Digitalisation, User Experience and design Articles in magazines

I love sharing my knowledge as an author in journalistic or professional articles. Sharing knowledge lets readers and authors grow at the same time.

My work as an author focusses on:

User Experience and design
Digitalisation and how it changes our life, our learning, our culture and our businesses
Reception and user studies, especially with regard to digital education and digital change

Articles in magazines

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Digital minimalism

Topics: Digital Lifestyle, Streaming

Netzpiloten (September 25th, 2014)

Minimalism is a attitude towards life trying to find happiness through eschewal. What is the role of digitalisation in this regard?

Big Data & privacy: The role of ethics

Topics: Big Data, privacy

Netzpiloten (September 18th, 2014)

The collection of user data is an integral part of e-commerce and online marketing. However, Big Data changes everything: The enormous quantity of data makes analyses possible which were previously undreamed of. This calls for a new ethics.

Big Data and the Anticipatory Web

Topics: Big Data

Netzpiloten (September 9th, 2014)

Big Data can help anticipating the behaviour of people. However, could this also lead to stronger stereotypes?

Can privacy help Ello become the next important network?

Topics: Social Media

Netzpiloten (August 29th, 2014)

Ello was a huge topic in August 2014: a social network without advertising, saying it won't use the data of its users. I analysed the strategies of the network, focusing on emotions and being part of a movement.

Is Big Data the future of the web?

Topics: Big Data, Semantic Web, Web 3.0

Netzpiloten (August 29th, 2014)

The Semantic Web (or Web 3.0) tries to make the semantics of information available and create a net that not only finds information, but also understands it. Can Big Data help establish the Semantic Web?

Podcasts in education

Topics: education, Podcast

Netzpiloten (Februar 14th, 2011)

Andreas Auwärter of the University of Koblenz is using podcasts in educational contexts. I speak to him and his students regarding their experiences with the new medium.

Creative Commons in Journalism

Topics: Creative Commons

Netzpiloten (August 19th, 2010)

My article explains the advantages of using Creative Commons licenses in Journalism.

Discussion about surveillance: Brave New 1984

Topics: discussion, surveillance

Netzpiloten (July 13th, 2010)

It has been a couple of years that we discuss surveillance on the web. My articles examines two famous novels which can help understand the debate: While one side seems to fear the situation like in "Brave New World", the other seems to be more concerned with "1984".

Tips to start in Social Commerce

Topics: Social Commerce

Netzpiloten (July 2nd, 2010)

Social Commerce has been a huge topic in 2010. In my article for the magazine Netzpiloten, I give tips for the start.

Social Commerce: Etsy vs. Dawanda

Topics: Social Commerce, Etsy, Dawanda

Netzpiloten (May 31st, 2010)

Etsy and Dawanda played a vital role in the discussion about Social Commerce in 2010. A comparison of the two services.

What is Social Commerce?

Topics: Social Commerce

Netzpiloten (19. Mai 2010)

To start my series on Social Commerce in 2010, I give a practical definition of what Social Commerce is.

The future of the web: The technology of the Web 3.0

Topics: Semantic Web, Web 3.0

Netzpiloten (Oktober 14th, 2008)

How could the Web 3.0 be realised? I take a look on the technological ideas in 2008.

What is Web 3.0?

Topics: Semantic Web, Web 3.0

Netzpiloten Octobre 13th, 2008

In 2008, Social Media was still called "Web 2.0" – but we already had discussions about the next step. Using the example of a restaurant, I explain how this future of the web could look like.

Wisdom of the Crowds: Definition, practice and criticism

Topics: Crowdsourcing, Wisdom of the Crowd

Netzpiloten (15. Mai 2008)

Crowdsourcing tries to use the Wisdom of the Crowd. The idea is based on the book "The Wisdom of the Crowds" by James Surowiecki. What is the trend about?