The website alloprof.qc.ca (word for word from French: hello teacher) is an online homework help service for elementary and high school pupils. What? Yet another one?...
Continue reading...The disturbing rise of toxic male role models
In the last 20 or so years the internet and use of social media has made it possible for humanity to become ever more connected, the...
Continue reading...Why I Stay Away from Instagram
Nowadays, it is nearly impossible to imagine that some people do not have mainstream social media. At least, that is the impression I got. Whenever I...
Continue reading...information cocoon
The explosion of information has brought about the more obvious phenomenon of “information cocoon”. On the one hand, due to the explosion of information, it is...
Continue reading...Connecting Through Pixels: A Pictochat Story
Having been born around the turn to the 21st century, I have grown accustomed to the omnipresence of technology in my upbringing. I can recall some...
Continue reading...No more olive oil ice cream + orange wine: how TikTok de-localized the local spots and ultimately, changed the way we travel.
A few weeks ago, while Face Timing my mother she showed me a package that my dad had ordered and it had just arrived at the...
Continue reading...Digital Games Growing Up in the 2000s
When looking back at digital technology and media one may have encountered when young, games come to mind. Although digital games have been around for decades...
Continue reading...Social media as newsplatform – bringing society closer or tearing it apart?
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,...
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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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