Social Media

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?

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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,...

“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

Armchair Activism or the lazy protest

Recently my Instagram Feed has been filled with reposts of all kinds of posts about the current protests in Iran. I am sure most of you...

October 28, 2022 by Cara Media Maesters Net Navigators Politics Slacktivism Social Media Social Movements 2

Digital GFE

‘GFE’ means ‘GirlFriend Experience’. This service is provided, usually by prostitutes, to give you the experience of having a girlfriend in a day or on an...

October 27, 2022 by RandomizedV2 Digital Discoverers Social Streaming YouTube 1

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

How I use my phone day to day!

October 24, 2022 by nikola Addiction Consumption Digital Dynamos Internet Media Mental Health Procrastination Self Smartphones Social Media Technology Web Weavers 7

Trend Analysis: Who is “that girl”? (part 1)

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October 23, 2022 by lbael Digital Discoverers Influencer Social Media TikTok YouTube 7

Rolling backwards: Unimodality in a multimodal digital sphere

Note: The concept posited in this article are developed through author’s own observation From gestures and spoken languages to books, radios and TV, civilisations have witnessed...

October 22, 2022 by Swimming Chipmunk Media Media Theory Web Weavers YouTube 0

All quiet on the digital front

my flatmate can’t stop doomscrolling and it’s tearing our family apart. this is a cry for help.

October 10, 2022 by millaraffaelli Digital Discoverers News Social Media 2

Do you like to watch people eat? : Eating show

As the title of the blog ask, I would like to ask the same question again.Do you like to watch people eat? There is the online...

October 3, 2022 by Jiyoung Digital Net Navigators YouTube 2

Get steadily ready for the European Digital Identity

This week’s prompt “how do we handle information in the digital age?” reminded me of the handling of private information on the internet by public actors....

October 3, 2022 by FBellemont European Union Net Navigators Online Platforms Safety Smartphones 2

Is it really worth it? – What do the influencers on social media tell you about a beauty product.

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October 2, 2022 by keinerwaschlappen Anxiety Business Consumerism Consumption Culture Economy Influencer Instagram Internet Mental Health Web Weavers 0

Twitch’s New Policy

Most of us, if not all, are aware of the livestreaming platform Twitch. If not, allow me to explain a little about it. Twitch is a...

October 2, 2022 by IlseC Digital Discoverers Esports Social Media Streaming Streaming Media Twitch Video games YouTube 0

TikTok: the Spreader of Mass Social-Media-induced Illness

Cancel culture Several blogs on this course website interestingly covered instances of cancel culture. A YouTube video: “The Scumbag TikToker Who Faked Tourettes For Clout” by SunnyV2, certainly fits this...

October 2, 2022 by Anouk Flinkert Anxiety Culture Mental Health Social Media TikTok Web Weavers YouTube 0

Studying Social Media and Society: The Methodological Prospects and Challenges

Social media studies have occupied quite a significant amount of scholarly discussion in the fields of communication, political science and other social sciences alike. Though with...

October 2, 2022 by Swimming Chipmunk Research Methods Social Media Web Weavers 0