I still don’ t get it what Fousquare does. It should have kept Foursquare and integrate new functions instead of creating Swarm. I feel like they themselves are destroying their good brand. Propaganda Is the New Frontier for Fake Social Media Accounts Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Fake social media accounts are spreading pro-Chinese propaganda on Twitter, disseminating … Read more
France’s surveillance: justice, freedom and security in the EU open Democracy News Analysis – by Amandine Scherrer, Francesco Ragazzi, Joanna Parkin, Julien Jeandesboz, Nicholas Hernanz, Sergio Carrera and Didier Bigo François Hollande sharply criticised US surveillance last year, but the fact remains that France also engages in mass data collection and intelligence sharing. This is an excerpt … Read more
I fly this evening and will be around in Skopje until Sunday… Here is the program: e-Society: Youth and Media is a two-day conference organized by the Metamorphosis Foundation and the Youth Educational Forum, exploring media from a youth perspective, youth led media, media literacy, information quality, digital media activism, music and movements. The conference is … Read more
Istanbul court rejects ministry?s appeal to suspend Gezi redevelopment, pending definitive ruling An administrative court which had suspended the redevelopment plans of Gezi Park late May, has rejected today a government appeal against the ruling Brazilian Tear Gas Used Against Turkish Protesters [All links lead to sites in Portuguese unless specified otherwise. At the time … Read more
Italy?s Napolitano re-elected as head of state from FT.com – World, Europe The manner of Napolitano?s election by the mainstream parties after a closed doors deal is likely to fuel support for the Five Star Movement European Federalist Papers by Ralf Grahn The Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Constitution of the United States … Read more
Why ‘The Breakfast Club’ Could Never Happen Today from Mashable! by Neha Prakash The Breakfast Club is a harrowing tale of five strangers breaking stereotypes and forming the bond of a lifetime. But at its core, it’s just about detention and the lengths kids will go to to keep themselves entertained Repertory Pick: … Read more
Germany suffering worker shortage from FT.com – World, Europe For Ursula von der Leyen, solving that dilemma will require fundamental reforms in the heart of the eurozone, and its periphery The Google EU settlement: Full details from Brussels Blog by Alex Barker Google?s three year tussle with Brussels over its search business is almost … Read more