Safer Internet Day

Rise of hands, how many times do you search the internet for something specific, just to get lost in the muddles of it?

Safer internet day is about making the time we spend on our phones and computers safer but also more useful and instructive.

Here are some pro-tips to boost your web browsing experience and make the World Wide Web more useful!

#1 Learn a new language!

Indeed, the internet has made learning a new language far easier than it once was. There are now a lot of websites and apps to help learn any language you want! Imagine learning Spanish in less than 15 minutes per day, isn’t that just awesome! Install Duolingo, it takes less than a minute!

#2 Subscribe to interesting Youtube channels

There are many content creators who specialize in educative content, those are very useful and more interesting than you can imagine. Believe me, you will soon get addicted to acquiring new knowledge every day, you won't be able to go a day without your daily fix of knowledge! Brut_nature or History of the world makes for very useful sources!

#3 Pursue an online course!

Often free and sometimes even certified, online courses are very useful. Imagine acquiring new skills in pretty much any field you want for free and without leaving the comfort of your bed!

Boosting your CV with a new set of competencies will help you a lot in scoring the perfect job! Sites like Alison.com or My-mooc.com are here just for that!

And if you want something a little more tangible, a lot of our partner universities offer paid online courses!

#4 Instagram isn’t just about aesthetics!

There are many pages on the gram that can provide you with useful tidbits of information.

Imagine browsing your feed and acquiring useful knowledge, be it culture, education, or world news, there are a lot of things you can learn on Instagram! Here are some of our favorite pages @tededucation @brut.nature @kombini

#5 Sign up for a newsletter!

Many web pages and companies have newsletters, they exist to keep you updated on any matter you wish for. For example, sign up for the newsletter of a job marketplace, so you’ll receive the latest job offers and even some tips and news to boost your CV or acquire new skills!

#6 Read a blog!

Like ours, for example! We try to keep you updated on matters of the world and on the latest news about fields of studies and popular jobs! So that you can make the best decisions regarding your future.

And there you go, these tips will help make your experience on the World Wide Web useful and way more enriching!