Digital Discoverers
Amazon: the perfect matchmaker
I’ll make a bold claim and say that everybody knows what amazon is and how to use it. I’ll make another bold claim and say that...
Continue reading...Handling or surviving it?: digital media today
The societal issues adressed in WALL-E
Today I want to discuss Disney’s iconic movie WALL-E from 2008 and the societal issues it addresses. I hadn’t seen the movie for a very long...
Continue reading...Twitch’s New Policy
Most of us, if not all, are aware of the livestreaming platform Twitch. If not, allow me to explain a little about it. Twitch is a...
Continue reading...The seven colours of hacking
We all heard stories or news about someone’s computer or network being hacked. What I did not know was that there are seven types of hackers...
Continue reading...AI Dolls Playing the Role of Caretakers to South Korean Elderly
Casualness and Depth in Video Games
A stage of one’s own: digital audiences and the urge to perform
I found my friend looping a slightly concerning song at 3:45 AM on spotify. What does that say about digital performative acts?
Continue reading...Blob Opera
Would you like to be a blob? Now if your answer is already yes, I am thoroughly curious as to why, but in the highly likely...
Continue reading...Racism in the online fantasy fandom
I myself am a big fantasy fan. I watch series such as ‘Game of Thrones’ and fantasy movies such as Harry Potter , Narnia and The...
Continue reading...Unnamed Podcast Pilot Episode: Social Media Ads and How to Protect Children
Hello and welcome to the first podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. In this pilot episode, Gijs is host and introduces...
Continue reading...“IO SONO GIORGIA”: memeification of politics
Podcast – Core memories: CDs & Eurovision
Technology in the classroom, for better or for worse?
Technology has taken over our daily lives. We use the computer and phone every day to work, to stay in contact with our friends and society,...
Continue reading...OnlyFans and the Thirst for Human Affection
The AI Poet
This week, I encountered a post on my timeline that really caught my interest. Essentially, the post is a poem that was written by an AI....
Continue reading...Problems with FAST FASHION
We have all experienced the situation where we wanted to buy a shirt or a pair of shoes because we saw them on social media, even...
Continue reading...“The Power of Capitalism”
“At the foundation of capitalism is the process of constant reinvention – how companies must continually evolve as the world around them changes or risk being...
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