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The Psychology of Online Validation: Understanding the Impact of Likes and Comments

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Thessa oh Thessa! – A solo podcast

Who is Thessa and what did she do? In this podcast, I will tell you about a social occurrence that happened eleven years ago. Below this...

October 25, 2022 by keinerwaschlappen Facebook Social Media Web Weavers 2

The Ruling of Social Media Censorship

Social media is ever-present in our lives, we interact with others and perhaps also encounter posts that go against our own views. At least, that is...

September 18, 2022 by IlseC Digital Digital Discoverers Digital Media Facebook Freedom of speech Instagram Internet Social Media Twitter 0

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 Consumerism Digital Facebook Online Community Online Platforms Social Social Media Technology Virtual Reality (VR) Web Weavers 1

Pipelines and rabbit holes: Falling prey to algorithms

I was fully prepared to make my next blog post about Minecraft – I had a whole idea prepared and everything. But then, while having a...

November 28, 2021 by perihaan Addiction Algorithms Digital Discoverers Facebook Games YouTube 7

The People Behind Your Safe Feed

After playing the Amazon race, which highlighted Amazon’s poor employee code of conduct and ethics, I was inspired to write my blog about a similar case...

November 21, 2021 by anna.barbara Algorithms Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Culture Facebook Social Media Web Weavers 3

Internet Apocalypse: What the Facebook Outage Tells Us About Our Dependency of Social Media

Picture this: Whatsapp messages are not getting through, Instagram feeds are not loading, Wifi routers are being turned on and off again all around the world,...

November 15, 2021 by OGeerman Addiction Facebook Instagram Social Media Twitter Virtual Voyagers 3

The end of Facebook?

Recently it had become clear that Facebook will be changing its name to Meta. Today I will be explaining why Facebook took these steps and what...

November 1, 2021 by Judith_ Facebook Net Navigators Social Media 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 Advertisements Facebook Online Community Online Platforms Virtual Voyagers 1

From Russia with Love: Russian Election Interference and Social Media

“Oh f—, how did we miss this?” Mark Zuckerberg This is supposed to have been Mark Zuckerberg’s response during a security briefing where he was informed...

October 18, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Digital Discoverers Facebook Politics 0

Fanning the Flames: Conspiracy Theories, Fake News and Facebook

The role of social media in spreading misinformation is undeniable, harmful to individuals and dangerous to society -according to Facebook. What is the Golden Rule of...

October 11, 2021 by ryan.gerrett Conspiracy theories Digital Discoverers Facebook Internet Journalism Social Media 0

From Houseparty to Clubhouse: How I Have Lost Faith in Meaningful Social Network Designs

The sheer plethora of social media communication platforms that are launched every year continues to amaze me. When you thought you had nailed the perfect UX/UI...

September 27, 2021 by Angela Digital Humanities Facebook Instagram Internet Social Media Virtual Voyagers 1

Social Media, Capitalism and Performance: ranting about living in a post-digital age

As I was philosophising about what topic to talk about in this week’s blog post, I thought about the people I looked up to in the...

September 20, 2021 by Roos Consumption Culture Digital Digital Discoverers Digital Humanities Digital Media Digitalization Facebook Influencer Instagram Internet Media Mental Health Online Platforms Philosophy Social Media Technology Twitter 0

Fake Reviews in e-commerce

Inspired by “Is it My Opinion?”, “The Ease of Online Shopping” – blogs from fellow students – and a New York Times article, I have decided...

December 16, 2020 by s2129620 Consumerism Digital Media Facebook Internet Online Platforms Online Shopping Social Media 7

The Battle of the Tech Giants: Illusions of Innovation, Parallel Structures and Capitalism

Every day more than 4,000 new apps are released. Google Play´s monthly new releases exceed 100,000 each month and Apple´s App Store is not far behind....

November 23, 2020 by Emil Business Facebook Global developments Social Media 1