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TW: This blog post contains images of 3D rendered models of spiders Apex Legends is one of the biggest battle royale games today. For those who...

The Digital Dilemma: Part 3

In the final part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Andrea Blätler, and I discuss various benefits and drawbacks of digital platforms in relation to our...

October 21, 2021 by Fiona Education Inclusivity Internet Media Net Navigators 0

The Internet: made for humans, by humans

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October 11, 2021 by Antonie Internet Net Navigators Social 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 Consumption Culture Digital Inclusivity LHBTQ+ Media Media Maesters News Online Community Online Platforms Social Social Media TikTok Web Weavers 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 Consumption Digital Digital Media Digitalized Inclusivity Internet LHBTQ+ Literature Media Memes Online Community Online Platforms Privacy Social Streaming Media Technology Television Web Weavers 0

The rise of tone indicators

History Tone indicators go way back, all the way to the late 16th century when a man named Henry Denham tried to introduce the percontation point....

October 4, 2021 by Emmy History Inclusivity Language Media Online Community Web Weavers 0

John Mulaney’s Divorce, and What It Tells Us About Parasocial Relationships

Just a few weeks after leaving rehab from a relapse in drug use, the internet was struck with the news that the beloved comedian John Mulaney...

September 27, 2021 by almastrakova Digital Discoverers Social 2

Phones, crutches, and hope

For most of us, our phones are an integral part of our everyday lives. It’s one of our greatest tools for connecting with people far away...

September 27, 2021 by Christine Stein Hededam Culture Digital Discoverers Smartphones Social 0

Unpopular Opinion: Texting Sucks

It is a non negligible fact that text messaging is one of the best tools to improve our lives. We can reach out to whoever we...

September 27, 2021 by derinbulat Digital Discoverers Privacy Procrastination Smartphones Social Social Media 2

I’ll be late for dinner. I’m going treasure hunting with the boys!

Second entry I found out about geocaching during my first year of my Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Bachelors degree. Geocaching is a form of modern...

September 26, 2021 by Marta Environment Games Smartphones Social Sports Virtual Voyagers 0

How do you identify?

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September 26, 2021 by perihaan Digital Discoverers Gender Inclusivity Instagram Queer Social Social Media Twitter 1

Cooking in The Digital Age and Why My Mom Wouldn’t Share Her Recipes

I believe many of us can relate to this: you move into your first ever own apartment, away from your parents and the town you grow...

September 22, 2021 by gracewang Culture Media Maesters Net Navigators Social 0

Lil Miquela: The Rise of the CGI Influencer

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September 20, 2021 by ninaotten Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Media Instagram Social Social Media Technology Web Weavers 1

Blue check marks

In the digital age we are becoming more and more available because the internet connects us all. Today many people use instant messenger apps such as...

September 18, 2021 by sophie Consumption Culture Digital Digital Humanities Digital Media Digitalization Digitalized Global developments Internet Media Maesters Mental Health Online Platforms Procrastination Smartphones Social Social Media Web Weavers 0

Digital socializing

By Marcel Beentjes In this podcast I will talk about digital socializing in times of the corona virus because I thought this is one of the...

December 17, 2020 by mbeenham1 COVID19 Culture Digital Health Mental Health Podcast Social Social Media 0

Digital Discussions Episode 8

Episode 8: Parasimp This the eighth episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities, and digital humanities. As...

December 1, 2020 by RandomizedV2 Consumption Influencer Internet Online Community Podcast Social Streaming 0

Digital Communities: A Pandemic Era Lifeline

In April of this year, Nintendo unveiled Animal Crossing: New Horizons for its highly popular Switch console. A revamped version of its series, Animal Crossing can...

November 20, 2020 by AkifAliyev Art Culture Digital Media Games Online Community Social Video games Virtual Reality (VR) 3

Cyberbullying: Will It Ever Go Away?

With the increase of our time online, the fact that cyberbullying cases have increased should not come as a surprise. But what makes it different than...