The debate about the right to be forgotten might be characterised as a showdown: privacy and compassion versus information and freedom. But its solution need not be that simplistic.
Just a few of Donald Trump’s Twitter followers.
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The increasing use of social media in the financial sector has made it difficult for companies to exercise control, while at the same time allow employees freedom of expression in the workplace.
Esther Milne, Swinburne University of Technology e Scott Ewing, Swinburne University of Technology
Email has been around for many decades and its death has been predicted many times. Love it or hate it, we still need it for communication at work and in our private lives.
Twitter campaigns like #letthemstay pose difficult questions for journalists reporting on the issue.
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With social media blurring the line between public and private more than ever, journalists need to think about how, and to what effect, they use advocacy hashtags in their messages.
Weiwei has taken Denmark to task for its asylum-seeker policy. Australia, for now, is another issue.
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Weiwei has taken Denmark to task for its asylum-seeker policy. Given Australia’s decision to return 267 asylum seekers to Nauru, he should surely consider pulling his current Melbourne exhibition.
When we’re flooded with images, how much of their content do we retain?
Penelope Umbrico, '541,795 Suns from Sunsets from Flickr (Partial) 01/23/06,' 2006-ongoing, detail, 2500 4 inch x 6 inch c-prints. Courtesy Mark Moore Gallery and Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
Snapping and sharing photographs has never been easier. But being inundated with images can have a host of unintended consequences, from heightened anxiety to impaired memory.
Young people are starting to skip the very public postings of some of social media’s original platforms. Why? And where will that leave the companies that rely on our willingness to divulge everything?
Our friends influence us to be healthier – or, more likely, unhealthier.
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Carol Maher, University of South Australia e Tim Olds, University of South Australia
Think about your five closest friends. What do they care about? You should choose your friends wisely, because they can have a big influence on your health.
One day, your Facebook posts and Tweets might convince lenders to drop you some cash. Until then, here are five simple ways to help open up the bank vaults.
If people really want to create a social movement to counter terrorism, we should expand our reach offline.
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Indonesians reacted defiantly on social media after the bombings and shootings in Jakarta last week. But how effective is the response on social media in countering terrorism?
Social media can benefit or harm universities – and it must be carefully managed.
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Research suggests that universities in South Africa haven’t paid much attention to the potential harm that social media could cause - and the benefits it could create.