I was 14 when I downloaded Instagram in 2016. Most of my friends had been on social media for a long time, while for me, it...
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The Psychology of Online Validation: Understanding the Impact of Likes and Comments
Behind the Curtain: Exploring the Creator’s Craft vs. Audience Impact
Rowing’s benefits and limitations of digital media
In todays blog, I would like to talk about one of my biggest hobbies in everyday life, rowing. And of course, how this is affected by...
Continue reading...The Age of Influencers: Why Are We So Obsessed with Them?
Have you ever thought – who is an “influencer”? For example, a famous celebrity, aka businesswoman and media persona, Kylie Jenner shares some posts on Instagram and, suddenly, thousands admire her and are in a rush to follow her lead. Why?
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Filtered Reality: How Instagram Fuels Body Image Insecurities
Make Life Harder: How a Meme Page Became an Influential News Outlet
It is extremely interesting to see how communication evolves in the digital realm. One of the most fascinating examples for me is an Instagram profile, known...
Continue reading...The Evolution of Instagram: Artistic Visual Blogging
Imagination is the power. Ellen Sheidlin When Yuriy Dud, a Russian journalist, asks Ellen Sheidlin “What is power?” at the end of a 2-hour long interview, she...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Is it really worth it? – What do the influencers on social media tell you about a beauty product.
Unnamed Podcast Pilot Episode: Social Media Ads and How to Protect Children
Hello and welcome to the first podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. In this pilot episode, Gijs is host and introduces...
Continue reading...Outside the Bubble: Social media usage in Palestina
Since when does an entertaining AI feature as a filter become a dysphoric addiction?
“Link in bio to purchase”
Alternatively titled: “literally everything is an ad and it’s kind of a problem” Who remembers this clip from a South Park episode? Because for a year...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills is a film by director Alice Waddington and premiered 26 January 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival. When I watched this film back in...
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