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Continue reading...Where does TikTok belong in World Politics?
I was entering my final year of high school when TikTok took off. For a brief period there, it was used as intended and reached the...
Continue reading...Masks of Myself in the Digital Maze
Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Netflix, Youtube, Apple TV, Eurostar App, Wattpad, Apple Music, Duolingo, Spotify, Bookly, Iphone, Ipad, Kindle, Discord, Whatsapp, Google maps, Linkedin…. The list of...
Continue reading...Where in the World is Instagram? The Afterlife of a Banned App in Mainland China
Mark Zuckerberg once claimed that “people use their real names on Facebook […] and I think that’s a really simple social solution to a possibly complex...
Continue reading...Does Spotify still have any competitors?
When you want to listen to music, your first instinct is to go to Spotify. That’s why it’s the largest company in the music industry and...
Continue reading...Where in the World Is TikTok?
If you asked me to name one app that truly feels global, I’d say TikTok without even thinking. I use TikTok literally every single day, sometimes...
Continue reading...“Everywhere and Nowhere: Locating ChatGPT in the Digital World”
Where in the world is a digital medium?It’s a good question, maybe even an impossible one. Because it’s digital, it can be nowhere and everywhere at the...
Continue reading...In Search for a New Space: Cultural Perception through Digital Media
It is a truth universally acknowledged that people create a certain persona on online platforms, such as social media. How we love to display ideal versions...
Continue reading...So, where in the World are the Board Games?
I remember as a kid, board games were one of the most wanted Christmas gifts for my sister and me. We used to spend hours playing...
Continue reading...WHERE IS THE TV REMOTE?!
This question is one that is asked almost daily in my household, and I am pretty sure it is the same case for your family. Everyone...
Continue reading...What is Social Media’s role in the Political World?
Where in the world is [insert digital medium of your choice here]? I struggled over how to interpret this question for many days. Do I read...
Continue reading...The performative character of family photos in a digital age. Sharing childhood memories online.
Recently I flipped through a photo album put together by my parents about my first few years. The album was pulled out to show my boyfriend....
Continue reading...Where in the World Is PenPal World?
The first time I held my iPad, I felt as if I had opened a small door into an unknown universe. I had just finished the...
Continue reading...YouTube is everywhere
If you think about the digital world and the platforms in the digital world, there is one platform that has been at the forefront for quite...
Continue reading...Why I’m Still Grateful I Learned Maps the Old-School Way
Getting Lost as a Kid When I was eight or nine years old, I was in scouts and trying to figure out how to cross the...
Continue reading...Social media is a very complicated performance
Recently I’ve been thinking about how to organise my social media life. What to post, where to post, how to post. This led me reflect about...
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“Our modern community is mind-starved and mind-hungry. It is justifiably uneasy and suspicious of the quality of what it gets. The hungry sheep look up and...
Continue reading...Drowning in Data: Are We Really Free in the Digital Age?
The first thing I do every morning upon waking up is to reach for my phone and scroll through the latest news, updates on social media,...
Continue reading...How to doxx someone
If you post pictures on Instagram, you are helping doxxers find you. Though this may sound like a small exaggeration, I assure you it is not....
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