The comedian Trevor Wallace mentioned in his YouTube video, “I feel like a good podcast, you don’t even need friends; like these are my friends.” This...
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On Being a Fan in the Digital Age
Recently, I deleted TikTok from my phone (again) and restricted the visibility of some accounts on my Instagram page. Being on social media became tiring, instead...
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TikTok has become a place for millions of people to speak about their lives, what culture they belong to, their interests, and many other niche life...
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Social Media, It’s time to stop creating rivalries between women for the sake of clicks. Over the last 25 years of new media, countless magazines, tabloids,...
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BlackBerry: A flash in the pan of digital technology
During my flight back to the Netherlands, the film “BlackBerry” took me down memory lane, recalling my first encounters with digital technology. It was an enthralling...
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A Love Letter to Mitski’s ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’
Mitski Miyawaki, known by the mononym Mitski, is a Japanese-American singer and songwriter. Her first album Lush was self-released by the artist in 2012 as a...
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A day in the digital is not just a day but every day. We wake up and pick up our phones that are so conveniently just...
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In the realm of unexplained phenomena, UFO sightings have always piqued human curiosity and imagination. Recently, I came across a video about a UFO hearing in...
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It is extremely interesting to see how communication evolves in the digital realm. One of the most fascinating examples for me is an Instagram profile, known...
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There’s no functional day or night on social media. No matter what time it is for you, how quiet or loud it is outside your window,...
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A Lifetime in the Digital
The buzzing of an alarm clock, music or podcast dialogues filling rooms, texts and emails popping up on every screen: these are just a sprinkling of...
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My day begins in a world where virtual reality and digital technologies are perfectly intertwined with daily living in this digital era. Allow me to take...
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Translation is an integral part of creating and maintaining communication. It is a very powerful tool that helps bridge gaps between cultures, customs, and communities by...
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A seemingly absurd question: what is Instagram? How would you define the purpose of Instagram as a social media platform if someone were to ask you?...
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