This is a question that came to my mind from the moment I started a course in Cultural Studies. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of...
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Media and Information: the impact of Podcasts and Wechat Official Accounts in the Digital Age
In the digital era, two seemingly different media, podcasts and WeChat Official Accounts, share similarities: both attract audiences who seek depth in certain fields of knowledge....
Continue reading...How Podcasting Shapes the Message
When I open a random podcast and listen to someone’s voice from my airpods it feels strangely personal. Maybe it’s because of the breath before they...
Continue reading...Reading Between the Lines: The Psychology of Typography in Museums
We encounter them every day: letters and texts. On paper, on your screen, in books, on storefronts and labels. We see them every day, yet we...
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Stories Taking Over: Why Every Platform Wants Us to Post What Disappears
Every morning, I open Instagram, not to scroll my feed, but to tap through stories. They vanish after 24 hours, yet they somehow feel more real...
Continue reading...Medium of the Library in our Pocket
Ebooks – the incredible invention of our time, allowing us to read something as massive as the 5th Harry Potter on something as tiny as an...
Continue reading...“There’s No Tone in Texting!” – Phil Dunphy
This month, a student board I’m on held a communication style presentation session. Not the usual meeting to plan an event, or to give updates and...
Continue reading...How Short Video Platforms Shape Information
The development of the internet has brought about an information explosion, but the day is only 24 hours long. A movie takes two hours, and a...
Continue reading...Podcasting: Shaping the Message
Podcasting, it is everywhere. On your phone, in your car, at the gym or even while you are cooking dinner. Everyone seems to be listening to...
Continue reading...Where in the world is proper IT education?*
(probably some countries, but not mine) Outdated IT lessons Nowadays, as the digital world’s impact is becoming impossible to ignore, more and more countries are introducing...
Continue reading...Where MUBI and Netflix collide
In todays world there are so many streaming services to choose from that you can almost drown in the choices. Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max etc....
Continue reading...Where on Earth is the Floppy Disk?
There’s this post that I came across while scrolling on Instagram, and it definitely comes back to me every now and then: It’s one of those...
Continue reading...Where does TikTok belong in World Politics?
I was entering my final year of high school when TikTok took off. For a brief period there, it was used as intended and reached the...
Continue reading...Masks of Myself in the Digital Maze
Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Netflix, Youtube, Apple TV, Eurostar App, Wattpad, Apple Music, Duolingo, Spotify, Bookly, Iphone, Ipad, Kindle, Discord, Whatsapp, Google maps, Linkedin…. The list of...
Continue reading...Where in the World is Instagram? The Afterlife of a Banned App in Mainland China
Mark Zuckerberg once claimed that “people use their real names on Facebook […] and I think that’s a really simple social solution to a possibly complex...
Continue reading...Where in the World Is TikTok?
If you asked me to name one app that truly feels global, I’d say TikTok without even thinking. I use TikTok literally every single day, sometimes...
Continue reading...“Everywhere and Nowhere: Locating ChatGPT in the Digital World”
Where in the world is a digital medium?It’s a good question, maybe even an impossible one. Because it’s digital, it can be nowhere and everywhere at the...
Continue reading...In Search for a New Space: Cultural Perception through Digital Media
It is a truth universally acknowledged that people create a certain persona on online platforms, such as social media. How we love to display ideal versions...
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