To be perfectly honest, Instagram sometimes feels like this post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @patiasfantasyworld Social media can leave one with...
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An Age of (Re)discovery: ‘Duvet’ by bôa and how TikTok has transformed the way we consume music.
If you’ve used TikTok at any point over the past six months, you’ve most likely heard this song. Whether it be the chorus, the first thirty...
Continue reading...The craziest thing about being creative is…
Last week I wrote about a girl who created a non-existing movie, made it a trend and used it as a marketing strategy. This week I...
Continue reading...A Different Perspective on the Journey
Nowadays people are very aware of privacy. I remember the General Data Protection Regulation becoming a big thing when I was still in primary school. We...
Continue reading...Role of Art on Social Media Platforms
In last week’s blog, I touched upon a very interesting and multi-layered topic: how art and social media influence each other. But since it was impossible...
Continue reading...Does social media give birth to people?
The cue for this week’s blog was ‘what remarkable thing did you find on the internet and how did you find it?’ While this may not...
Continue reading...A fourteen year olds lovestory with a famous guitar player
At fourteen years old, I had a teenage crush. Just like many generations teenage girls before me must’ve had crushes on famous people. But in 2013,...
Continue reading...[VIDEO] The Art of Digital Dissent: Ai Weiwei at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam
by Lorenzo Holder III Last week, The Kunsthal in Rotterdam opened a large-scale exhibition in honor of one of today’s most prominent artists, the activist, and...
Continue reading...Screen Time Superheroes or Little Troublemakers? The Danger of Children’s Digital Adventures
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Gender Perception in the Case of Teletubbies
The other day I found myself discussing the names of Teletubbies with a friend of mine, as one does on a relaxing Saturday evening. After discussing...
Continue reading...Hello, teacher?
The website alloprof.qc.ca (word for word from French: hello teacher) is an online homework help service for elementary and high school pupils. What? Yet another one?...
Continue reading...The disturbing rise of toxic male role models
In the last 20 or so years the internet and use of social media has made it possible for humanity to become ever more connected, the...
Continue reading...Why I Stay Away from Instagram
Nowadays, it is nearly impossible to imagine that some people do not have mainstream social media. At least, that is the impression I got. Whenever I...
Continue reading...Connecting Through Pixels: A Pictochat Story
Having been born around the turn to the 21st century, I have grown accustomed to the omnipresence of technology in my upbringing. I can recall some...
Continue reading...Social media as newsplatform – bringing society closer or tearing it apart?
We all know that social media was originally invented for people to stay in touch with a larger group of people. Of course, this is still...
Continue reading...Beyond the Blue Sky: the impact of Microsoft XP’s default background.
What is your digital first memory? For many, it’s hard to pin-point. But when it comes down to the first digital image I can distinctly recall,...
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?
Continue reading...How Kylie Jenner fooled us all?
Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about how influencers subconsciously play such an important role in our lives and are convincing us into buying...
Continue reading...My first digital steps
Digital technology caught me young. I think I was about 5 years old and still a big Dora fan. I remember sitting in front of our...
Continue reading...Is there a Digital God?
Who’s got the power? Initially, I wanted to write about personalised ads and discuss whether they are good or bad. Briefly, companies collect personal data no...
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