2019
“I talk digital”
Digital has many facets. It is a news anchor as it informs us about politics and world affairs. It is an entertainer as it allows us...
Continue reading...Blurred Lines
Who am I ? Where am I going? What am I trying to say, and to whom? These questions may sound familiar to you. Maybe they...
Continue reading...Remembrance
As a child, we’ve all looked up at the night sky, trying to count the stars. But even that tiny piece of sky was so filled...
Continue reading...Digital media in libraries
Behind the Screens : the Horrors of Facebook
Warning: This Post Contains a Lot of Hope
The benefits of a social media break
When I read the blogs of my peers, I noticed that a few wrote about the addiction of social media. Social media is so embedded in...
Continue reading...Cube World: A Personal Success And A Public Failure?
Back in early 2013, some friends and I were introduced to an upcoming ‘indie’ (independently developed) game called Cube World. It promised an open, procedurally generated...
Continue reading...Forget to Remember
Imagine yourself at a concert. (It does not really matter what kind of music genre, but for the sake of the scenario, maybe some pop artist?)...
Continue reading...EU’re a Bit of a Mess.
Cross my heart and hope to die, I was going to write something meaningful and thought-provoking for this blogpost. The surge in racist attacks on footballers’...
Continue reading...The Rise of Analog in a Digitized World
Digital media and technology have undoubtedly streamlined many aspects of life, such as communication, consumption of media, storage and spreading of information and automation. People can...
Continue reading...Quitting Instagram as an addict
Ever since my first year at university, I have gotten into the habit of deleting my Instagram app from my phone during term time. Nonetheless, like...
Continue reading...IRL Friends and Online Friends: How does the distinction fare today?
The rise of the internet has allowed the global and near-instantaneous exchange of an insane amount of data to take place. The internet did not only...
Continue reading...Neuromarketing and its correlation with Digital Media
If it were possible to go back in time and tell our great-great-grandparents that our generation has found water on Mars and that a 4-year-old in...
Continue reading...Dystopian future? The neoliberalisation of privacy in a digital age
The 2018 Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal has led many people to become more conscious about privacy concerns and how much of our personal information is being...
Continue reading...A last-minute, train-of-thought stare off with a fun-house mirror
I’m Keeping Up With Trends! …Or Am I?
I spend quite a considerable amount of time on social media during any given week. It’s never really for hours on end, but rather quick sessions...
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