Digital Discourse Database

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Auf nach Münschen

(To Munich)

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Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 18.2.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, research/study, texting, translation
Summary | German car manufacturers are working on voice-operated artificial intelligence assistants in cars which can operate navigation systems, phonecalls, text messages, and music selection. Operating this technology verbally is the most safe option while driving. The voice recognition is now so advanced thanks to lots of research and data collection that it can even understand voice commands in regional dialects.
Image Description | Hand operating a navigation system in a car.
Image Tags | hand(s)

"Gezieltes Storytelling in Bildern"

("Targeted storytelling with images")

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Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 21.3.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | Instagram, marketing, research/study, Twitter
Summary | Many companies use Instagram to target potential employees and brand themselves as a desirable work environment. More people in Germany use Instagram than Twitter and the job platform Xing so it is more feasible to advertise on Instagram than elsewhere if one's target audience is one of the main demographics on Instagram. Companies give out surveys to their employees to find out about their values and preferences and then design their INstagram storytelling according to it.
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Hieroglyphen von heute

(Hieroglyphs of today)

Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 30.3.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, language threat, research/study, translation
Summary | Emojis have permeated contemporary life in all aspects. Experts say it is the most quickly expanding language worldwide.Companies are being hired to Interpret emojis for adverising, and the police have to rely on emoji experts when text messages are part of the evidence. Whole books have been translated into emoji.
Image Description | Emoji riddles.
Image Tags | emojis

Digitale Selbstverteidigung

(Digital self-defence)

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Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 21.2.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, law, privacy, research/study
Summary | The anonymity of the internet allows for many dark deeds. Poeple should know how to quickly identify fake news, manipulated photographs, and what the legal ramifications of cyberbully (threats or slander) are. Users should also know the full potential of Facebook searches and how to stay anonymous on the internet - a series of tutorials is provided.
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