The time has come for us to wrap up our ‘BetaFutures’ blog. Over the last six weeks, we have shared a wide range of blog posts on topics from digital campaigning and online ‘slacktivism’ to the promises and peril of social media proliferation at a global level. We have focussed …
Paying attention to accessibility of services and products has gained more and more attention over the past few years. One possible explanation to this is the European accessibility act. The main purpose of the directive is to enhance the accessibility of products and services. It applies not only to businesses, …
Many tend to view social media as a way to expand their understanding of the world and its phenomena – whether those were completely new or something that the user is already familiar with. In other words, social media enables exploring new information and content on topics that one would …
As Anthony Giddens points out in his book Runaway World (1999), globalization is continuously changing our lives. This includes not only our culture, but also our physical environment. Although globalization as a phenomenon is not entirely new, there are some aspects of it, such as the birth of information technology …
