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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.

http://www.nielsjonathan.nl

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,...
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,...
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...