Who hasn’t used a filter for their selfie on Snapchat or Instagram? It all started with the dog ears and flower crowns, but gradually the filters...
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Social media platforms are used by (almost) everyone that owns a smartphone. All platforms have been brought into this world to make our lives more ‘social’...
Continue reading...Books, books, books
Books are beautiful things. Even in this day and age, where streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Prime with their vast array of movies and tv...
Continue reading...r/TheMysteriousSong: Reddit’s investigation into a peculiar piece of music
The Song Listen to this song. Just listen to it, and try to invoke the place and time in which this song would have been popular....
Continue reading...The fantastic world of speedrunning
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BN’ers and their front- and backstage behavior
I work in a museum, where I guard the art while also providing visitors with extra information about the works on display. Besides this, I also...
Continue reading...How does the Great Firewall influence the Chinese?
With a unique Internet environment different from another world, the new generation of young Chinese is growing up gradually. For a long time, they have been...
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Disclaimer: This blog post handles the subject of mental health in a way that some people may find distressing. Reader discretion is recommended. In case you feel yourself struggling with your mental health, there is a list of links at the bottom of this blog post where help and advice can be found. Please take care <3
Continue reading...Mental health vs social media: How do reactions to our posts trigger our feelings?
The last two lectures on The Ego Online and The Network Society have inspired this blog post. As the lecture discussed, the idea of the Face...
Continue reading...How listening to historical and nature ambiences on Youtube helped ease my anxiety and stress
For those who do not know what an ambience is, ambience refers to a sound recording of something that is associated with something. An example being...
Continue reading...Tumblr and ED Culture
TW* I first discovered Tumblr when I was freshly 11 years old – back when the website didn’t have sensitive content warnings. I was entering an...
Continue reading...Netflix shouldn’t be a place for sex education
Influence of sexually explicit scenes in movies If you have spent any time browsing through netflix for new shows or movies, you would have noticed that...
Continue reading...How big brands are stealing ideas and capitalizing on small designers
It is the plagiarism of the fashion world and quite the unfair fight: enormous fast-fashion companies are stealing the creative ideas and designs from independent designer...
Continue reading...A brief overview of ‘human flesh search’ (doxing) in China
With the rapid development of the Internet, more and more people are getting information and enjoying services. In addition to browsing information, search engines have become...
Continue reading...A11y and the digital world
Our society is digitalizing at a rapid pace. Banking services, managing your insurances, applying for benefits, it all happens online. You might order your food, groceries,...
Continue reading...The beauty of niche Facebook groups
Facebook is slowly dying in the eyes of young people, there is no point in denying that. There certainly are platforms that are far more appealing...
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While mindlessly scrolling through Instagram reels, I saw a reuploaded version of a TikTok, in which a TikToker named ‘blan.antho’ was bragging about creating this inside...
Continue reading...Did James Bond throw shade on “My Heritage” and its competitors?
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The Digital Dilemma: Part 2
In the second part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Fiona ‘t Hart, and I discuss various benefits and drawbacks of digital platforms in relation to...
Continue reading...Squid Game, Netflix, and the Costs of the Internet
A couple of weeks ago, my friend told me about the new TV series called Squid Game that came out on Netflix. Since I was looking...
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