This paper explores how so-called ‘Web3’ blockchain projects are materially and socially constituted. A blockchain is an append-only distributed database. The technology is being hyped as applicable for a whole range of industries, social service provisions, and as a fix for economic disparities in communities …

Context When the pandemic hit the world, teachers were forced to change their education from onsite to virtual overnight Understandably, teaching quality decreased in the beginning, as there was little experience in how to adapt the educational design Zuyd University of Applied Sciences ( recognized …

The ageing of the population in developed countries asks for smart solutions to promote seniors' inclusion in society. Therefore, how to shape a place that is both smart and encourages healthy ageing is a key question in the field of shaping smart and inclusive living environments. Smart placemaking, …

From the early 2000s onward the Netherlands has witnessed unexpected and unprecedented polarization. Right-wing populist activism challenged the right of newcomers to belong in Dutch society. Coinciding with this populist swing, participatory media (web communities such as Marokko.nl, blog sites such …

Als gevolg van de coronacrisis moesten sportverenigingen sportvelden en kantines sluiten. Sociale media blijken tijdens de coronacrisis het platform te bieden om samen te sporten en elkaar te ontmoeten. Nanny Kuijsters onderzocht hoe er tegen het gebruik van de socialemediakanalen van de club wordt aangekeken …

Een onderzoek naar het belang van een virtual community voor sportclubs … Fontys-docent en promovendus Nanny Kuijsters startte er al in 2015 mee. Tot nu toe zetten sportclubs nauwelijks digitale middelen in voor het creëren van clubgevoel. Nu wel, en dat biedt volgens Kuijsters kansen om de jonge garde …

Virtual communities are online spaces with potential of integration of (member-generated) content and conversations [7,8]. In our research project we are interested in the adoption and building of virtual communities in organized sports, that is to say in the voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) in the Netherlands. …

It goes without saying that with literally fading boundaries between social communities (this comes together with advanced technology), it is much more complicated for individuals to find their place in a social community. In other words, it 's hard for us to make our address known to the abstract (virtual) …

Research to indicators to build a typology of virtual communities in organized sports.

Social Networking Sites (SNSs), such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter are increasingly implemented in voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) as channels for organizational communication. By using SNSs, the sports clubs are, in fact, building virtual, online communities as an extra ‘communication …