There are a range of global initiatives to improve the quality and availability of public geospatial data. Millions of volunteers actively work on making these maps as accurate as possible. Examples of these platforms are MapSwipe and OpenStreetMap. MapSwipe focuses on aiding humanitarian projects by helping organizations to be better informed and prepared. OpenStreepMap main …
One of the more prominent methodologies in the studies of digital humanities is distant text analysis. To conduct such analysis there are a wide variety of tools out there to help researchers. In this review, we take a closer look into Voyant Tools (Sinclair & Rockwell, 2024-a) This prominent application allows users to analyse and …
Description This project undertakes the creation of a digital archive for the Cork International Film Festival (CIFF), containing a diverse collection of festival memorabilia. Although some materials have been digitized, a significant part still remains in analogue form. The aim is to offer a platform for research by academics, the industry, and the wider population. …
Three things that interest you Digital propaganda: in what ways does the internet change how easily people are affected by propaganda of their governments. To what extent has it given people the opportunity to research and discover different viewpoints? And to what degree do the algorithms, fake news, etc, worsen the tunnel vision brought forward …
Week 1 – Response to ‘ A domain of one’s own’. The article “A Domain of One’s Own” (Woolf, 2012) enlightened me on how relatively recent and rapid the integration of the cloud in our lives is. After just a couple of years of its existence, many systems today already cannot function without the cloud. …
From the start, our group quickly decided to centre our digital artefact on surveillance capitalism, a topic that had captivated us during lectures due to its concerning nature. Motivated to share our insights through a well-thought-out digital artefact, we delved deeper into this topic. To make the issue more relatable for people viewing our digital …
The article “Should All Archives Be Open Access?” by Rev was really insightful and intriguing. Until now, most of our discussions have approached the subject from the standpoint that archives should be publicly accessible. I therefore greatly appreciate this article’s more nuanced approach to the issue, as the article also looks at the disadvantages and problems …
Principles 5 and 8 from “A Contract for the Web” contain important values to make the internet a better place. Principle 5 emphasizes the importance of protecting personal data to establish trust among users. Giving users the oppurtunity to choose how, when and if their data can be collected helps to make them more aware …
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In our current world, most things have fallen victim to the system of capitalism, especially knowledge. I understand that research has to be funded in some way. However, as was mentioned in the video, research that was funded by taxpayers is still not free to the public and is behind paywalls. Besides, the profit that …
In the article, Marino visualizes the developments and changes in blogging through the use of infographics, examples, and other visuals in a great way. The way the article is written makes it really engaging and interesting to read. It gives a good impression of how rapidly blogs are changing and how much blogging has developed …
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