MyFitnessPal The creator of the website MyFitnessPal, Mike Lee, came up with the idea to create MyFitnessPal since he wanted a practical and simple way to take note of daily intake of food in order to help him and…
Social Media Platform Critical Profile – r/Reddit
Creating another self-identification profile on the Internet has now become the norm of many individuals in 2020. Social media platforms gather a variety of information from its users making digital marketing, social profiling, etc. easier. Like many other social media…
Sims – Play With Life
A Critical Profile by Alex Godbout Imagine: you’re 14 years old. It’s Saturday night. You’re at home with your best friend. It’s 2009. You’ve just watched Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. It just came out, lucky you. You’re sat in…
CLUB PENGUIN: Un Mode d’emploi pour les enfants?
Lorsque je me rappelle ma cinquième année à l’école primaire, un de mes souvenirs les plus mémorables sera toujours la salle d’ordinateurs au troisième étage. C’est dans ce local que j’ai joué pour la première fois à Adibou, que j’ai…
Vine: A Critical Social Media Profile
by Saskia Kowalchuk “You aint f*** with me way back when, but how ‘bout now? Now I’m a YouTube compilation” How come, in 2020, “RIP Vine” is much more salient sentiment than “do it for the Vine” was in 2015?…
Data Collection, Gender, and the Hive
The most recent form of technological development in the private sphere has been its effects on dating behaviours through mobile dating apps. Innovative app Tinder paved the way for singles to meet other people in their area, swiping on eligible…
Welcome to Your Professional Community: LinkedIn
Why LinkedIn? All grand ideas start small and take time to construct. In the case of co-founder Reid Hoffman, his billion-dollar idea started out in the comfort of his living room in 2002 (Potter 2017). The main objective of this…
Tumblr: A Source of Community… Most of the Time
The self-identified blogging platform Tumblr was founded February 1st of 2007 by David Karp. Tumblr combines video, text, photo, audio, and GIFs, allowing users to both post their own content and “reblog” content they enjoy. This function of the site…
SoundCloud
What is it? SoundCloud is a European online audio distribution platform and music sharing founded by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss in October 2008 (Mahroum, 2016). It was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2007 but is currently based in Berlin,…
WW International: The Commodification of Self-Monitoring
Weight Watchers is a subscription based wellness program that was founded in 1963. It developed from weekly support meetings in founder Jean Nidetch’s NYC apartment into WW International, operating in 30 different countries through its app, meetings and personal coaching…