Social Networking & Cyberbullying

What we will discuss… Impact of social networking on our society

Campaigns against cyberbullying

Personal experiences

What is Social Networking all about? Social Networking is the future of communication.

It is made up of websites and applications that enable users to create and share content with others.

There are a huge number of social networking sites all together, which are used all over the world.

The result is an enormous amount of information that can be easily shared or searched.

Facts on social networking Facebook is probably the most well known social networking site in the world. A site where you can talk, stalk, and even poke

your friends.

There are now over 1.15 billion Facebook users

23% of Facebook users login at least 5 times a day

One million web pages are accessed using the "login with Facebook" feature

Twitter has become very popular over the past year and is famous for it's tweets and trends. But did you know…

There are now over 500 million registered users

Twitter was the fastest growing network with a 44% growth from 2012-2013

215 million monthly active users

Social Media is your business Social Media definitely has its benefits. It is a key tool used by many

businesses around the world. No matter what line of business you're in, the quickest and cheapest way to spread the word about you is through social media.

Your online profiles can affect your chances of employment. Potential employers often do a background check to see if you are the right person for the job. A recent survey confirms this: A whopping 70% of U.S business managers say they decided not to employ a job candidate based upon something they found out about them online.

Campaigns, who’s there to help?

On the 11th of this year, there was a Big March which raised awareness for bullying, it’s message was that you can’t always see the pain caused by bullying, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc2JINqU9GA

Who’s out there…

http://www.internetmatters.org/issues/cyberbullying.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwnNqgBRDdgOitrZPj6yYSJACM86tDm3pVA7DiA1jA83PQA5y6q_v1fwMJlIoHHfSjNrvhXBoCsanw_wcB

http://www.cybersmile.org/helpline

http://www.kidshelp.com.au/teens/get-info/hot-topics/cyber-bullying.php

Video… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovR3FF_6us#t=621

Amanda’s Fight Cyber bullying can happen to anyone with access to an electronic device. Not all cases of cyber bullying are as widely known about, however, this post is all about a young girl that's story became know world wide. Prior to her death Amanda Todd used a video, compiled with a series of flash cards, to express her story and the turmoil she had to face. After receiving abuse from not only strangers, but also her 'friends' over the internet, Amanda sadly took her life at the mere age of 15. She lived in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and her story communicates how words of hate can effect young, fragile lives.

All of this happened to Amanda because she didn't receive the support she needed after making two small mistakes. Read more about her story at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Amanda_Todd

Watch how teens react to her story and the views they have on cyber bullying by clicking below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VF6cmddWOgU

Justine’s Happy Ending14 old Justine never imagined that she would become a victim of cyber bullying. Justine was no stranger to personal challenges, but her experience with cyber bullying was really something she was not prepared for. Justine had spent months battling cancer, and after she was told that her cancer was in remission, she felt certain that her struggles were behind her. That was until she began to receive threatening email messages from a mysterious cyber bully. The threatening messages continued and continued until Justine’s in box held ninety messages. The messages ranged from merely rude to downright frightening. Once the messages escalated into things like, “I’m going to rape you,” Justine’s parents decided to take the issue to the police. The police were quickly able to trace the messages back to Justine’s classmate and surprisingly best friend. The courts required the cyber bully to attend counseling sessions and to write Justine a formal letter of apology. Though, Justine’s family felt that this punishment was likely too lenient, they were glad that their action did result in a positive outcome.

What’s being done? Despite finding stories on suicide and success, research has also lead me

find stories where people have taken action against cyber bullying because of their abusive past.

Sophie Thorne, age 17, decided to start a project on cyber bullying as it too, happened to her in her past.

Watch how she’s making a difference and what she’s doing in order to try and prevent cyber bullying in the link below:

http://www.fixers.org.uk/news/5056-11208/beating-the-cyber-bullies.php?gclid=COmPvoXm2MACFYXJtAodz24Acw