Can social media help diagnose illness?
With social media used for so many different things, should it really be used by people to self-diagnose health problems because they are too scared or embarrassed to visit a GP? We are all guilty...
View ArticleBeautifulpeople.com – The Shrek Effect
This week saw the notorious website, beautifulpeople.com accidently let 30,000 ‘ugly’ people onto its web dating social networking site. The website, known for brutally only accepting people it thinks...
View ArticleJaffa Cakes launched into digital world
United Biscuits has launched its biggest ever digital campaign in order to promote popular juicy biscuit brand, Jaffa Cakes. The brand has been launched into the social media world in a campaign to...
View ArticleSocial media – an unhealthy medical mix?
Medics have been warned that adding patients to their social media network is a big mistake and could jeopardise their career. The British Medical Association has pointed out that doctors may face...
View ArticleStepping in the wrong direction
Following the news that broke last week regarding Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, and the deaths of five poor people, it likely there will be a long-winded process for getting the hospital’s...
View ArticleSocial Media – Pro or Con In The Riots?
During last week’s horrific rioting it has become clear that social media was criticised as playing a major part in organising these terrible events. With gangs tweeting about meeting spots and...
View ArticleTV cameras in the courtroom?
The announcement earlier this week that TV cameras would be allowed to film in all England and Wales courtrooms was a move to improve the public’s knowledge of, and confidence in, the justice system....
View ArticleFood Fight – Is this a Price Cut War?
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASDA? That is the question on so many consumers’ minds at the moment. Where will customers get the most out of their money and which shop offers the cheapest deals? Competition...
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