Social media is obviously not going anywhere. You’ve heard the statistics: Facebook is approaching 600 million users, Twitter users post 90 million “tweets” per day, and the fastest growing demographic of social-media users are those over age 55. The impact of social media cannot be ignored. It is not just influencing how we communicate, but […]
Litigation
Could your Social Media posts be used against you in court?
The short answer…yes and no. Want to know how? Read on! Most of us use social media to share pictures, exciting events or happenings, uplifting videos, and funny quotes. But some of us also use it as a platform for our political, religious, and social views as well as our downright brutally honest thoughts and […]
The Dark Web: What’s New?
Even if you haven’t heard of the term “dark web”, you can probably discern that it’s not a great place to be. This anonymous, virtually untraceable area of the internet makes it ripe for illegal activity. When you surf the internet, you’re just scratching the surface. “Only about 5% of the internet is actually indexed […]
How Social Media Helps Solve Crimes
We no longer live in a world of modesty. It seems nothing is off limits these days…online confessions, incriminating selfies, and detailed accounts of crimes. Experts now explain how social media has helped solve numerous investigations. Take 22-year-old Melinda Vasilije, who was found stabbed to death in her Kitchener, Ontario apartment. Soon after, […]
What is Meta Data and How is it Used?
Every day we read tweets, Facebook posts and browse Instagram stories. All we see is what’s on the surface…but if we dig deeper we could find an enormous amount of hidden data. This data is called meta data. To put it simply, metadata means “data about data”. Metadata is used to summarize basic information about […]