Along with the technological advancement and the utilization of internet capabilities, it comes naturally to stop relying on our memory in order to retrieve facts and information. After all, we always have our extension of our brain with us, right? Simple tasks like remembering a phone number or correcting our grammatical errors, have been outsourced … Continue reading Does the internet affect our brain? →

Wikileaks, founded at 2006 in Iceland by Julian Assange, is an international independent non-profit online media organization, which publishes classified documents and censored material. The platform began operating on an open-source basis, as an alternative to mainstream media and throughout the years, developed a publishing model. It is important to note that there is a … Continue reading Whistleblowing going digital: WikiLeaks →

The self-publishing capabilities of Web 2.0 transformed the internet into a ubiquitous interface for communication and enabled the formation of virtual communities. Generally speaking, virtual communities consist of individuals who exchange common interests, thoughts or feelings online in order to achieve personal or shared goals by performing in various activities and practices including participation, creativity, … Continue reading Virtual Communities. What motivates us to participate? →

https://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-social-wellbeing-20150606-story.html In today’s politically and digitally polarized environment, governments and powerful organizations take advantage of the restructuring of society’s daily life by digital media and deliberately misuse those technologies for profit generation.  They monitor, control and surveil online communications and exchange this information to fulfill their commercial or political purposes. However, this ethical challenge opposes … Continue reading Destructive Use of Digital Media-Challenges for the Youth and Digital Ethics →

The emergence and growth of social networking sites has drawn the attention of researchers, since SNSs have captivated hundreds of millions of users on an international level and have managed to become an integrated part of the users’ daily lives. However, research findings indicate that the primary audience of such sites is gradually increasing its … Continue reading Social Networking Sites Addiction →