We might not realise it, but gamification is all around us. The market is saturated with gamified apps designed to do everything from improving health and wellbeing to keeping track of household chores, helping your children learn to read, and tracking your newborn’s sleeping habits. While these apps cover a diverse range of topics, theyContinue reading “Gamification: Does it always work as a motivational tool?”
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People watching people
The idea of our digital lives being used for surveillance is something that fascinates me. I think it would be fair to say we are all aware the information we give online can be used by marketing companies to target their advertising towards our interests. In other words, they are surveilling us. We are likelyContinue reading “People watching people”
You are what you tweet
As a journalist, I pride myself on my reputation and being seen as someone who reports with fairness, accuracy and without bias. In fact, the MEAA Journalist Code of Ethics instructs journalists to commit to reporting with impartiality and fairness, putting personal opinions and beliefs to one side to ensure they do not taint ourContinue reading “You are what you tweet”
To tweet, or not to tweet?
Twitter- it seems to be the social media platform that people love to hate. I myself have a love hate relationship with it. I know you’re thinking “but, you’re a journalist and journalists are meant to LOVE Twitter”, but the reality is I just don’t find it that useful for work. The majority of myContinue reading “To tweet, or not to tweet?”
Let’s talk about social media and local government…
Hands up if you follow your local council on social media? Perhaps you follow their Facebook page to stay up-to-date with local events, or fire off a tweet to report an issue in your neighbourhood. Or maybe you just like to know what’s happening in your suburb. You’re not alone. The age of digital mediaContinue reading “Let’s talk about social media and local government…”
Laura makes a video…
Have you ever tried to make a video about yourself? I did, and as it turns out, it’s not as easy as it seems.
Getting started
I’ve wrote almost every day for the past 10 years, yet somehow, I had no idea what to write when a teacher for a new unit at uni recommended I start a blog. You see, for the past 10 years I have been writing about the news- the cold, hard facts (and occasional colourful fun)-Continue reading “Getting started”
Laura writes 