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Dec142015 by Charlotte StaleyNo Comments

The NHS pairs up with dating app Tinder to increase organ donation

Dating App Tinder has teamed up with the NHS to raise awareness about organ donation. According to NHS Blood and Transplant, organ donation from people in their 20s and 30s is on the decline in the UK. Tinder has subsequently launched a campaign using celebrity profiles to encourage users to sign the organ donation register. The campaign will feature celebrities such as Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea, Emmerdale’s Gemma Oaten and Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones. Ive teamed up with the NHS and @tinder to show the importance of organ donation! #timetosign https://t.co/eRtYPiFuGn pic.twitter.com/eG2PJjdeNf — Jamie Laing (@JamieLaing_UK) December 14, 2015 A spokesperson for he NHS told Westminster World that it is hoping the partnership with Tinder will spur an increase in you

Dec142015 by Karina GirnyteNo Comments

Ed Sheeran quits all social media for a year, can you?

Music, ReportingWeek2, Social media

Ed Sheeran reveals in an Instagram post he is quitting all social media for a year and will use the time to travel and see the world. His decision attracted international attention and all multimedia platforms instantly became buzzing with it. The post came late last night and received a 503k likes and 14k shares instantly and over 42k comments since. In the post Ed Sheeran claimed that he wished to see the world "through his own eyes". The British singer who dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue his dream of being a musician attracted the attention of Elton John Jamie Foxx for the first time in 2011 with his independent project No.5 Collaborations. After signing with Asylum Records he became an international star. Judging from his quick raise to fame and...

Dec72015 by Diana OderoNo Comments

#YouAintNoMuslimBruv… Hashtag Activism, yay or nay?

News, ReportingWeek1, Social media

A commuter was stabbed in the throat by a young man at Leytontone Tube Station, December 5th, Saturday night. In a video taken by a witness, one can hear a man calling out to the attacker saying "You ain't no muslim bruv... you ain't no muslim." This statement has since become a major trending topic on twitter. People from all over the world have voiced their support by using the hashtag #YouAintNoMuslimBruv as way to unite against the negativity muslims face on the daily thanks to the attacks by ISIS. Hashtags, which were initially used to spread information in a categorical manner, have now become a useful way to get your voice heard in the digital world. Popular Social Awareness Hashtags Major social protests worldwide have occurred thanks to the p

FutureFest London: Edward Snowden and the (not so distant) Future

Politics, Social media, Student

Edward Snowden talked privacy, trust, and mass surveillance at London’s FutureFest this weekend. The weekend-long event showcased speakers, debates, performers, and more, themed around providing perspectives on the ideas of tomorrow. Joining the crowd via live link from Moscow with his face projected six feet tall on a screen, the irony of Snowden’s face appearing huge before a crowd like a smiling Big Brother was not lost on Nesta CEO Geoff Mulgan, who quipped about the peculiarity while introducing Snowden. The former NSA contractor-turned-whistleblower fielded questions about privacy, state-sponsored spying, mass surveillance, and governance. “They’re afraid of us. The government doesn’t want us to know what they’re doing, how they’re interpreting the law, how they