Like many others, I find myself captivated by colorized historical photos and videos. They bring history closer, revealing details that black-and-white images obscure, making the past...
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Welcome to your first day @ Digital!
Welcome message š Hi! Thank you for interest in joining Digital š At Digital, you can find all kinds of information you could ever think of,...
Continue reading...On Listening to the Radio and Its Place in the Digital World
The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is turn on the radio. Am I entering the digital world right then? As...
Continue reading...A Day in The Digital: Theorising Conspiracy Theories
Defined by the Oxford Advanced Learnerās dictionary as, āa secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegalā, the word conspiracy, although...
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A Day in my Digital World
The very first thing I do upon waking up is check the weather ap. Then, I scroll through WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok before finally opening...
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Itās Wednesday morning, and I am, as usual, cycling to Uni. Itās a pleasant ride; without headwind, itās just under half an hour, which is just...
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It’s some unacceptably early morning hour. I’m awoken by the artificial light and birdsong coming from my alarm clock, and I immediately reach for my phone...
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Disclaimer: the title of this blog post is inspired by a song by Slayer. I, being a simple programmer, working for a so-called multinational big enterprise,...
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When I Scroll, I Don’t Think A day in the digital, for most of us being a scroll through social media, looks quite different, even if...
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I currently sit in front of my computer, next to me is my phone, and behind me is my good old record player. I tend to...
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Screen time It is Monday morning and I get a message on my phone: the weekly average screen time. I briefly think about the past week...
Continue reading...“The Nasty Effect”; Why nastiness prevails in digital spaces.
A mean commentā¦ a nasty remarkā¦ being subtly looked down uponā¦ We have all experienced this. We also might have participated in nasty behaviour at some...
Continue reading...First Memory of the Digital
Back in my day, in the glorious days of the late 2000s and early 2010s, one did not simply open the cover of their own personal...
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Harder Better Faster Stronger; The Digitalisation of Music
As we know, digitalisation has changed the concept of social interactions and communication. Media has become social, being accessible to many, as well as a place...
Continue reading...The impact of Digital Media: a contemporary view on history
Abstract: This essay aims to explore the impact of digital media on the perception of history, focusing on its effects on historical understanding, memory, and identity....
Continue reading...An Exploration of the Online Ego. An Essay.
Communities, a social tsunami: r/Place
A – Once upon a timeā¦ Reddit Reddit is the archetype of what we today call a forum. It is the most used forum actually. The...
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