
LOL: life online, digital media and Canadian youth
Let me tell you a story. Back when I was growing up, I lived in a provincial park far away from civilization. To get to school…
Let me tell you a story. Back when I was growing up, I lived in a provincial park far away from civilization. To get to school…
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post for this digital literacy series that examined the ways that social media is changing our lifestyles. In that…
Human beings are a little weird about their health and in many ways digital technology has made us even weirder. Google has made me a minor hypochondriac…
Let’s take a trip back to the ‘90s. How was your life different? Chances are some of the main changes you’ll notice relate to digital media….
Over the past week, two very different news stories have created a flurry of activity on social media sites – Twitter in particular. Last Friday’s tragic…
Today digital media influences so much of our lives. We make purchasing decisions based on reviews we read online; we track our activities using apps and…
The year was 1979 and though I wasn’t born yet, I still recognize this song as a classic (love the outfits!): Well, it’s 33 years later…
“Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture.” This quote, from the outspoken American poet, Allen Ginsberg, seems to have particular resonance in today’s digital…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s the worth of a video? From a business perspective, priceless. In today’s world, where life online is…
Digital media has made a big world seem small, allowing people from across the globe to connect in real time and around common interests. For charities…