On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey, a computer programmer from Missouri, sent the world’s first ‘tweet’. “Just setting up my twttr,” he posted to his new website. Although it might not have appeared groundbreaking, Dorsey’s five-word missive would change online communications forever. In just a few short months, Twitter, Dorsey’s website, had gone viral. Hundreds of thousands of people had signed up and the web was awash with tweets.
As they say themselves, “Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be.” It is a cross between a social networking site (like Facebook and Twitter) and a blog.
here are literally thousands of mobile phone apps popular with young people for communicating with their friends. In recent years, as smartphone technology improved, video messaging has come to the fore.
Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry