In regards to last week’s discussion about podcasts, I decided to listen to one this morning. As I was waiting for the train I started listening...
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DIY Hacks or Die Hacks
Recently, I’ve stumbled upon a heated discussion online on whether YouTube should be involved in monitoring content that the users of the platform are posting. In...
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Who rules the world? English! Vol. 2
Welcome back to part 2 of my deep dive into the question if and why English is pushed as universal language in digital media. Last week,...
Continue reading...DestinyTalks Episode 2: Is Fake News Conquering the World?
Welcome to the second episode of DestinyTalks were we explore the realm of Fake News! Join Iman Hasan Slaka, Caressa Betist Thenu and Joseph Palframan in...
Continue reading...Podcasts: Nostalgic or Novelty?
At the age of 20, I am a dedicated podcast listener. I remember trying to understand what the section “podcast” stood for in my dad’s earliest...
Continue reading...The Immutability of Time
Two times a year, the clock changes. We either get an hour more or an hour less. We’re all so used to this that it doesn’t...
Continue reading...Who rules the world? English! Vol.1
Today, I am going to start of my post a bit different. I have a little task for you: think about the last memes your friends...
Continue reading...What Color Are Bananas?
I can hear you saying, ‘What a dumb question, yellow of course!’. One of my classmates asked this question the other day, which didn’t even make...
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Is Digital Media Democratizing? Vol.2
Job application: Social media manager
This week’s blog I want to dedicate to my own interaction with social media, as someone who has managed the social media for several organisations. A...
Continue reading...From Hidden Gem To Forgotten Treasure: The YouTube Favorites Cycle
This week I would like to spend a little bit of time reflecting on the way I use the ‘favorites’ system found in various places on...
Continue reading...Online streaming censorship in Turkey
This post entails the historical process of the Turkish entertainment industry, dealing mostly with the point where the streaming of TV series has gotten today. A...
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Language Games
The inspiration for writing this blog post came to me while trying to have a conversation with my mother. Keyword: trying. It has become increasingly difficult...
Continue reading...Religion and Digital Media
In the two weeks time I was working on my midterm paper of Sociology of Religion. It is interesting to me when I read scholars debated...
Continue reading...Digital Media As An Accelerator Of Perfectionism
Can you remember when you first heard of the concept, ‘mental health’? (I can’t.) I don’t remember being informed about mental health, its examples and potential...
Continue reading...Youtube censorship
In June 2019, YouTube temporarily suspended the account of the archive of Alkmaar. Their reason? The archive uploaded historical footage on their account, including a few...
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