If you are reading this, you have probably seen Pepe the Frog before. You know, that little green b*stard that’s been terrorizing every conceivable social media...
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We and our selves: how social media give us an opportunity to become someone else and take our lives away
Social media were originally created as a tool used to stay in contact with friends and relatives, to get everybody updated on your life in just...
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The CAPTCHA: A Discriminating Time-Thief
The internet. Seemingly endless information in perpetual forms, awaiting my fingertips to press the button. What I once saw as only a toy and object of...
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It is just sad that many of you, who read my blog post, don’t speak Dutch. Though, I hope that you have encountered the baffling videos...
Continue reading...It’s all about interactivity in the 21st century
I don’t know how many of you are using Tinder or other kinds of dating apps, considering how risky can it get to have a simple...
Continue reading...Define: “Too Much” Media
**flashback to 2005, Malaysia** When I was in my early teens, my mom would yell (yes, yell!) at me for spending too much time on the...
Continue reading...The digitalisation of armies
Warfare has changed more in the past century than it did in the previous 500 years. The First World War saw the maiden use of tanks...
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“It” Economy: Pets Online
September 25, 2020 The corona virus has extreme negative impact on the global economy. But one industry seems almost not to be influenced at all —...
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I wanted to become a famous YouTuber ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I am not kidding. Growing up as an only child, I spent 99% of my time recording myself on my mom’s old white MacBook. I am...
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Golddiggers, Bitches and Ho’s
What scent do digital newsletters have?
a palpable wonder It was laying there on top of my grandfather’s desk. It was no longer as shiny as it used to be, as it...
Continue reading...A Love/Hate Relationship with Technology
As mentioned in my first blog I’m an older millennial and as much as I love new gadgets sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming. Yes,...
Continue reading...Japanese Government Enacted a Law against Cyberbullying: how to put this to an end?
September 21, 2020 The virus takes lives away, and so does the cyberbullying. In the year of 2020, while the face-to-face contact is lessened, the online...
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Daniel Wellington and the influence of social media marketing.
My birthday is coming up and so my girlfriend approaches me: ‘Hey! You’ve always wanted a nice watch, right?’ ‘Yeah, actually. I’ve been thinking about buying...
Continue reading...The fascination of learning a new language will never disappear, not even with AI translators.
Communication has always been one of the essential acts of human interaction. As other crucial parts of our existence, it evolved, languages changed, media of communication...
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