After the GP Explorer event organized recently by the French Youtuber Squeezie, I realized how deep parasocial relationships can go. For context, the GP Explorer is...
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Podcasts are totally trendy these days, but why?
Podcasts are all the rage these days. They have become an integral part of our lives. Everyone has listened to a podcast at some point, because...
Continue reading...Invisible Power-How does advertisement shape the message?
Ideology represents the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence. Althusser, Louis Who can beats a Jet2 holiday? The answer is:nothing, and I’m...
Continue reading...How does podcasting shape the message?
Podcasting feels revolutionary in this digital age. While video and images conquer the Internet and speed shortens our attention span, podcasting feels like a relief in...
Continue reading...How the computer has affected my creative process of writing.
For this week’s blog I want to reflect on how I was taught to write essays (in hand) vs. how I write them now (on a...
Continue reading...Where in the world is everyone I met on StreetPass?
When I was younger, I never left home without my Nintendo 3DS. Not because I wanted to play Mario Kart or Animal Crossing every five minutes...
Continue reading...What is the deal with AI and the EU?
Artificial intelligence is shaping our world faster than any other technology before it. But while the U.S. lets companies innovate freely and China embraces state control,...
Continue reading...from come to brazil to zap zap: where is social media in (insert country of your choice here)?
If you’re really into pop music and also chronically online, you’ve probably come across a few “Come to Brazil” comments on a celebrity’s social media post....
Continue reading...Why Are Pets Going Viral Online?
The Rise of Pet Influencers As a cat lover myself, I sometimes enjoy watching funny cat videos and sharing them with my sisters in our group...
Continue reading...Being Seen as a Message
When I scroll through Instagram these days, I don’t just see content but choices. Indeed I see filters, angles, light composition, caption, hashtags and even the...
Continue reading...Archive of Our Own-Where in the world is AO3 world?
“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction; and that, as you will see, leaves the great...
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...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...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...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...
Continue reading...Is it Necessary to Watch the News, and Should We Trust What We See?
A few weeks ago, I watched the news about a murder case in Tokyo. Since then, I have been haunted by nightmares- running away from a...
Continue reading...The EU Thinks You’re a Pedofile
The scheming EU Commission bureaucrats in Brussels have come up with a new disgusting scheme to mass surveil us. They want to introduce something called “Chat...
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