Number of Posts: 7
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This Divorced Dad Tried Sexting For The First Time And Had An Epiphany
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 24.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | sexting
Summary | A 40+ year old father writes about being back in the dating world in the 21st century. Sexting seems to be an integral part of it, which he argues might just be humans' natural reaction to this new medium and that Shakespeare, had he been given a smartphone, may have used it quite similarly. It is surprising how quickly and how effectively one can bond with another person via messaging, both emotionally and intimately. This does however not mean that the same emotional or intimate momentum can be translated into face-to-face encounters.
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Tinder Makes More Genders!
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 16.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | gender, online dating
Summary | Tinder is a popular dating app (or altenatively a casual sex app) widely used by millenials to find a partner. Tinder has recently announced that they now give users more options when chosing their gender identity. Until now, Tinder only accommodated gender identities of a binary conception, i.e. 'male' or 'female', and now they have expanded their repertoire to include, for instance, transgender men and women.
Image Description | A video which is however no longer available.
Creating a Healthy Relationship With Technology
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 8.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, smartphone, technology-free, threat
Summary | Psychological tests confirm that the mere presence of a smartphone, no matter who it belongs to or whether it is ringing, decreases one's level of empathy for others. In light of this sobering fact we must make an effort to develop a healthy relationship with our smartphones because meany of us are indeed somewhere on the addiction spectrum. The author has experimented with deleting all social media and e-mail apps off of her smartphone: though it is difficult at first, and also enlightening about one's level of addiction, this step has ultimately decluttered her mind and calendar. She still has a 24 hour response rate to emails, which is acceptable. She is now trying to implement technology-free meetings at her workplace.
Image Description | A 'deathtostock' (image bank) photograph of a smartphone on a table with decorations in the blurry background.
We’re Finally Getting A Hijab Emoji
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 14.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis
Summary | The Unicode Consortium has revealed a bunch of new emojis that will be implemented in its newest version. Included are an emoji with a woman wearing a hijab, a breastfeeding emoji, a mermaid emoji, different emojis with people sitting in the lotus position, and many more facial expession emojis such as a vomiting emoji and a crazy eyes laughing emoji. There is however no knowing whether smartphone companies or social media channels will include all new emojis on their devices/platforms.
Image Description | Some of the new emojis.
Image Tags | emojis
Traveling In A World Of Social Media: Dos And Don’ts
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 20.10.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | smartphone, social media
Summary | Today, smartphones and social media are everywhere, even when you go abroad. It can be tempting to spend too much time using the smartphone - and miss valuable travel experiences such as being spontaneous and seeing the unexpected. Still, social media can be a great tool to enhance your travel experience by connecting with locals on their regional social media platforms (for longer stays abroad) or to get tips from other travellers who have been there. It is also very important to document your travels for yourself, to be able to remember all the experiences made while travelling.
Image Description | Author's travel images of Hong Kong's skyline and Chinese mountains.
WhatsApp Finally Adds Fully-Encrypted Video Calling Service
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 15.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | privacy, WhatsApp
Summary | WhatsApp announced that it will soon be possible to have end-to-end encrypted video calls. Since WhatsApp has been acquired by Facebook, they have been able to use Facebook's huge infrastucture which enabled them to include online calls and now video calls, too. Users seem very worried about government surveillance, especially now that Donald Trump has been elected. WhatsApp still keeps dossiers of their users' contact lists and other meta-data but not of the content of their messages. Initially in the WhatsApp/Facebook merger, the companies ensured users that their data of the two platforms would not be connected but their privacy policy has recently changed, breaking this promise.
Image Description | Getty image of a hand holding an iPhone with just a huge WhatsApp icon on it. A video explaining the new adjustments to WhatsApp's user privacy policy.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone
The One Thing To Save (All) Your Relationships
Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 22.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | technology-free
Summary | Our relationships suffer because of smartphones. We live under the false impression that we are more productive when we are constantly connected with everyone via our smartphones when really the presence of a smartphone keeps us from actually listening to the person standing in front of us. We do hear them and acknowledge their speaking with minimal responses but we tend to get impatient and ask them to "get to the point". That person might however need someone to really listen to them and engage with their problem to find the point of the story themselves... Romantic relationships can also only profit from both partners being in the moment rather than multi-tasking with their smartphone. While we may think it is weird if someone turns off their phone for a date, it is really very respectful. The conversations that ensue in a smartphone-free environment run very deep and are critical for bonding.
Image Description | Getty image of a man and woman standing very close together on a subway train.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
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