Thu Anh Bui

University of Amsterdam | UVA · College of Humanities

Since the creation of Web 2.0, the main mission and vision of nearly all notable social networking sites (SNS) and local-based real-time dating (LBRTD) applications have been to facilitate connections between individuals in the digital realm. Prior to the advent of online platforms, the majority of connections were established in person, providing...

There is a distinct silence in the discourse of sex, as suggested by Foucault. The irony of modern academia is that while scholars claim to look for truth at all costs, they frame the sexual truth as obscene and untalkable. Indeed, in the digital era, although there are more than 8 million pornography websites on the internet (Ferguson 2003), littl...

Shopping increasingly becomes a leisure activity for everyone since consumers can easily get their favorite items at a lower price. It is easy to see that people can generally have overconsumption behavior and a throwaway culture, which are the main issues that lead to environmental problems. According to Leal Filho et al. (2019), the textile indus...

Facebook is known as one of the largest social media sites in the world. In 2020, there were around 2.8 million active users globally (Haravan 2022). According to an online report from Advertising Vietnam in 2022, Facebook is the biggest social media platform in Vietnam. It provides people with an open space to share personal information, status up...

During COVID-19, the Vietnamese consumer's consumption has increased over time. More and more individuals started discussing and sharing their online purchases. People become increasingly dependent on these sites and begin to purchase unnecessary items. Those applications have been successful in driving consumerism. Comparable to social media sites...

As the virtual world evolves, 3D avatars are becoming increasingly popular among communities. The usage of this technology by social media users to present themselves in the digital world has become an essential option on various Social Networking Sites (SNS). VTubers, or virtual YouTubers, have emerged as a new phenomenon in the current attention...

Regardless of the online discourses, all Social Networking Sites (SNS) rely heavily on social relationships and metrics such as likes, shares, and comments. While their missions are similar, their applications and platform vernaculars are distinct. Individuals with different backgrounds may also have different prioritized platforms. SNS users can b...