These last weeks, we talked a lot about the impact of the digital world on our consumption of information. However, we barely spoked about the way...
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My social media detox – How’d it go?
Starting this course, I have started thinking more and more about my behaviour regarding to digital media, and the effect digital media has on my life....
Continue reading...PODCAST: politics and social media.
We’re living in a world of increasing political tensions. How does social media use influence the way we go about political discussion? Do we need to...
Continue reading...Translating, should we rely on automatic translation tools or not?
I am a translation and interpreting student in Spain doing here my Erasmus exchange year and I couldn’t resist not writing something on this topic before...
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Couldliterallybeanything-core and the end of subcultures
A few weeks ago, one of my roommates shared with us the research topic for her bachelor’s thesis on the alleged end of subcultures, and it...
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Since when don’t you take out your wallet to take some cash and pay whatever? In my case, I just take my wallet to take my...
Continue reading...Rowing’s benefits and limitations of digital media
In todays blog, I would like to talk about one of my biggest hobbies in everyday life, rowing. And of course, how this is affected by...
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What is an album?? Do you remember your grandma’s bookshelf full of photo albums? I do and I loved it when she or my mom started...
Continue reading...What does “the web” look like ? 3/3
A little bit of context : We all know the internet as an intangible entity, a digitized world on its own. However, the internet has a...
Continue reading...Digital Display, Artistic Personalities on the Internet
Artistic Persona How much does an artistic Instagram profile have in common with the actual person standing behind it? As I wrote about digital identities in...
Continue reading...Main Character Syndrome and Chronically Online: Hyper Individualism and Distorted Reality perception
If you are someone who spends a lot of time online, you might have heard of the terms “main character syndrome” and “chronically online”. In this...
Continue reading...Smartphone Surveillance and Human Rights
I think we are all aware, that we live in an age where information is currency and every page we visit is gathering data. Rationally we...
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Redefining Creativity As A Young Artist
As a self-proclaimed artist or a creative at best, I often feel overwhelmed by my inspirations. The other day, when I visited the Hilma af Klint...
Continue reading...AI – Learning the “Smart” Way
Just a few days ago, I had been doing my regular scroll through my TikTok ‘For You Page’ when suddenly a video about a new AI...
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yoursisbillie is not Kendall Jenner
Instagram recently rolled out a new AI feature in collaboration with about two dozen celebrities using their faces to promote fictional character chatbots. Among these are...
Continue reading...After My Death, What Happens to My Digital Legacy?
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your digital profiles, accounts, texts, and data when you die? Will friends and family continue to post messages? What about...
Continue reading...Chinese Netizens and the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Illuminating a Complex Sociocultural Landscape
The Israel-Hamas conflict has not only dominated international headlines but has also captivated Chinese netizens, offering a window into the multifaceted sociocultural landscape of China. In...
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