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The Death of Connection in the Digital World

Something that has popping up a lot on my mind lately is the feeling of being (dis)connected. The English Cambridge Dictionary defines “connection” (feeling) as: “feeling...

As people have always done

Hello and welcome to my first blogpost here for digital media, culture and society! Though familiar with blogging through sites such as Tumblr, I now hope...

Connecting Globally – The Duolingo Language App

Duolingo , or “The world’s best way to learn a language” according to the application itself, was launched to the public in 2012, and according to...

December 23, 2021 by Eva Rotevatn Language Media Maesters Social 2

The challenges of starting a new universe

With Mark Zuckerberg changing, or revealing, the course he wants to take VR with his company, I want to just share my experiences with and surrounding...

December 9, 2021 by Emmy Accessibility Consumerism Digital Facebook Online Community Online Platforms Social Social Media Technology Virtual Reality (VR) Web Weavers 1

“Finding Yourself” in a Digital World

Recently I have been thinking a lot about the emphasis of modern society on self-exploration. To me, it seems like there is this expectation of knowing...

November 8, 2021 by Roos Culture Digital Digital Discoverers Digital Media Internet LHBTQ+ Online Community Self Social 5

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

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

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

5G is coming

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November 16, 2020 by BenvanYperen Business Games Health Media Maesters Smartphones Technology 2

The Influence of Texting on Literacy

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October 26, 2020 by Niki Digitalization 3

Safe Spaces for… Men

I recently joined a Facebook group where it consists of only females. It’s really quite nice since I get to expand my social circle, and I...

October 12, 2020 by Jacqerina Gender Health Media Maesters Mental Health Psychology Social 3

The Earth has a Deadline: The Climate Clock

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September 28, 2020 by Niki Art Environment Media Maesters Social Technology 0

A Marriage from Hell

Written by: Akif Aliyev Its 9am on a March morning when I wake up and instinctively roll to my side, pick up my phone and begin...

September 14, 2020 by AkifAliyev Culture Digital Entertainment Life Facebook Internet Media Mental Health Privacy Social Social Media Technology 1

‘im here to learn so :))))))’ – The exploitation of an AI Trigger warning for the content of some images

Some people may have heard of the short-lived existence of Microsoft’s AI chatbot called ‘Tay,’ others may have completely missed the event. The latter would come...

December 17, 2019 by zofiavdk Algorithms Art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Culture DH2019 Digital Media Digitalization Education Facebook Freedom of speech Gender Global developments Internet Language Media Media Maesters Politics Programming Queer Smartphones Social Social Media Technology 1

Intuitive Eating (of Social Media Feeds)

The Context Social media platforms bring about so many opportunities for enhanced global connection and access, and yet I often feel very passive on these platforms....