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Instructions for The Hmm IN Gaming Spaces

We’re excited to have you joining for The Hmm IN Gaming Spaces on Wednesday. Ů©(◕‿◕。)۶ During this tour we’ll explore the social impact, possibilities, and power of gaming spaces by touring differentRead More

Manual: how to create your avatar for the Metaverses Cha-Cha-Cha dance-party!

On 27 October 2022 The Hmm, affect lab and MU are organising the Metaverses Cha-Cha-Cha dance party at MU in Eindhoven and online. You’ll dance your way into a newRead More

Introduction

What are the consequences of being financially dependent on creating content on social media for both the people and the content in this ecosystem? … Read More

The rules for influencers in the updated Media Act

The Dutch Media Authority explain how they implement regulations and oversee media broadcasters and providers.… Read More

Models for culture producer communities

Jak Ritger

Jak Ritger shares models that define the digital cultural economy and the production systems underpinning it. … Read More

Jak Ritger is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and activist based in Allston, Massachusetts. Ritger’s practice uses photography to expose hidden structures underneath the built environment and systems of power shaping everyday life. Working within online art and politics collectives, Ritger uses data-visualization, drawing and essay writing to model emerging social patterns and information flows. As an organizer, he works to catalyze digitally distributed collective art and discourse projects, such as, CODEX NM Y2K20, a compendium of the first year of the Covid-19 “syndemic”, as seen through the NEW MODELS discord group. Find his published writing at Do Not Research and NEW MODELS.

Behind the scenes of the creator economy with Cesar Majorana

Cesar shares his own experience with the creator economy and how he makes money off of social media. … Read More

KarADshian workshop

Guus Hoeberechts

We hosted a workshop where we challenged participants to reflect on Instagram advertising with a case study on Kim Kardashian’s influencer empire.… Read More

Inside the early days of the selfie museum

Eva van Boxtel revisits her 2018 film shot in one of Europe’s first selfie museums.… Read More

We are looking for a (production) intern!

Online culture is an extraordinary outlet for strange subcultures, experimental projects, network solidarity, and an absurdly large library of obscure knowledge and specialised resources. Our activities contribute to a betterRead More

The Hmm Hybrids 2: The Power of the Chat

The chat is an essential part of livestreamed events, and maybe even our internet experience in general. In this hybrid newsletter we look back at, and towards the future of, the chat. … Read More

Negar Sanaan Bensi and Paul Cournet on the architecture of data centres

Negar and Paul, editors of the book Datapolis, answer a number of questions taken from our audience chat during our Data Centre Tour.… Read More

Can Blockchain Contribute to a Lighter Internet?

Saratu Abiola

Saratu Abiola researches if the blockchain can make the internet more inclusive.… Read More

Saratu Abiola is a Masters Student in the University of Amsterdam’s New Media and Digital Cultures program. Before her Masters, she lived in Nigeria where her advocacy work covered in agricultural policy, climate Justice and women’s rights. She is also a freelance writer, and has been published at Open Democracy, Quartz Africa, Guardian Nigeria newspaper, among other places. Her areas of interest include digital activism, big data and social media platforms.

Designing an inclusive internet: 6 considerations for the near future

Guus Hoeberechts

We have to start rethinking the way we approach the internet if we want it to be an inclusive space. After a roundtable discussion last year, these are some points to remember.… Read More

We are Planet Earth: an interview with Andres Colmenares, IAM

Lilian Stolk interviews IAM founder Andres Colmenares about his perspective on a sustainable, accessible, interdependent internet. … Read More

The Power of the Poor Image

Margarita Osipian

Margarita Osipian shares eight inspiring works from the Small File Media Festival—showing the beauty of the tiny image. … Read More

Audio Report: Data Centre Tour

Listen back to our experiences visiting the data centres in the Wieringermeerpolder… Read More

e-KondĹŤ time! How can we tidy up our virtual spaces?

With the various platforms and devices we use on a daily basis, it can be hard to start with cleaning them up. Let The Hmm help you out with this handy guide.… Read More

Introduction

The pandemic shifted and re-shaped our societies, but what impact did it have on the monopolisation of Big Tech? … Read More

A change of tone: Social media and mental health

Guus Hoeberechts

During the pandemic, the online world was unavoidable. In this essay, Guus Hoeberechts asks us to rethink the ways in which we interact online. … Read More

The Googlization of Health: Privacy in the age of Big Tech

Guus Hoeberechts

Guus Hoeberechts interviews researcher Marjolein Lanzing about contact tracing technologies, privacy, and the domination of Big Tech. … Read More