In an era dominated by tales of embarrassing and politically devastating email hacks, the need to protect yourself online is all the more real. From phone numbers and addresses to the names of your parents and relatives, your personal information is sitting on a number of websites, for anyone to peruse and misuse. But there’s [ Read More ]
Archive for January, 2017
How to keep yourself safe in a world of creepy websites filled with personal data
Comments Off on How to keep yourself safe in a world of creepy websites filled with personal dataIs Snapchat Really Deleting My Snaps?
Comments Off on Is Snapchat Really Deleting My Snaps?Snapchat is a chat app and social network that’s super popular with millennials and teens. It’s main feature is that every “Snap” (aka photo or video) is automatically deleted after a certain amount of time. These Snaps may be deleted from your phone, but are they also deleted from Snapchat’s servers? This is the question [ Read More ]
Snapchat Fruit Meanings That All Inquisitive Parents Should Know
Comments Off on Snapchat Fruit Meanings That All Inquisitive Parents Should KnowGirls have ruled and boys have drooled on Snapchat over the past few days — at least among teenagers, who are enmeshed in a coded game that’s empowering for some and seriously frustrating (not to mention a little annoying) for others. That’s because fruit has taken over the social media app known for the ephemerality [ Read More ]
Why Are Snapchat Users Putting Fruits on Their Stories?
Comments Off on Why Are Snapchat Users Putting Fruits on Their Stories?It started just after Christmas Day in December 2016. Snapchat users started posting emojis of fruits on their stories. It then evolved into users saying they were a cherry or blueberry. After that came pineapple, lemon and strawberry. So, how did all of this start and what does it mean? Here is what they mean: [ Read More ]
Why Are People Posting “Cherry” On Their Snapchat Stories? The Fruit Has A Surprising Meaning
Comments Off on Why Are People Posting “Cherry” On Their Snapchat Stories? The Fruit Has A Surprising MeaningGone are the days when a simple Facebook status update was all that you needed to let the world know you were ~in a relationship~. Now, thanks to a new game that’s gone viral among teenage girls, there’s a much sneakier (and way more confusing) way to tell people about your love life: with fruit. [ Read More ]