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The Self-Help Genre and its (un)Helpfulness

Self-Help books have been around for centuries, with topics spanning from guiding you to achieve your best self to books detailing on how to be rich....

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September 30, 2024 by tsamarah Literature 0

Algorithms and Short-Form Content

Short form content is everywhere nowadays, with Tiktok, Instagram reels and Youtube shorts seemingly grabbing our collective attention span with an iron fist. At least that’s...

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September 30, 2024 by Anna.Nilsen Media Maesters 2

(In)Accessible Knowledge: Unpacking Google’s Power 

In book “World Brain” H. G. Wells proposed the idea of World Brain, much like a big encyclopaedia which would be accessible to the majority of...

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September 30, 2024 by roo Virtual Visionaries 1

Music Streaming: A Perspective

I sometimes wonder how people like my dad viewed music when he was my age. These days, I can open Spotify and listen to anything from...

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September 30, 2024 by Eyas Media Maesters Virtual Visionaries 0

A World Without Google: Evil Deeds of Baidu

Google exited the Chinese market in 2010. For a primary schooler as I was at that time, if it was not for I am studying outside...

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September 30, 2024 by liaoerxun Media Maestros 0

Do It Yourself, Teach Yourself: Empowering or Overwhelming?

DIY Culture, meaning “Do It Yourself” culture, is a term used to talk about people creating or doing things for themselves rather than relying on paid...

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September 30, 2024 by Rana Media Maesters 0

Why do you like what you like?

These days on social media, we see makeup trends with a set of “rules” to be followed, and everybody doing the same things the same way,...

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September 30, 2024 by dalkomcafe Media Maesters 1

Trump 2016: How Cambridge Analytica breached data privacy ethics to help Trump win.

Introduction At the time of writing this, the 2024 US presidential election is just around the corner. With Trump facing off against Harris, it is a...

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September 30, 2024 by Bingus Media Maesters 0

Allowing the World Brain to Influence my Daily Decisions

A while ago I joined the waitlist for Illumicrate and Fairyloot, two monthly subscription services that provide special editions of recently released books. I didn’t have...

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September 30, 2024 by Zezylyn Virtual Visionaries 0

TikTok is not a credible source, and you should feel bad if you use it like one.

Early Google As I was growing up, I was always told to Google something if I didn’t have the answer to a question. As Google was...

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September 30, 2024 by Amandakyara Digital Dynamos Google TikTok 2

Algocracy: Government by Algorithm

I am a simple man; when I see a cat video coming by on YouTube shorts recommendations I click on it. For a whole 25 seconds,...

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September 30, 2024 by DPHooimeijer Media Maesters 0

Does the human brain degrade, while The World Brain progresses?

Recently, I realised that watching a full movie seems like a task and not a pleasure for me. I am not even mentioning reading or studying...

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September 30, 2024 by Gelazunaite Media Maesters 0

Tips, tricks, life hacks, red flags…

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September 30, 2024 by zuzuzuz Fake News Google Internet Media Self Social Media Virtual Visionaries 0

The World Brain Rot

Reading about someone’s tattoo artist, keeping up with current world events, discovering a car heaven in Japan, or learning more about healthy and affordable food, we...

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September 30, 2024 by Sushmita Digital Dynamos 0

TikTok, The Ultimate Echo Chamber

The other day, I asked my friends if they had heard of a particular TikTok trend — a sound that had been playing on repeat on...

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September 30, 2024 by Sonne Virtual Visionaries 0

How does the world brain worsen the vulnerable people?

When new technologies emerge they benefit different groups at different times. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) initially provided an advantage to software developers, who gained access to...

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September 30, 2024 by Anqi Virtual Visionaries 0

Google pay and Google’s increased acces to us

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September 30, 2024 by tkort Virtual Visionaries 0

The Old Money Aesthetic in New Times

After the pandemic, “old money” iconography has invaded social media, particularly TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, platforms based on visual content. The old money trend describes a...

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September 29, 2024 by Tessa Digital Dynamos 1

The Good and Bad that Comes from Knowledge

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September 29, 2024 by shizu Mental Health Virtual Visionaries 0

Technological evolution meets modern medicine: Neuralink’s brain chip

Back in the day, the idea of controlling computers with our minds seemed just far from reality. The only times we saw something like that was...

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September 29, 2024 by Esat Digital Dynamos Media Maesters 0
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