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Paying for promotion: How do targeted ads work?

It`s almost scary: You research the internet to see what vacuum cleaner to buy, and the next day all the advertisements you see are about different...

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September 27, 2021 by Timo Van Manen Algorithms Web Weavers 0

Hey there! Whatsapp is using me

When I am bored, I sometimes find myself scrolling down the list of my Whatsapp contacts while looking at new profile pictures and statuses. A while...

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September 27, 2021 by Laura Algorithms Games Net Navigators Social Media 0

From Houseparty to Clubhouse: How I Have Lost Faith in Meaningful Social Network Designs

The sheer plethora of social media communication platforms that are launched every year continues to amaze me. When you thought you had nailed the perfect UX/UI...

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September 27, 2021 by Angela Digital Humanities Facebook Instagram Internet Social Media Virtual Voyagers 1

How YouTube has changed the world

YouTube is a media platform that has risen in popularity amongst the public, both young and old.  The platform has also adjusted to what the viewer...

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September 26, 2021 by Alexandra Digital Virtual Voyagers 0

When it´s not food that ferments.

The other day I started reading The Language of Food: A Linguist reads the menu by Dan Jurafski, in which he explores food origins and unravels...

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September 26, 2021 by SoekhVyas Media Maesters Web Weavers 0

How the Digital brings us closer to each other, but sometimes a bit too close

The Digital brings us closer to each other, there is no doubt about that. Distances that used to be unbridgeable are now crossed in the blink...

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September 26, 2021 by Puck Digital Digital Entertainment Life Digital Humanities Digital Media Internet Net Navigators Online Community Online Platforms Safety 0

From Novels to TikToks, Instant Gratification and the Rise of Impatience

I’ve had a hard time coming up with an idea for this week’s blog post. While I find it interesting to read about others’ first memories...

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September 26, 2021 by JacquelineObert Media Maesters Web Weavers 1

Siri knows better…

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September 26, 2021 by anna.barbara Algorithms Instagram Social Media Web Weavers 0

I’ll be late for dinner. I’m going treasure hunting with the boys!

Second entry I found out about geocaching during my first year of my Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Bachelors degree. Geocaching is a form of modern...

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September 26, 2021 by Marta Environment Games Smartphones Social Sports Virtual Voyagers 0

How do you identify?

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September 26, 2021 by perihaan Digital Discoverers Gender Inclusivity Instagram Queer Social Social Media Twitter 1

What does ‘the digital’ mean?

‘Digital’, the term seems to be all around us in our current society and the technological attributes that are referred to with this term have penetrated...

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September 25, 2021 by Anne van Egmond Digital Media Maesters Virtual Voyagers 0

How ‘the digital’ slowly took over my life

* Why ‘the digital’ is written here in quotation marks will be elaborated more on in my next blogpost, but has to do with the fact...

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September 25, 2021 by Anne van Egmond Virtual Voyagers 0

Bob Ross: A Happy Accident?

Our life is filled with happy accidents. We make mistakes, regret them and then make the best out of a sticky situation. Most of us will...

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September 25, 2021 by vera merks Art Culture Media Virtual Voyagers YouTube 0

Studying online, why not try using StudyStream?

When talking about digitalization, the first thing that came to my mind is school. Since the second semester of my first year, I have taken most...

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September 22, 2021 by Kelly SY Chou Digitalization Instagram Online Platforms Social Media Streaming Streaming Media Virtual Voyagers 0

Cooking in The Digital Age and Why My Mom Wouldn’t Share Her Recipes

I believe many of us can relate to this: you move into your first ever own apartment, away from your parents and the town you grow...

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September 22, 2021 by gracewang Culture Media Maesters Net Navigators Social 0

Hello world!

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September 22, 2021 by jankiszowara Media Maesters 0

We Are All Going to Be Cancelled

I know the title sounds scary but don’t panic. Let me explain everything to you. In my first blog, I want to touch upon a matter...

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September 21, 2021 by Luka Kutateli Digital Discoverers 2

You don’t look at the screen, the screen looks at you: The Internet & Social Media in China

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September 21, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Digital Discoverers Freedom of speech Internet Politics Social Media Surveillance 1

Pros, Joes and Influencers: Social Media and the Skateboarding Industry

It is no secret that the internet has changed the way people become famous. Previously, those who reached for the stars were reliant on the capital,...

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September 21, 2021 by jamesbentham Media Maesters Net Navigators 0

The influence of ‘influencers’ on social media

In today’s day and age, if a company wants the public to buy their product, a social media influencer is the way to go. Instead of...

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September 21, 2021 by Hannah Influencer Virtual Voyagers 1
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