‘Christ on a bike’, ‘I’m grand’ and ‘it’s bucketing down’ are some of the most popular slang phrases made famous by the Irish – but commonly used by the Welsh, English and Scottish. A poll of 2,000 UK adults found 46 per cent often use the term ‘I’m knackered’ but only 11 per cent are aware that its origins are commonly credited to the Emerald Isle. And 86 per cent didn’t know the phrase ‘On me Tod’ – meant to…

New research has revealed that online dangers have replaced sex and drugs as the biggest fear for parents in Cardiff. With a quarter spying to protect their children, experts from Wing (a first-to-market child safety app using AI and psychology) warn they’re leaving them even more vulnerable. With increased cyber-dangers being widely reported throughout lockdown, more than a third of parents cite online time as a leading cause of arguments. Many have resorted to Big Brother style monitoring to keep…

Last Wednesday (10th October) was World Mental Health Day and this year the campaign theme was ‘Young People and Mental Health in a changing World.’ St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College has created a social media video campaign to mark the event, continuing to champion awareness and highlight the issues that young people face. Following on from its ‘Worry Less’ campaign earlier this year, St David’s is continuing to champion mental health awareness with staff members assembling to create an…

  Social media. A subject that will forever be controversial. Since I created my first MySpace account with Dad back in 2005 (xdance-aholicx), Social Media has evolved significantly and has expanded its branches beyond reach. With the dark net, deep net and hidden web just a few clicks away… it’s not a surprise that we have a negative opinion on the subject. MySpace to Bebo to Facebook to twitter to tumblr to Instagram. As I have grown older, social media…

  FACEBOOK AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH ‘BOOST YOUR BUSINESS’ SUMMER TOUR FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HIT CARDIFF   ·   AimsFree event aimed at small businesses at National Museum on July 6 Series of free SME focused workshop events in five cities across the UK ·       Sharing expert tips on latest techniques to boost business on Facebook ·       Aims to train over 3,500 e-commerce experts to deliver Facebook business prowess   Facebook and small business network Enterprise Nation have teamed up…

A new franchise has been launched in the Cardiff area to help small to medium sized businesses develop a professional online presence and drive trade. Katie Bullon, owner of Bull Digital Marketing, which is part of the UK and US-­‐ wide Active Net Marketing Franchise, says, “It’s vital for smaller businesses to be online in this digital age that we live in. If they are not, they will simply be overtaken by competition and ultimately will struggle to succeed. We…

Billions and Billions of photos are taken every day and uploaded to Social Media Website capturing an incredible variety of events, emotions, accessories, journeys, general updates and many more everyday occurrences. But when does it start becoming a mental disorder to constantly update the world about your life? It’s time for a confession. Everybody who’s “anybody” is on one form of social media. It’s a fantastic method of staying in touch with people and it’s made the planet revolve that…