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Niels de Hoog

I received my bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from the VU University Amsterdam and I am currently a New Media MA student.
My interests stretch from new media to film, arts, music, and pretty much everything else.

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No.1 Social Networking Site: The Web

When discussing social networking sites and social networking as a phenomenon, why do we only mention websites like Facebook, MySpace, Hyves, etc? The web itself is a social networking tool down to its core. When the internet was created,...
By Niels de Hoog on 09/26/09 Comments Off on No.1 Social Networking Site: The Web
Astroturfing on Wikipedia

Astroturfing on Wikipedia

As Wikipedia is currently the number 7 most visited website in the world according to Alexa, and a major source of information for all layers of society, it makes sense to engage in a critical review of its benefits,...
By Niels de Hoog on 09/22/09 Comments Off on Astroturfing on Wikipedia
Book Review of: (In)visible – Learning to Act in the Metaverse

Book Review of: (In)visible – Learning to Act in the Metaverse

In his book: (In)visible: Learning to Act in the Metaverse, the author, Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss, deals with the challenges and difficulties of the global data culture. By exploring the constituents of today’s network culture, he tries to map out new...
By Niels de Hoog on 09/13/09 Comments Off on Book Review of: (In)visible – Learning to Act in the Metaverse