Media Maesters
MBTI: From Personality Types to Memes, Why We Can’t Get Enough
If you’ve been exploring the online world lately, you’ve likely come across a peculiar combination of four letters in your social media feeds. It’s almost become...
Continue reading...Mapping the World: Google as lens for (re)travel.
I travelled to Albania, again. As I revisited my trip through the lens of Google Maps. The video-essay is an investigation into what remains of authenticity...
Continue reading...An Ode to Google Maps: how the digital changed the way we travel (pt. 2)
Between my friends, I am known for being terribly bad when taking leadership for map directions. After months of not knowing that the blue dot indicates...
Continue reading...OSINT – a new journalism
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...
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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Contactless payments with your phone
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...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...
Continue reading...No friends? Meta has the solution!
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...How tv and videogames made me read,write and speak the english language.
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...
Continue reading...Existential Anxiety: Is Social Media an Escape from Loneliness or from Ourselves?
This blog post originates from my friend’s social media activity. I couldn’t help but notice that since she began studying abroad, her posts have become more...
Continue reading...Navigating the Digital Wilderness: Harnessing the Internet for Self-Cultivation
In an age where information flows like a river through our screens, the internet has become an indispensable tool in shaping our identities and honing our...
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