy in an attempt to address criticisms that it’s too complex and lengthy for the average user to keep track of. Therefore, on January 30th of this year they rolled out its new policies and terms in an attempt to make it much …..
VOCM TechTalk Radio Show “Is Social Media Stressing You Out? Why Not Take A Digital Detox?”
Tech Talk on VOCM is a weekly tech spot highlighting the latest tech news and gadget reviews. On this episode taking the stress out of social media is discussed. To listen, click on the PLAY button above.
Is Social Media Stressing You Out? How about doing a digital detox?
For generations, commentators have worried about the impact of technology on people’s stress levels. Telephones interrupted quiet times in homes while television focused around the advertising that enabled modern consumer culture and heightened people’s status anxieties. Inevitably, the focus is now on digital technology. There has been considerable commentary as …..
Social Media Privacy
Online privacy seems to be a cause for concern especially for anyone planning to use any of the social networking sites today. Popular sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram allow you to store your personal and private data with them while we trust it is in a safe and …..
Socrative in the Classroom
I do agree that 21st centry learning environments need to be agile and mobile technology is leading the way. One example I can provide is through my use of an app called Socrative. This service is a great way to leverage the power of student responses using mobile devices or …..