We all know that social media was originally invented for people to stay in touch with a larger group of people. Of course, this is still...
Continue reading...Beyond the Blue Sky: the impact of Microsoft XP’s default background.
What is your digital first memory? For many, it’s hard to pin-point. But when it comes down to the first digital image I can distinctly recall,...
Continue reading...Listening to Podcasts Becomes a Trend Among Gen Z
The comedian Trevor Wallace mentioned in his YouTube video, “I feel like a good podcast, you don’t even need friends; like these are my friends.” This...
Continue reading...On Being a Fan in the Digital Age
Recently, I deleted TikTok from my phone (again) and restricted the visibility of some accounts on my Instagram page. Being on social media became tiring, instead...
Continue reading...The Age of Influencers: Why Are We So Obsessed with Them?
Have you ever thought – who is an “influencer”? For example, a famous celebrity, aka businesswoman and media persona, Kylie Jenner shares some posts on Instagram and, suddenly, thousands admire her and are in a rush to follow her lead. Why?
Continue reading...The Infinite Void of TikTok, and The Trust We Have In Creators
TikTok has become a place for millions of people to speak about their lives, what culture they belong to, their interests, and many other niche life...
Continue reading...How Kylie Jenner fooled us all?
Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about how influencers subconsciously play such an important role in our lives and are convincing us into buying...
Continue reading...My first digital steps
Digital technology caught me young. I think I was about 5 years old and still a big Dora fan. I remember sitting in front of our...
Continue reading...Is there a Digital God?
Who’s got the power? Initially, I wanted to write about personalised ads and discuss whether they are good or bad. Briefly, companies collect personal data no...
Continue reading...Social Media, It’s time to stop creating rivalries between women for the sake of clicks.
Social Media, It’s time to stop creating rivalries between women for the sake of clicks. Over the last 25 years of new media, countless magazines, tabloids,...
Continue reading...Million dollar faces
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BlackBerry: A flash in the pan of digital technology
During my flight back to the Netherlands, the film “BlackBerry” took me down memory lane, recalling my first encounters with digital technology. It was an enthralling...
Continue reading...The Limited Digital Presence of Gilgamesh in Digital Media
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Remembering the ‘tower computers’ of yesteryear
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Early Memory of the Digital: Regulating Emotions
When reflecting upon experiences with digital technology I had when I was little, I immediately thought of the many early mornings spent with my little brother...
Continue reading...From war to mystery pink pigeon- how the same news platforms varies in their content on different media
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Zepotha – An amazing 80s horror movie or..?
Have any of you seen that cult 80s horror movie called Zepotha? It used to be on some streaming platforms, but then randomly got taken down...
Continue reading...Newspapers working with technology
I have been in this country for a month now and I call my brother every week, this last time he was talking about our family...
Continue reading...An ode to my first WiFi-connected device
I loved it. I loved all of it: the color, the stylus that came with it, the bag I had bought for it to take it...
Continue reading...Scrolling away the doom: the destruction of human happiness
Browsing the web as means of passing time has been around for some time, yet active, mindless scrolling, that consumes quite a lot of our time,...
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