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Has live streaming gone too far?

I was today years old when I found out that there was a 24/7 livestream going on of famous pop-art artist Andy Warhol’s gravestone. Now you...

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December 7, 2021 by Roos Digital Discoverers Privacy Streaming 6

Is Martin Cabello real or just playing a character? – the disturbing side of an internet ‘personality’

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December 7, 2021 by majamodrzewska Digital Religion Instagram Internet Media Memes Memory Mental Health Social Media TikTok Twitter Web Weavers 1

The digital age and elderly people

Technology is developing at an unparalleled pace nowadays, new software, devices, techniques and accessories being released almost daily. As soon as you are getting used to...

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December 7, 2021 by Anne van Egmond Media Maesters 4

Do you remember? The Sims, Rollercoaster Tycoon and more nostalgic games

Despite playing outside regularly as a kid, there was nothing I enjoyed more than playing some computer games at home after school. Personally, I played a...

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December 7, 2021 by Judith_ Games Net Navigators Video games 5

Movie Mania (pt. 2): The Social Network

Here it is, the last podcast from the Unnur and Grace duo. In our final podcast, we take a deep dive into the award-winning film The...

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December 6, 2021 by gracewang Net Navigators 0

Online gambling is regulated now, what are the risks?

As of October first 2021, The Netherlands officially regulates the online gambling market. This delayed regulation wasn’t stopping many Dutch people from gambling online though, as...

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December 6, 2021 by Emma van Kins Addiction Advertisements Social Media Web Weavers 1

Finding our past selves online

The other night, one of my friends was over to hang out and cut my hair. As we were chatting about haircuts and colors, we inevitably...

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December 6, 2021 by Christine Stein Hededam Digital Discoverers Online Platforms Social Media 6

AI Finished Beethoven’s Symphony X

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December 6, 2021 by Talea Sibum Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Discoverers Media Maesters Music 4

How has social media changed music production and reception?

A collaborative podcast with saschagalamikic from Digital Discoverers References “Break It Off”, song by PinkPantheress (start and end of podcast); used for educational and analytical purposes....

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December 6, 2021 by anna.barbara Advertisements Algorithms Instagram Music Podcast Social Media TikTok Web Weavers 3

Social Media and Music

A podcast with anna.barbara References: “Break It Off”, song by PinkPantheress (start and end of podcast); used for educational and analytical purposes. “Pinkpantheress: The Voice of...

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December 6, 2021 by saschagalamikic Digital Discoverers Music Social Media TikTok Web Weavers 0

How everyone is an expert on everything

One day I had an extensive conversation with my friends about nutrition. We are all kind of gym rats so we often talk about exercise and...

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December 6, 2021 by fleurardon Web Weavers 7

How the iPhone changed the world

On 9 januari 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone on stage at the Macworld conference with the words: “every once in a while, a revolutionary product...

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December 6, 2021 by Timo Van Manen Media Maesters 1

Westworld

During the lecture on cyborgs, a TV series I had not thought about in a while crossed my mind. It’s called Westworld. It premiered in 2016...

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December 5, 2021 by sophie Art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Games Media Philosophy Programming Science Fiction Television Video games Virtual Reality (VR) Web Weavers 3

The LinkedIn Dread

LinkedIn is a professional networking website, with an orientation toward business and employment, launched in 2003 by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and...

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December 5, 2021 by Tran Media Maesters Net Navigators 6

From a Videogame to a Nr. 1 Netflix Series: the Evolution of League of Legends

League of Legends, or LoL for short, is a 2009 online multiplayer video game in which you work in teams and battle one another. Sounds simple...

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December 5, 2021 by liekedebart Games Virtual Voyagers 3

Unsee Us: A Matter of Urgency

I was planning on writing about cookies, not biscuit but HTTP cookies. However, due to the current events going on at Leiden University, I decided to...

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December 4, 2021 by Luka Kutateli Digital Discoverers 0

Would you want your home to be smart?

Technology never seems to stop evolving and our lives get more and more submerged in it. Especially with the COVID-19 pandemic having many people spending more...

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December 3, 2021 by Mai Ly Virtual Voyagers 8

Fake Reviews on Amazon

Have you ever eyed an item on Amazon, checked out the amazing positive reviews, ordered it, and when you received it you were completely disappointed? This...

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December 3, 2021 by Mai Ly Virtual Voyagers 4

Should you microchip your pets?

If you have a pet you probably at one point thought or questioned about what you would do if they ran away or if they would...

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December 3, 2021 by Mai Ly Virtual Voyagers 2

Is Subway a person? Personifying Companies Through Social Media Influencers

This blog is a continuation of a previous blog “Corporate Tik Tok”. After my research on how corporate companies are creating personas for themselves and redefining...

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December 2, 2021 by Marta Business Influencer Social Media TikTok Virtual Voyagers 2
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