While mindlessly scrolling through Instagram reels, I saw a reuploaded version of a TikTok, in which a TikToker named ‘blan.antho’ was bragging about creating this inside...
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Did James Bond throw shade on “My Heritage” and its competitors?
‘We are all Khaled Said’
I’m sure many of us are familiar with the terms social media activism and Facebook Revolution. Thanks to the internet, it is now possible to speak...
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With the rise of social media another new social phenomenon was born: fast fashion. This can be defined as trendy, often cheap clothing produced quickly and...
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Charles White – a gem unpolished in the best way
‘Successful’ kickstarters – the worst of crowd funding
How The Internet Helped Me Create My First Art Collaboration.
Yup you read the title right. I, Jacqueline, have created my first ever collaboration with another artist. ALL ONLINE! Crazy, right? Normally you would expect artists...
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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...
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Silicon Valley is our modern-day Library of Alexandria; let’s burn it to the ground!
Before I get on a watchlist, I want to clarify that in this blogpost I will not be talking about the physical Silicon Valley; just as...
Continue reading...Social media, netwerkmarketing and the gender specifics of Multi-Level Marketing
Multi-Level Marketing, or MLMs, are business enterprises in which participants seek not only to sell products to friends, family, and social media contacts, but also to...
Continue reading...Move over Disney Channel, there’s a new player in town
A few summers ago, I was babysitting my little cousin. My aunt had told me that she could watch some TV in the afternoon, so when...
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The internet of things The ‘internet of things’ is a collective noun for devices connected to the internet, so called ‘smart devices’. What makes a device...
Continue reading...How Do Photographs Alter Our Childhood Memories?
Before the current age of advanced technology, many people remember the past through observing photographs of their youth. Birthday parties, Halloween nights, family gatherings, and more....
Continue reading...Influencing Elections: The Cambridge Analytica scandal.
You may have heard of the name Cambridge Analytica. The British consulting firm filed for bankruptcy in 2018, after being caught up in a massive scandal...
Continue reading...Am I the only one who hates updates?
Various apps, websites, or soft wares are being constantly changed, modified, and enhanced. Well, at least the developers think that they enhance them. Thousands of people...
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The Modern Detective
Introduction A cyber sleuth, also known as an internet sleuth, web sleuth, or armchair investigator, is a person who does any kind of detective work using...
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