As Black Friday is approaching and has increased in popularity in The Netherlands, I thought it would be interesting to write about the impact of social...
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Digital fitness
Home workouts have proven to be a great way for me, not only to stay fiyt but also to connect to my family at home. Read on to discover how we stay connected through home fitness!
Continue reading...Why do I share on Instagram?
Last May I decided to take a picture of myself in every mirror I saw. There is no specific reason that I wanted to do this,...
Continue reading...Are Influencers the Modern Day Merchant?
Hello everyone! This is a video I created discussing how social media influencers have become the modern day merchant! I hope you enjoy! Images sourced from: ...
Continue reading...Let’s talk about ceiling scanners…
Description The topic of this video is “digital surveillance.” I was inspired to make it after Leiden University made an announcement last week that they been...
Continue reading...The transphobia pipeline – TikTok’s algorithm and harmful content
I was scrolling through TikTok, as I usually do, and sometimes you can come across actually insightful and interesting content. One of those videos came on...
Continue reading...How YouTube determines what videos you watch
Do you ever watch YouTube for a long period of time and then suddenly find yourself watching “Top 10 frog sounds”, or some other random video...
Continue reading...Is success on Youtube based on skill or luck? – Ludwig tests a theory
Can Instagram boost your mental health?
Yes, you read it correctly. I just asked a question on whether Instagram can improve our mental well-being and I can imagine that this sounds surprising...
Continue reading...How Uber grows without making profit
In the year 2009, Uber was founded in San Francisco by Garett Camp. Now, twelve years later, Uber is valuated at around 91 billion USD and...
Continue reading...What we can learn from DuoLingo
My mother is, like me, a true language lover. She literally wakes up and falls asleep with language games. In the morning she often starts her...
Continue reading...The impact of social media on NCAA sports
A couple of years ago, while scrolling through YouTube, I came across this video. In it, UCLA gymnast Kaetlyn Ohashi performs her 2018 floor routine. For...
Continue reading...Does your phone listen in on you?
Did you ever have the feeling your phone is eavesdropping on you? For example when you just had a converstation about a product with someone offline...
Continue reading...General Remarks
First, let’s start with a complement: most have you have included your own ideas and experiences in your blogs very well. Kudos! This post is meant...
Continue reading...Social Media Tier List
The ultimate social media ranking I and my friend Matteo went out and got a list of the biggest social media platforms and decided to rank...
Continue reading...#NoFilter
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...
Continue reading...“Typing…” “Typing…” “Typing…” BLOCKED.
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....
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