There is no denying the popularity of Instagram and other social media platforms. A lot of people, myself included, use Instagram and other social media platforms,...
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The impact of COVID-19 on the development trend of Taiwan’s industry
At the beginning of November 2019, the COVID-19 has spread to more than 120 countries and regions around the world in just a few months with...
Continue reading...The Rise of the Influencer and its Implications on Social Media
I think my first memory of using a social media platform was probably MySpace. In all honesty, I only had one friend — two, if you...
Continue reading...Online Escapism: Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Why do we participate in online escapism? Many people who are facing the pressures of their daily lives or are residing in toxic environments will often...
Continue reading...Online payment or cash payment? The pros and cons of both payment methods
Almost everything is digital these days, online shopping, online dating, online banking you name it. Even grocery shopping can be done online now since the Corona...
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Most of us have probably had a certain feeling for a fictional character at one point. You probably once in your life found yourself sympathizing with...
Continue reading...Why I made an Instagram Page for my Cat
Ever since moving in together, my boyfriend and I have been obsessing over having a little companion in the house. We’d always really wanted a cat...
Continue reading...The applications of digital technology and innovation
Looking back at 20 years ago, people were concerned and worries about the year 2000, which is about to enter the 21st century. And now we...
Continue reading...Animal Crossing and a new horizon for scammers
During the beginning months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a particular videogame grew to be hugely popular. Released on the Nintendo Switch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is...
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The social media platform TikTok shows its users videos of a wide array. From funny cat videos to influencers showing off their wealth, you name it:...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...How YouTube has changed the world
YouTube is a media platform that has risen in popularity amongst the public, both young and old. The platform has also adjusted to what the viewer...
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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...
Continue reading...What does ‘the digital’ mean?
‘Digital’, the term seems to be all around us in our current society and the technological attributes that are referred to with this term have penetrated...
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* Why ‘the digital’ is written here in quotation marks will be elaborated more on in my next blogpost, but has to do with the fact...
Continue reading...Bob Ross: A Happy Accident?
Our life is filled with happy accidents. We make mistakes, regret them and then make the best out of a sticky situation. Most of us will...
Continue reading...Studying online, why not try using StudyStream?
When talking about digitalization, the first thing that came to my mind is school. Since the second semester of my first year, I have taken most...
Continue reading...The influence of ‘influencers’ on social media
In today’s day and age, if a company wants the public to buy their product, a social media influencer is the way to go. Instead of...
Continue reading...Functional Programming – In a Nutshell
Object-Oriented or Functional Programming? With the number of software developers steadily increasing every year, the expectation of the quality of software increases. This clashes with the...
Continue reading...Nintendo: how digitalization makes nostalgia continue.
When my brothers and I were younger, we always tried to one-up each other by waking up as early as possible on the weekends. Not for...
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