Blog – Page 23 – Digital Media, Society, and Culture

What would Plato do? Contemplating my use of Social Media

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Mapping the World: Google as lens for (re)travel.

I travelled to Albania, again. As I revisited my trip through the lens of Google Maps. The video-essay is an investigation into what remains of authenticity...

An Ode to Google Maps: how the digital changed the way we travel (pt. 2)

Between my friends, I am known for being terribly bad when taking leadership for map directions. After months of not knowing that the blue dot indicates...

October 30, 2023 by Sabinagch Media Maesters 0

OSINT – a safe journalism ?

As you might notice, I like to make posts about subjects only a few people know about. This post was supposed to be the first post...

October 30, 2023 by Sacha Laudrin Laroche Journalism Media Maesters Open source 0

OSINT – a new journalism

These last weeks, we talked a lot about the impact of the digital world on our consumption of information. However, we barely spoked about the way...

October 30, 2023 by Sacha Laudrin Laroche Censorship Freedom of speech Internet Journalism Media Media Maesters Media Maesters Open source Research Methods Social Media 0

My social media detox – How’d it go?

Starting this course, I have started thinking more and more about my behaviour regarding to digital media, and the effect digital media has on my life....

October 30, 2023 by wvanderavoird Addiction Anxiety Media Maesters Mental Health Social Media 0

PODCAST: politics and social media.

We’re living in a world of increasing political tensions. How does social media use influence the way we go about political discussion? Do we need to...

October 30, 2023 by emhaultain Media Maesters 0

Clueless: The Fashion Made the Iconic Movie

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that I think about the iconic outfits and Cher Horowitz’ (played by Alicia Silverstone)...

October 30, 2023 by Nora.W Digital Dynamos 0

Username Choice in eBay: Will it Sell More?

When you want to log in or sign in to any website or digital services, more often than not you are asked to provide a username....

October 29, 2023 by analturing Online Shopping Virtual Visionaries 0

Translating, should we rely on automatic translation tools or not?

I am a translation and interpreting student in Spain doing here my Erasmus exchange year and I couldn’t resist not writing something on this topic before...

October 29, 2023 by Belen Arana Media Maesters 0

Disney Remakes in the Digital Age: Navigating Inclusivity and Authenticity

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October 29, 2023 by maaikemp Inclusivity Media Maesters Social Media 2

Couldliterallybeanything-core and the end of subcultures

A few weeks ago, one of my roommates shared with us the research topic for her bachelor’s thesis on the alleged end of subcultures, and it...

October 28, 2023 by Sabinagch Media Maesters 0

The Multifaceted Benefits of Embracing a New Language

I once made a dare with someone to learn the hardest language in the world, and during that time I was a person who was never...

October 27, 2023 by Night98 Virtual Visionaries 4

Crafting Characters with MBTI

You read that right. As a writer, I have always found it difficult to develop my characters for my stories, but ever since I got into...

October 27, 2023 by Night98 Virtual Visionaries 0

The MBTI Hype: Exploring Personalities

You’ve probably noticed that, in the digital jungle, one phenomenon is swinging from vine to vine and taking the web by storm: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator...

October 25, 2023 by Night98 Virtual Visionaries 1