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Zawya
07-08-2025
- Business
- Zawya
42% of children in META region dream of blogging careers: survey
About 42% of children surveyed from the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region would like to become bloggers in the future finds a survey. The seriousness of their intentions is evidenced by the fact that 44% of them are already developing their own blog or working on content for the future, said the Kaspersky research. A dream of becoming popular is the most appealing for young people – 53% of children surveyed named it when explaining their wish to become a blogger. 46% of young respondents said that they simply enjoy creating video content. Interestingly, 36% stick to the view that blogging is a way to make money without much effort, while 32% are prone to choosing blogging because it's trendy and cool. Only 16% of parents surveyed expressed a clear desire for their children to pursue a career as a blogger. For 44% this is acceptable only when the child grows up. And a quarter (25%) express unwillingness to have a blogging future for their children. Despite this, the majority of parents (74%) support their children in their blogging endeavors or at least do not mind it. 'Regardless of parents' opinions on blogging, creating, maintaining, and promoting a blog is a difficult task, which requires a wide range of skills that could be useful for a child's future career. It can help young people to discover their creativity and ways to express themselves. Blogging also provides mom and dad with valuable insights into their children's lives, bringing families closer together,' comments Seifallah Jedidi, Regional Head of Consumer Channel for the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa at Kaspersky. 'Parents' support helps young people take the first step to realizing their ambition with confidence and, what's important – with cybersecurity in mind.' Kaspersky has prepared top tips for parents and young bloggers to consider, to help them step safely and securely into the exciting new world of blogging: A social media account is a blogger's main tool, so protecting it should be the first priority. Be sure to set up two-factor authentication – it's a reliable feature that can help to keep a profile protected from compromising and hijacking. Creating a strong password is essential and not as difficult as it seems. Importantly, it must be unique – it's not recommended to reuse a password from an email or social media or any other account. Ensure the young blogger understands privacy issues – which information can be shared and what should be kept private. For example, public sharing of IDs, tickets and other documents, is not a good idea. It's also advisable to keep geotags private and not share information about current location and travel plans. As a blogger, a child will come across a lot of different people. Discuss at the beginning what topics can be communicated with strangers and what information they should never share online. Not all followers are friendly or legitimate users, so a young blogger should be prepared for undesirable users contacting them. The best solution would be to stop responding to messages or block any suspicious users. With the right tools, such as Kaspersky Premium, parents can also effectively safeguard their children against cyber threats. *The survey was conducted by Toluna research agency at the request of Kaspersky in 2023-2024. The study sample included 10,000 online interviews (5000 parent-child pairs, with children aged 3 to 17 years) in 5 countries: Türkiye, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. -TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2025 Al Hilal Publishing and Marketing Group Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Forbes
21-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
4 Ways To Contribute To Your Blog When You're Tired Of Writing
Peter Boyd is an attorney and the Founder of PaperStreet. He has successfully helped 2,000 law firms with their websites and marketing. For small-business owners, writing blog posts each month can start to feel like a chore, especially if writing isn't your thing. On the days when you're staring at the screen and nothing good is coming to mind, it's okay to take a break. You don't have to write. But you should keep contributing to your content marketing in some way. I've put together a few ideas to help you still put in the effort while honoring the fact that your brain just isn't in a writing mood. (Hey, it happens to all of us. We can't be creative geniuses 100% of the time.) 1. Refresh An Old Blog Post Look through your site and find a blog post that's gotten a lot of views. Then update it. Add 'Updated 2025' to the post title and title tag. Refresh the content—make sure it's accurate, relevant and optimized. Maybe add a few new lines, replace any outdated links or swap in a new image. It's less work than writing from scratch and can still boost your SEO. 2. Make Some Artwork If writing feels like pulling teeth today, switch gears and make something visual. Many online graphic design tools are super user-friendly—even if you don't think of yourself as a designer. Create a few graphics for old blog posts, or ones you know you'll be publishing soon. Or knock out images for your next holiday campaign. Another successful effort is to take a blog post and generate an infographic from it. These might not be the most urgent tasks, but they are still productive and a great creative outlet. 3. Curate Instead Of Create Not everything has to be completely original content. Share a roundup of recent news, industry trends or helpful tools. Then write a quick introduction or add a short note about why you're sharing. If even that feels like too much writing, just let the links speak for themselves. You're still providing value, and your readers will appreciate it. Bonus: This strategy can help support your link-building efforts. When sharing your curated blog post on social media, be sure to tag the owner of the links you included. You could get some extra mentions from it, making this effort just as valuable as writing something new. 4. Generate Future Writing Ideas Spend time planning instead of producing. Scroll through your analytics. Poke around competitor websites. Check out what's trending on LinkedIn or even your Facebook feed. Gather inspiration from your favorite places. Jot down headline ideas. My team loves using AI to brainstorm blog topics when we're in a slump. Just Keep Showing Up Some days, writing just isn't going to happen. But that doesn't mean your content marketing has to stall. Whether you're refreshing, designing, curating or planning ahead, there are plenty of ways to stay productive (and creative) without forcing a single sentence. Honor what mood you're in, and do your best to stay on track. The most important thing isn't writing something, but rather committing to your overall strategy. No one minds if you pivot a bit. Forbes Agency Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies. Do I qualify?
TechCrunch
01-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Automattic puts Tumblr migration to WordPress on hold
In Brief Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg confirmed that the company is no longer working on migrating its Tumblr blogging platform to WordPress, as previously announced. The exec shared the news on The Verge's Decoder podcast, published on Monday, saying that the project is 'on hold' for an indefinite period. 'What we decided is that we want to focus as much on the things that are going to be noticeable to users and that users are asking for,' he told the site. 'This was more like an infrastructure thing, kind of like any big re-architecture. I still want to do it. It's just cleaner. But right now, we're not working on it.' The announcement also raises questions about what this means for Tumblr's integration with the open social web, known as the fediverse. By migrating its infrastructure to WordPress, it would have become a federated app. Mullenweg admits that was one of the arguments for making the move, but hints that it's no longer a priority. '…in the meantime, I think if there was a big push to implement fediverse, we would just do it on the Tumblr code base,' he said. Mullenweg also reiterated that Tumblr is not profitable, and is sustained from the profits of other Automattic products. Still, he said he believed in Tumblr's future and plans to give it the runway it needs to figure things out.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Body language expert reveals the meaning behind Meghan Markle's uncomfortable 14 second encounter with audience at 'awkward' conference
At the 2016 Create and Cultivate blogger conference in Atlanta, Meghan Markle found herself in an awkward moment while discussing her website, The Tig. At that time, she was balancing her acting career on Suits with blogging and was given the opportunity to speak about her experiences and insights into the industry. However, when the Q&A session was opened to the audience, an uncomfortable silence followed. Body language expert Judi James analysed Meghan's gestures and movements, noting clear signs of discomfort during the interaction. Reviewing the clip, Judi observed: 'There is an awkward amount of gap-filling to cover the fourteen seconds before someone steps up, and in that time, we see Meghan display a range of responses, including what appears to be possible exasperation and a wry, asymmetric smile.' She pointed out that Meghan initially appeared confident in front of the audience, sitting with her legs crossed and at one point raising one knee - suggesting she had no desire to create a barrier with her posture. 'Her elbows propped out on the arms of her chair in an authoritative splay ritual while her left hand lightly rested on her thigh as she addressed the audience in a friendly, rapport-building manner, referring to them as 'You guys'.' A skilled host typically prepares backup questions or even plants audience members with pre-written queries, but this was clearly not the case for Meghan's interview. 'Every speaker knows the mild dread that comes with the 'Any questions?' moment where, no matter how engaging and informative you have been, there is always the risk of a tumbleweed silence that can suggest a lack of interest,' Judi explained. As no immediate questions arose, Meghan quickly interjected, 'They have no questions, they just want their cocktails,' using the distancing word 'they' to create a 'subtle rapport gap'. 'She looks at her host and steps in to fill the silence, saying 'I'm a chatty girl' as her hand flops from the wrist - hinting at that sense of exasperation. 'She then raises her eyebrows and adds, 'Not even a question about Mike Ross, that surprises me!' while adopting an aloof hand gesture, palm facing the audience, to match the raised brows.' Eventually, a woman in the audience asked a question: 'Today, I've noticed we've talked a lot about motivation and following your gut. Meghan, I was wondering if you could speak a little about navigating feminism within conservative business environments.' At this moment, Meghan placed a hand on her forehead and laughed, having just been discussing how many people had offered her champagne. 'Once she receives a question about feminism, Meghan seems keen to re-boot her status following what might have been misinterpreted as a lack of enthusiasm,' Judi noted. She then shifted the conversation, referencing her past work: 'I had written an article for the Irish Independent, which is a big newspaper in Ireland, about that exact thing because I had been really fortunate enough to meet with a lot of incredibly powerful women. Meghan attends Elle's 6th Annual Women in Television Dinner in Los Angeles in January 2016 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement at The Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace in November 2017 after dating for a year 'Of course, you can still be a woman, and want to present yourself well, and look beautiful, and it doesn't lessen the fact you're standing up for something that's incredibly important.' According to Judi, once back on track, Meghan's body language conveyed a 'purring of enjoyment' as she referenced speaking engagements, high-profile figures like Angela Merkel, and her work with the UN - seemingly regaining control of the moment. Meghan's blog, which launched in 2014 and closed eight years ago, was named after her favourite Tignanello wine. Embracing the role of editor-in-chief, she used the website to share her views on topics ranging from feminism to her passion for philanthropy. She also shared recipes, make-up and beauty tips, travel advice, and interviews with celebrity friends, including Serena Williams and Priyanka Chopra.
CTV News
10-05-2025
- CTV News
B.C. court declines to dismiss defamation case against blogger, issues arrest warrant for contempt
A prolific blogger who has spent more than a year targeting the owners of an Okanagan fruit farm has lost his bid to have a defamation lawsuit against him dismissed. Instead, the B.C. Supreme Court has issued a warrant for Daryl Grant MacAskill's arrest so that he can be brought before a judge to face contempt of court allegations. MacAskill – who goes by the aliases 'Ace' and 'Ace Ventura,' according to Justice John Gibb-Carsley's recent decision – 'maintains and controls' a blog called 'Gangsterism Out.' Since March 2024, MacAskill has published dozens of blog posts about Sandher Fruit Packers Ltd. – a family fruit farm business based in Kelowna – and its operators Bir Singh Sandher, Gurtaj Singh Sandher and Prabtaj Singh Sandher. The Sandhers have sued MacAskill for defamation, and they won an injunction last year in which the court ordered MacAskill to take down some of his posts and refrain from making similar statements about the plaintiffs while the underlying case remains before the courts. 'The defendant's statements about the plaintiffs to which they take offence include statements that the plaintiffs have committed murder, human trafficking, illegal immigration activities, money laundering, drug trafficking and smuggling, bribery of public officials and politicians; and that the plaintiffs are financing and sponsoring terrorist groups, members of terrorists groups, and members of organized crime gangs including the Sinaloa drug cartel and the Brothers Keepers,' Gibb-Carsley's decision reads. 'The statements also include crude, racist and homophobic language and content. The plaintiffs argue that there is no basis for any of the statements and that their reputation and livelihoods have been adversely impacted by the baseless accusations.' The underlying defamation case remains to be determined. In his decision this week, Gibb-Carsley dealt with three applications from the parties. 'Misinformation' is not in the public interest MacAskill asked the court to dismiss the Sandhers' claims under B.C.'s Protection of Public Participation Act, which is intended to protect journalists and other members of the public from defamation lawsuits that seek to limit speech on matters of public interest. 'In short, the defendant argues that the claims he makes about the plaintiffs on the internet are in the public interest and so should not be muzzled by the plaintiffs' defamation claim,' Gibb-Carsley's decision summarizes. The defendant also asked the court to order the plaintiffs to allow him to cross-examine them on affidavits they filed in support of their case. Despite filing two applications, MacAskill did not appear in court for the hearings on them, a fact Gibb-Carsley concluded was 'an active choice not to participate' on the defendant's part. The judge dismissed both of the blogger's applications, ruling that he had provided 'no factual basis to cross-examine the plaintiffs' and that he had failed to establish that the subject matter of his allegedly defamatory statements was in the public interest. 'While the idea that free speech is critical to the well-being of a democratic and just society is unassailable, in my view, the information the defendant has posted on his blog is so woefully devoid of facts that it does not satisfy the definition of public interest,' the decision reads. 'Indeed, unsourced and false accusations may be better characterized as 'misinformation.' The spreading of misinformation or lies is not in the public interest.' Arrest warrant issued The plaintiffs' application to the court sought an order finding MacAskill in contempt for violating the injunction, but they conceded that no such order could be granted without the defendant present. According to the decision, this is because contempt allegations are 'quasi-criminal' in nature and 'require a high standard of procedural fairness and evidence.' It would be unfair to MacAskill to find him in contempt of court without having him present to answer the contempt allegations. Because of this, the plaintiffs sought – and Gibb-Carsley ordered – a warrant for MacAskill's arrest. The judge concluded that the defendant was clearly aware of the injunction and the contempt application, but continued to publish the allegedly defamatory information on his blog and in emails to the plaintiffs and their lawyers. The decision includes quotes from a few of the 'many' posts MacAskill has made that breach the injunction order, as well as quotes from one of the defendant's emails to one of the plaintiffs' lawyers that 'provides the flavour of the abuse and vitriol that the defendant uses in in his correspondence.' The quoted email taunts the lawyer, calling him 'a retard' and a 'f***ing stupid c***,' and referring to his clients as 'scum.' 'I am told that the volume of emails sent from the defendant to Mr. Byma is significant, with over 400 sent to Mr. Byma alone since July 4, 2024, and hundreds more sent to other individuals at the plaintiffs' counsel's law firm and others,' Gibb-Carsley's decision reads. The judge concluded there was a 'prima facie' – a legal term meaning 'on its face' – case that MacAskill had violated the injunction, and ordered a warrant for his arrest so that he can face the contempt allegations. Gibb-Carsley's decision also offered the defendant some unsolicited advice. 'One of the factors the court will consider in a contempt hearing are the steps that an alleged contemnor has taken to purge his or her contempt,' the decision reads. 'As such, in the strongest of terms I encourage the defendant to take steps to comply with the injunction order and remove the offending materials from his blog and cease and desist from taking other steps that are contrary to that order or otherwise could be characterized as abusive.' 'In this regard, I would especially encourage the defendant to cease his abusive emails to counsel for the plaintiffs and to members associated with the plaintiffs' counsel. There is simply no room for that form of abuse or hate-filled language in our justice system.'
