Have you flip through business magazines and news papers with dozens of PR articles, but never stop to check what's in them ?You are not alone. It is not just because they are boring, we all know they are lies biased. 1) The articles project organisations as places that did no wrong, not doing any… Continue reading PR articles – A wasted opportunity
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The Online Lives of Young Children in Sri Lanka
Nicholas Carlisle, Founder/President of Power of Zero and No Bully, has interviewed me few months back on 'The Online Lives of Young Children in Sri Lanka' as part of their series on the online lives of young children across the world. Power of Zero is a global campaign to reshape early learning for a connected world. It focuses on… Continue reading The Online Lives of Young Children in Sri Lanka
Age of quality digital content
Both mega budget movies from Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan at the end of 2018 have failed at box office. Usual thinking of big Khans pulling crowds have come to a grinding halt. Because of social media. The early adopters ( first day viewers) posted negative comments on social media and the audience got thinner… Continue reading Age of quality digital content
Fake People
I am in the creative process of designing a community project that will help people to identify fake news. For the last 3 weeks, I have plunged in to the vast ocean of social media in Sri Lanka in the light of constitutional crisis, among other things. What struck me most is, fake people are… Continue reading Fake People
Balancing social media
I went to tweetupSL 7 yesterday. I have missed last 2 years. So many new young faces, and the interactions gave me the flavour of young aspirations and new trends in social media. Right now, the intensity of interaction is high, one of the main factors is the inclusion of local languages. It's much more… Continue reading Balancing social media