YouTube is my favourite social media platform. For years, I have been watching videos on it every single day. When I was younger, I would watch...
Continue reading...Coding in schools
Computer coding, also commonly known as programming is the process of writing instruction for computers to perform. Although, it may initially appear as a modern activity...
Continue reading...Wǎnghóng(網紅) Valley
How we discover many new places to visit nowadays is often through the digital, e.g. “I also want to go to the real-life locations of this...
Continue reading...“The App Designed to be Deleted”
I joined Raya, and what I found was more “business” than “pleasure”. Raya is an exclusive dating app known for its selective membership. The process required...
Continue reading...Trending Aesthetics and Styles: Individuality or Social Connection
In today’s digital world, aesthetics and certain ways to “be”, to present oneself, has become a huge part of social media. Aesthetics are more than just...
Continue reading...Advice from strangers: Friendly Beauty Tips or Subtle Body Shaming?
Xiaohongshu, a popular Chinese lifestyle platform, started a trend called ‘Ting’quan’ at the beginning of this year, which means ‘listen to advice’. Moreover, this hashtag refers...
Continue reading...The Dark Side of Curiosity: My Experience with Online Privacy Invasion
When I was in high school, something happened that forever changed the way I view social media and digital privacy. It wasn’t a big, dramatic event,...
Continue reading...Should We Be Polite to AI?
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The Digital Concert Experience
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How Video Games Spread Across the Globe
So recently I have been playing the new Legends of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Its the latest title of the Zelda series, available exclusively on the...
Continue reading...How Rate Your Music made me care even more about music
Most of us love to listen to music. Some of us love to record, catalog and categorize every little thing we do every day. At the...
Continue reading...Social Media and Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories
Earlier this week, Austria’s far-right FPÖ emerged as the big winner in the national elections. The FPÖ, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, is known...
Continue reading...A love letter to Letterboxd
This week, I explore a little further into an app I really have enjoyed using, namely Letterboxd, which is like Goodreads, but for films. You can track what you’ve watched, share reviews, and connect with others who love cinema. Started in 2011 by two New Zealanders, it’s grown into a massive community. Whether it’s logging a favorite film or reading others’ takes, Letterboxd makes discovering movies even more fun.
Continue reading...Media
Note on terminology Any occurrence of term “medium” in this blog post refers solely to “any physical material (as tape, disk, paper, etc.) used for recording...
Continue reading...Immersive Nothingness
When some of my friends visited Amsterdam this summer, they eagerly shared their vivid experience of seeing images of Van Gogh’s paintings in the psychedelic aftermath...
Continue reading...Response to Injustice: Digital “Activism” and the Need for Real-World Action
In recent years, the digital landscape has transformed the way we communicate, share information, and engage with social issues. One of the most significant changes from...
Continue reading...Where Do We Find Someone Like Us?
It is Week 4, still sitting on my desk, in front of my computer writing yet another blog. Behind me, I am spinning the newest addition...
Continue reading...the gratitude journal & why it changed my life
Two years ago, I started a journey to discover myself, improve, and bring out the best in me. Like many people, I was inspired by self-help...
Continue reading...You Consume More Than Just Consumption.
Over the past half-century, changes in media have significantly influenced the development of capitalism. Nowadays, whether it is a large corporation or a multinational enterprise, it...
Continue reading...Storing things in the cloud and the larger digital infrastructure that is required for the Internet
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