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The online persona explored
A Detour to your Dream Job
My little brother is studying plant sciences in Wageningen. He learns about the importance of insects, the genetics of tomatoes and the financials of carrots. One...
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Today I’m here to talk about the fever of the podcasts. Have you ever heard of this trend? Well, in case you haven’t it’s people who...
Continue reading...Pay for your privacy!
Recently, I clicked on the app of Instagram and a wall message popped up. I had to read it first and make a choice before I...
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BookTok vs. Dutch Literature: What is the Effect of BookTok on Local Literary Cultures?
The Continuous Romanticisation of the “Sad Girl” Aesthetic within New Media: A Dive into the Debates Surrounding Lana Del Rey’s Digital Mediums
Trigger warning: This blogpost dives into themes surrounding mental health, specifically depression. “His Bonnie on the side, Bonnie on the side Makes me a sad, sad...
Continue reading...Retake Essay – Digital media: Renewing the Way People Perceive and Understand the World
The development of digital media relies on the advancement of the Internet and information technology, which not only improves the efficiency of message dissemination, but also...
Continue reading...Searching for Authenticity Online
One of the assigned readings for this course was ‘The presentation of self in the online world’: Goffman and the study of online identities by Bullingham...
Continue reading...Vintage.com: How the Internet digitised one of fashion’s most analogue traditions
Like most others with similar interests, second-hand clothing was my ticket into the fascinating world of fashion and clothes. I could pinpoint the places, the feel,...
Continue reading...Digitalization in the movie industry
Hello everyone, welcome to our podcast about digitalization in the movie industry. Starting from the pre-production phase, we discussed how people use big data to understand...
Continue reading...Otome Game: Emotional communication with video games
Definition Otome games are a type of relationship simulation game with a female audience as the target audience. Raiders are generally male characters, with a few...
Continue reading...Online trashing with Amazon
This post is the continuation of my last post. We were discussing — superficially, of course, as one is forced to do in this blogging environment,...
Continue reading...Indicating Tone in Text-based Environments
I would reckon that every person was confused about the tone of a text message they received at least once in their lives. What did that...
Continue reading...Appropriating Black Virality
by Lorenzo Holder Growing up outside of the USA in the 1990’s meant lagging behind popular culture by approximately a year or at least the time...
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Digital Souvenirs: Challenging Nostalgia’s Relationship with New and Old Media
In 2022 the entire screen of my iPhone fell off; there were no external scratches or bumps, no clear damage to the phone, yet the whole...
Continue reading...Digital Diary: Episodes 1 & 2
I asked my dear friend to have a conversation with me (do a podcast) about the aspects of digital life. Things that made me overthink because...
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