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The Digital Dilemma: Part 3

In the final part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Andrea Blätler, and I discuss various benefits and drawbacks of digital platforms in relation to our...

From Russia with Love: Russian Election Interference and Social Media

“Oh f—, how did we miss this?” Mark Zuckerberg This is supposed to have been Mark Zuckerberg’s response during a security briefing where he was informed...

October 18, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Cybersecurity Digital Discoverers Facebook Fake News politics Russia 0

Dawn of the Age of Subscriptions

I’m a big fan of the show Gravity Falls, I’ve seen it a couple of times already. I also loved the movie Moana, and I still...

October 18, 2021 by Casper Business Digital Discoverers financial models Games Internet Media subscriptions 1

Fanning the Flames: Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Facebook

The role of social media in spreading misinformation is undeniable, harmful to individuals and dangerous to society -according to Facebook. What is the Golden Rule of...

October 11, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Conspiracy theories Digital Discoverers Facebook Fake News Internet Journalism social media 0

The Internet: made for humans, by humans

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October 11, 2021 by Antonie Internet Net Navigators Social 0

Podcast: Cultural identity in Digital Media

With insights from last week’s readings and examples from current popular media, Unnur and Grace discuss and reflect on their experience with cultural identity in digital media.

October 11, 2021 by Unnur China Consumption Culture Digital Internet Language Media Net Navigators social media TikTok Uncategorized 0

fanfic appreciation post

I think everybody has heard of fanfiction, but people have many different ideas about and opinions of what it is. In Media and Social studies there...

October 7, 2021 by sophie Accessibility Books Click-and-work connection Consumption Digital Digital Media Digitalized Fan fiction idols Inclusivity Internet LHBTQ+ Media Memes Online Community Online platforms privacy Streaming media Technology TV Web Weavers 0

Endangering yourself for clout

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October 4, 2021 by Naomi Internet Net Navigators Uncategorized YouTube 1

Trashing the Cash: A Cashless Society in a World spent by COVID

Now COVID has reduced us to disinfecting our spare change, is it the time to ditch cash? This started with myself and a few friends being...

October 4, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Business consumerism Cybersecurity Digital Discoverers Technology 1

The Digital Dilemma: Part 1

In this three-part podcast Andrea Blattler, Fiona ‘t Hart and I discuss various benefits and drawbacks of digital platforms in relation to our own lives ,...

October 4, 2021 by jamesbentham addiction Internet Mental Health Net Navigators social media YouTube 0

Is the whole world spying on us?

Privacy is becoming a more pressing issue by the day. At the time of writing this, the whole world has its eyes on China and its...

October 4, 2021 by Casper Artificial Intelligence Digital Discoverers Digital Humanities Google Internet privacy Smartphones Virtual Assistant 1

Comparing the Instagram pages of Dutch music labels

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October 4, 2021 by Dimitri-Wiercx-S2537524 Digital Discoverers Instagram Internet Media Music Labels Uncategorized 0

How digitalized are You?

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September 27, 2021 by Naomi Internet Net Navigators YouTube 0

Animal Crossing and a new horizon for scammers

During the beginning months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a particular videogame grew to be hugely popular. Released on the Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is...

September 27, 2021 by liekedebart Animal Crossing Cybersecurity Online Community Video games Virtual Voyagers 0

Charity streams or scammity stream

In the last two years, there has been more philanthropic content on all social media platforms. From Mr. Beast giving away millions on all his YouTube...

September 27, 2021 by Lyzanne Internet Net Navigators virtual youtubers YouTube 0

Mastering Empathy through Gameplay: Toby Fox’s Undertale

Were you on Tumblr in the period around 2015-2017? Have you been reading on Twitter in the past week or two? Are you even a little...

September 27, 2021 by Casper Digital Digital Discoverers Digital Humanities Games Internet Video games 0

Unpopular Opinion: Texting Sucks

It is a non negligible fact that text messaging is one of the best tools to improve our lives. We can reach out to whoever we...

September 27, 2021 by derinbulat connection Digital Discoverers privacy Procrastination Smartphones Social 2

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...