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Die Jungs von heute können einfach nicht mehr flirten
(The boys of today just can't flirt anymore)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 7.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | online dating, research/study, smartphone, social media, youth
Summary | Young people nowadays cannot flirt anymore. They are constantly tied to their smartphones - 57 hours per week a recent study says - and do not pay attention to what is going on around them. They are more comfortable communicating via a medium than face-to-face. Many girls lament on social media how there are no available boys. Young boys should look up form their phones more often - the girls would be grateful.
Image Description | Getty images of young men and women with and without smartphones.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
Du bist nicht allein
(You are not alone)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 1.4.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | online dating, smartphone, Snapchat, social media, threat
Summary | Smartphones have revolutionized social life. They promise us that we will never be alone again if we stay online. We are always connected wia social media, we can communicate with select people directly by speaking, texting them, or sending them images and video. While we are all digitally connected, we become more isolated face-to-face. On the street, nobody interacts anymore. Smartphones have also begun to be our matchmakers thanks to Tinder and seemingly intuitive swiping which is rather learned in reality.
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Internet Kompakt
(Internet compact)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 18.2.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | digitized education, email, research/study, social media, threat
Summary | The German language learning app Babbel is increasingly successful, they claim to have one million paying users. Statistics show that the district with the most social media users is Hessen with 86% active social media users. The criminal department of the Netherlands warns residents of malware emails.
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"Heute wird einfach gute Stimmung gemacht"
("Nowadays, it's all about creating a good mood")
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 6.6.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, selfie, Snapchat, social media
Summary | Selfies on social media can have huge currency. They serve celebrities and politicians to style themselves as down-to-earth. Taylor Swift further includes cats in her selfies for the additional cuteness factor. Angela Merkel's selfie with a refugee has served to send the message that refugees are welcome in Germany. Selfies can also be seen as inspired by emojis; people mimick the facial expressions or use a Snapchat filter to emulate emojis.
Image Description | Portrait of the interviewee holding a smiley balloon.
Image Tags | emojis, male(s)
Im Gefühlsextremismus
(In the middle of emotional extremism)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 10.5.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, pornography, privacy, sexting, social media, threat
Summary | Social media have messed with our sense of privacy. Celebrities can now address their fans from a seemingly private realm of self-orchestrated social media presence and regular people can become famous very quickly when they embarrass themselves enough on social media. Additionally, one can be made famous on social media by cyberbullies and previous partners by sharing "revenge porn" (nudes shared during a romantic relationship) after a breakup. The general tenor on all social media sites entails schadenfreude (rejoicing over other people's misfortune) - whether it be directed towards celebrities' faux-pas or normal people.
Image Description | The crying tears from laughter emoji.
Image Tags | emojis
Das Internet der letzten Dinge
(The Internet of the last things)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 26.6.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | social media, texting
Summary | We now leave much more behind than previous generations. We document large parts of our mundane and sometimes staged life online on various social media platforms. Most Young adults today have an average of six social media profiles. All those are very complicated to delete post-mortem.
Image Description | A Photocase Image of various Polaroid pictures.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Instagram Für Alle
(Instagram for everyone)
Newspaper | Lead Digital
Date | 18.1.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | hashtags, Instagram, marketing, social media
Summary | Instagram has become the second most active social media platform after Facebook so it is a great place for companies to advertize their product - or rather their brand. Instagram is all about visual storytelling so it is a prime platform to develop one's brand by presenting a certain look or attitude. Instagram offers various visual formats - from image posts over stories like on Snapchat to videos and livestreams. It is important to be thorough when choosing hashtags as these determine who will find the post. Many hashtags are ambiguous so one really has to be in the know to skillfully ascribe hashtags.
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Maschine oder Mensch
(Machine or human)
Newspaper | Nürnberger Nachrichten
Date | 7.10.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, politics, social media, threat
Summary | Experts predict that how we use new media will change drastically in the next two years thanks to chatbots: artificial intelligence services that appear on various social media or devices. They have existed for a while but their understanding of voice commands has improved immensely making them very user-friendly. A problem is that social bots can be bought to like one's content on social media, thereby making content appear to be much more popular than it is. This is a danger to the free decision making process of democracy.
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Werbung der Zukunft
(Advertising of the future)
Newspaper | Focus Online
Date | 26.10.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | marketing, privacy, social media
Summary | Online advertising investments are constantly rising. The Asian market has developed highly lucrative strategies to advertize efficiently on messengers and social media. It involves providing companies with advertising spots to reach their desired target groups. Some users take issue that their private data are being mined in order to classify them in target groups.
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"Viele empfinden Freude, wenn sie Angst verbreiten"
("Many feel joy when they spread fear")
Newspaper | Tagesspiegel
Date | 30.10.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | law, social media, threat
Summary | The Munich police are present on social media because that is where most of the population regularly checks in. In order to counteract fake news, they make sure to notify the public in case of a dangerous situation and be available for information. Many people share sensationalist stories to spread fear and that is dangerous. While it cannot be prosecuted by the law, a public moral code should be developed to push back such fear-spreaders.
Image Description | Portrait of the interviewee (police officer).
Image Tags | male(s)
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