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Category: Europe

  • Twitter can’t be gagged, even in France

    The first round in the French presidential election ended yesterday with the result that Socialist Party challenger François Hollande narrowly edged in front of incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy by the slim margin of just over 1 percent of the vote.…

  • EU: The internet cuts out the middle man

    The EU Observer reports that the European Parliament is looking at how its 736 deputies and 6,000 staff should prepare for novelties such as internet-politics, multi-lateralism and enhanced legal powers. […] A recent example of the power of the internet…

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  • Get your social media insights in Amsterdam in April

    In April, I’ll be in Amsterdam taking part in The 2012 International Social Media and PR Summit, a two-day professional development event that blends a rich mix of best practices, tips and know-how with real-world examples of how organizations are…

  • Social media: word of mouth at scale

    Among some compelling metrics about Facebook’s contributions to Europe’s economies last year – led by $15.3 billion value and 230,000 jobs – is this description of social media by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: […] She argued that we’re living in…

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  • Get ready for the cookie law

    A lot of attention was focused earlier this year on cookies, those little snips of coded text that websites automatically place on your computer when you visit those sites with your web browser. The attention on cookies was all to…