Online platforms

ASMR (video)

A year ago I had a discussion with a friend about ASMR. We had very different opinions: she is a fan, she listens to sleep ASMR...

Lockdown and Christmas: How I Combat the Loneliness

It’s December, Sinterklaas has long since arrived back in Spain, the temperatures outside are dipping into the negatives, and everywhere you look you see fairy lights...

December 23, 2021 by Casper Christmas COVID19 Digital Discoverers Digital Humanities Online platforms 2

The challenges of starting a new universe

With Mark Zuckerberg changing, or revealing, the course he wants to take VR with his company, I want to just share my experiences with and surrounding...

December 9, 2021 by Emmy Accessibility Click-and-work connection consumerism Design Digital Facebook Meta Online Community Online platforms Technology Virtual Reality Virtual Reality VR Web Weavers 1

Finding our past selves online

The other night, one of my friends was over to hang out and cut my hair. As we were chatting about haircuts and colors, we inevitably...

December 6, 2021 by Christine Stein Hededam Blogs Digital Discoverers Online platforms social media 6

Dungeons and Dragons and Digital spaces

What is Dungeons and Dragons? Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D for short, is a tabletop RPG where the core is storytelling and the goal is having...

November 28, 2021 by Emmy Accessibility Culture Digital Dungeons and Dragons Environment Games Media Online Community Online platforms Web Weavers 0

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...

November 17, 2021 by majamodrzewska Gender Internet LGBT Online Community Online platforms Queer social media TikTok Transgender Uncategorized Web Weavers 4

Behind the scenes: what does a twitch mod see?

Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.

November 14, 2021 by Emmy Consumption Design Esports Influencer Internet Media Online Community Online platforms Safety social media Streaming Twitch Video Web Weavers 1

Corporate Tik Tok is redefining online Marketing

Like many others, I have Tik Tok as a part of my social media platforms. I have seen many sides of this platform but most recently...

November 8, 2021 by Marta advertisement Algorithms Business financial models Global developments Memes Online platforms social media TikTok Video Virtual Voyagers 0

TikTok Algorithm; How Fast Does It Work?

“What is your TikTok account?” This question appeared much more often throughout my life than “Do you have TikTok?”. Being a 19-year-old girl in the year...

October 30, 2021 by Puck Algorithms Consumption Korea Kpop Media Net Navigators Online platforms social media TikTok 0

Newsflash: Don’t trust online housing ads

This blog post is based on an experience I had when trying to find an apartment to move into with my boyfriend mid-pandemic at the start...

October 28, 2021 by Marta advertisement Cybersecurity Facebook financial models Misinformation Online Community Online platforms Virtual Voyagers 1

Did James Bond throw shade on “My Heritage” and its competitors?

Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.

October 11, 2021 by anna.barbara database Online platforms Uncategorized Web Weavers 0

Oh, the places you’ll go!

Whether it was boredom, intrigue, or peer pressure, many people joined TikTok during the near-global lockdown. No matter the reason why, every single one went on...

October 11, 2021 by Emmy Algorithms Blogs Consumption Culture Digital Inclusivity LHBTQ+ Media News Online Community Online platforms populism Social social media TikTok Transgender Uncategorized Web Weavers 0

Virtual Road Trips in the Pokemon Universe

When reading Lin Zhu’s ‘The psychology behind video games during COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ which touched upon video games and...

October 11, 2021 by vera merks Games Online Community Online platforms Uncategorized Video games Virtual Voyagers 0

How I became a musician with daily gigs

I still remember the feeling like it was yesterday. The people gathering all around me. The crowd cheers during, and after, every song. People yelling their...

October 9, 2021 by Puck Games Music Net Navigators Online Community Online platforms Social Video games 0

fanfic appreciation post

I think everybody has heard of fanfiction, but people have many different ideas about and opinions of what it is. In Media and Social studies there...

October 7, 2021 by sophie Accessibility Books Click-and-work connection Consumption Digital Digital Media Digitalized Fan fiction idols Inclusivity Internet LHBTQ+ Media Memes Online Community Online platforms privacy Streaming media Technology TV Web Weavers 0

Marrying the Digital

When talking about the digital in the past, people usually envisioned an infinite space where collective knowledge would be gathered. The internet would bring people together,...