Social Media

Regulation of social media platform policy and monopolies

In this article, I explain why stricter and more proactive regulating of social media platforms such as the DSA and DMA are essential, and explain what aspects of this regulation are important.

Toward a different perspective on web-based objects

Introduction What are web-based objects, or what might they be? Since objects are culturally constituted, it is interesting to ask how the increasingly digital and internet-oriented...

January 9, 2023 by Pim Art Content Creators Culture Digital Discoverers Instagram Media Media Theory Museums Online Platforms Social Media Spotify Streaming Media 0

Podcast: Streams of Twitch with DutchTristan!

This is the first episode of a two-part podcast series about Twitch streaming. In this episode DutchTristan answers some burning questions about what streaming is all...

December 23, 2022 by nikola Games Media Monetization Online Community Online Platforms Podcast Streaming Streaming Media Twitch Video games Web Weavers 0

“Inside” is a time period defining masterpiece

No one really likes to talk anymore about the time period where Bo Burnham’s “Inside” came out. It came out on May 30th 2021 and was...

December 23, 2022 by Tristan Cotino Art Digital Media Internet Media Music Net Navigators Social Media Uncategorized 4

How an artist with meme skills took advantage of the music industry

It broke record after record after record on the top music charts and it would be almost impossible to find someone who was alive during 2020...

December 22, 2022 by Tristan Cotino Memes Music music streaming service Net Navigators Social Media Uncategorized 6

Data Collection Wrapped Up Nicely

I think most of us have already taken a look, but for those that are unaware, Spotify Wrapped just released again. It is always fun to...

December 4, 2022 by IlseC Digital Discoverers Social Media Spotify 5

What do Indonesians have to say about FIFA 2022 in Qatar?

I have been observing a certain mass media platform on Instagram, and I feel embarrassed sometimes when I read the comment section. Has Indonesian internet society...

November 29, 2022 by keinerwaschlappen FIFA 2022 Instagram Social Media Web Weavers 1

Unnamed Podcast Episode 8: Tactical Social Media, and The Culture of Jamming

Hello and welcome to the eight podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. In this episode, Ceiba is host and continues the...

November 28, 2022 by RandomizedV2 Corporate Digital Discoverers Media Theory Twitter Web Weavers 0

RPGs and virtual economies – the curious case of Dabloontok

epic video about TikTok and how they created an RPG using the algorithm of the app. also money

November 28, 2022 by millaraffaelli Digital Discoverers Economy RPG TikTok 6

We do not forgive. We do not forget. We are legion. We are Fellas.

Within the landscape of the RUssian-Ukrainian conflict, there is one more front at which soldiers fight… twitter. And they fight by posting memes? Come discover NAFO with me!

November 22, 2022 by millaraffaelli Digital Discoverers Memes Social Media 3

What is cybersquatting?

The rise of the digital has brought us lots of weird terms, and cybersquatting is one of them. It is derived from the term “squatting” which...

November 21, 2022 by Tristan Cotino Internet Net Navigators Social Media Technology 1

Tumblr “Resurgence”

Almost all of us are aware of the current situation of Twitter. However, if you somehow have not heard of it, I’ll give you some context....

November 20, 2022 by IlseC Digital Discoverers Internet Monetization Social Media Tumblr Twitter 7

Unnamed Podcast Episode 6: Twitter’s drama and the concept of Mega-Apps

Hello and welcome to the sixth podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. In this episode, Max is fortunately back! He is...

November 14, 2022 by RandomizedV2 Digital Discoverers Internet Twitter Web Weavers 1

Podcast — TikTok the new Google?

Hi and welcome to this solo podcast by me Isabel your host! After reading the article written by Kalley Huang “For Gen Z, TikTok IS the...

November 9, 2022 by Isabel Ottens Algorithms Digital Digital Discoverers Google Podcast Social Media Technology TikTok 1

Close, yet closer: Reality TV and social media

With the increase of livestreaming and the subsequent drama, it feels like reality TV is getting closer to me, more and more present in my own home. Or am I going crazy?

November 7, 2022 by millaraffaelli Digital Discoverers Social Media 3

fur-midable content

I am a pre-homo sapien hunter, fearing for my life as I am chased by a sabre-toothed cat through the forest. I am a pillaging viking,...

November 1, 2022 by leannejvl History TikTok Web Weavers 2

“Burn Before Reading” How WeChat Censors Pictures and Videos

According to a study published by Citizen Lab, a research group at the University of Toronto, Canada, WeChat – the largest social platform in China with...

October 31, 2022 by Satoru Censorship Net Navigators Social Media 0

Trend Analysis: Who is “that girl”? (part 2)

Welcome to the second part of Trend Analysis: “That Girl”! Last week I conducted an experiment where I, true to the “that girl” routine, attempted to...

October 30, 2022 by lbael Digital Discoverers Hustle culture Influencer Social Media 5