This video essay explores how TikTok has evolved from a social media platform into a search engine, shaping how users seek and trust information. It examines...
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Where in the world are dvd’s?
This can either make me sound very young or very old depending on the person reading this, but growing up my main source of entertainment was...
Continue reading...Being a menace on Habbo Hotel
When I was in elementary school, I and a lot of my friends did not have a phone. So, instead of texting or contacting each other...
Continue reading...Are Kids Losing their Spark? A Blog About Identities
As a teenager I had several moments where I had to babysit little kids, which I’ve always enjoyed, because I’ve always been told that I am...
Continue reading...Digital Cameras are Making a Comeback, and it’s About Time
Remember when all pictures were taken on smartphones and digital pocket cameras seemed like relics of the past? Well, the tables are turning. Digital cameras are...
Continue reading...Where in the World is Vine??
Growing up in the age of social media has had its ups and downs, but there was one app that never failed to keep me entertained...
Continue reading...My Memory of Music Videos
Growing up in the late 2000s and early 2010s came with a plethora of new and exciting media advancements that took over my memories as a...
Continue reading...Digital Divas Podcast: Her Obsession with Crime
Welcome to our Digital Divas Podcast! In this episode, Eliza Brunsdon, Valeria Moretti, and Tusheeny Minguel (Shey) discuss the impact of true crime consumption on young...
Continue reading...Podcast: Endangered languages and Tiktok
What keeps a language alive in the age of TikTok?In this podcast, we explore what it means for a language to be “endangered” and discuss how...
Continue reading...Ceci n’est pas un Podcast!
“This is not a pipe,” Magritte warned us, and yet, we keep mistaking the image for the thing itself. In this episode, we trace how screens...
Continue reading...Ceci n’est pas un podcast :)
“This is not a pipe,” Magritte warned us, and yet, we keep mistaking the image for the thing itself. In this episode, we trace how screens...
Continue reading...The Aesthetic Trap video essay
https://video.leidenuniv.nl/media/t/1_ve19g89d This video essay is by Kayra Gunduz, talking about how social media has transformed the idea of self-improvement into performance. The video refers to how...
Continue reading...‘WORK’ ▶ PRESS PLAY
Who hasn’t played a game before? Whether it was with friends, by yourself, in your imagination, on the playground, or online. For as long as I...
Continue reading...MED Podcast: Online Identities
This is the MED podcast, where Eran, Dorothy and Milagros will be discussing the concept of online identities. How do people present themselves in the digital...
Continue reading...What to do with AI?
In this podcast I am having a conversation about AI. What is it? How do we need to use it? What does the future look like...
Continue reading...Video essay: Network (1976) – How emotions can be exploited by the media
The link to the video: https://youtu.be/-Phu3xJkHLw Network is a film about Howard Beale and his descent into madness in the television world. My video essay is...
Continue reading...Our Wireless Life is Very Much Wired
Restoring My Relationship to the Digital World (Part 2) On my journey towards restoring my relationship with the Internet, I thought it would be smart to...
Continue reading...Addison Rae meets Marshall McLuhan – The MetaMedium Podcast
Welcome to the MetaMedium podcast! In this first episode, Artemi and Mimi dive into the world of the digital through the lens of well known media...
Continue reading...Addison Rae meets Marshall McLuhan – The MetaMedium Podcast
Welcome to the MetaMedium podcast! In this first episode, Artemi and Mimi dive into the world of the digital through the lens of well known media...
Continue reading...Digital footprint and visibility: sharenting [video]
This video essay introduces the concept of sharenting – sharing parenting practice online for monetary reasons and personal ambitions of the parents that are being projected...
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