For me, the Image Atlas on imageatlas.org was the most interesting project to explore. This tool, as described on the About page of the website, “investigates the cultural differences and similarities by indexing top image results for given search terms across local engines around the world.”
For Digital Humanities and Social Sciences majors, it is important to realize that there are cultural differences in even the slightest things on the internet, as the major is studying digital humanities and whatnot. For example, when I was playing with the tool, the word “vine” popped into my head while searching as I was curious as to what would pop up. The top images in the majority of the countries were normal pictures of vines and grapevines etc. However, in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and of course, the United States, the logo for the (sadly) no longer existing app Vine came up in the image search. The first thing that come to mind when the word “vine” is mentioned are the short, (often funny), 6 second videos which are constantly referenced among young adults usually found in ages 14-20.
I love the way that this digital project is designed, as it effortlessly gives the viewer a general idea of varying interpretations of certain words and/or phrases on the screen, no need for going back and forth between collections of images. The web design is smooth and the way it is presented, especially the About page, is in a minimalist style and appealing to the eye.
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It was interesting and a really good idea to search a social media platform. From your findings, it shows that using this Image Atlas website could help with research about popular culture and society’s values. If we were to search all social media platforms and analyze how each region perceives these terms, we are to identify the best form of communication, as well as the interest of these places.
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