You have probably heard about the concept of open data, but what lies behind it might be a bit more difficult to understand. Often confused with big data, open data is the data that is made available for everybody to have access to and use further. Moreover, all of this access is given without restricting the […]
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Going to physical stores to buy records, cassettes or even CDs is something younger generations cannot phantom to be normal and is spoken about in a nostalgic tone by older generations. The music industry has changed the format of music many times during the last century and in rapid succession. The CD, or compact disc, was introduced
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It has happened to many of us: sending texts that end up being misinterpreted. This confusion usually happens because words were read in a different tone, the lack of social cues making communication more difficult. But we do have a well-known tool that can be of help when correctly used online – emojis. How did
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When you are in a romantic relationship, you probably can’t stop thinking about your other half. You might text your significant other every hour, tag them in lovely Instagram posts and share lots of pictures with them. You might feel an instant rush when you receive a message from your sweetheart. But how does the use
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Did you score some great deals last Black Friday? Fair chance you did. The day after Thanksgiving slowly but surely has gained popularity here in the Netherlands. But why is this day so popular and why is it even called Black Friday? Black Friday originated from the United States and is traditionally the Friday after
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With the latest press conferences about the coronavirus, there is one thing that came into the attention of society as well: sign language. Every day we communicate with our words, but the media lately made a lot of people realise that sign language is actually really important. Nina Brom tells us more about this topic.
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The coronavirus. Surely, everyone has heard enough about it by now. But the reality is that it is unfortunately still a relevant topic. Therefore we, as a society, need to deal with it and try to minimize the impact that it has on all our lives. Apart from staying home, keeping your distance from others,
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Many readers will remember Rebecca van Geel, a former CIS student and decorated member of Flow who graduated last September. During her Master thesis, she wanted more of a schedule, but wasn’t in the market for just any job. We interviewed her about her current adventure: being a communication advisor at Gilze-Rijen Air Base. Rebecca
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Dennis is an alumni of Tilburg University, he did the bachelor Communication and Information Sciences with the track Human Aspects of Information Technology (the former CSAI track). And after that, he did the Data Science and Business and Governance (the former Data Science and Society) master and currently, he is working at KLM as a
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Impression formation in online dating: the effects of language errors in profile texts Porbably , this sentense is already enough foryou to form an first impression about mine. You would probably think the writer of the sentence above is a lazy writer who put minimal time and effort in. Maybe you would even think the writer is just plain dumb. In any case, the example
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