The Europe Roundup: Twitter to Hire a Team in Germany
BY Antonella Napolitano | Monday, January 23 2012
Twitter is about to hire a team in Germany, the third in Europe; in France a map shows open data initiatives happening at any level. Meanwhile, an historical town in Wales is about to have its own Wikipedia. Read More
The Europe Roundup: Journalists Allowed to Livetweet in Courts
BY Antonella Napolitano | Thursday, December 15 2011
Live-tweeting in British courts, data visualizations in Slovakia, a Twitter account on the down-low for the French prime minister, and more in today's Europe roundup. Read More
The Europe Roundup: Can you Crack the Code for Your Next Job?
BY Antonella Napolitano | Friday, December 2 2011
UK | Can you Crack the Code for Your Next Job? UK intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) decided to go beyond the usual recruiting techniques by launching a code-cracking competition. ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: Debating "Life Hacking" on EU Websites
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, November 22 2011
EU | Debating "Life Hacking" on EU Websites: Useful Tips and Comments Did you know that Google and other searches can make your life much easier when you're trying to find relevant information in the messy EU websites? ... Read More
Governments Must Not Censor the Internet: A Strong Remark From UK Foreign Minister
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, November 1 2011
In the opening address of the London Conference on Cyberspace, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague took a strong stance on freedom of expression, declaring that governments should not censor activities in cyberspace. His ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: MPs Are Now Allowed To Tweet in Parliament
BY Antonella Napolitano | Wednesday, October 19 2011
UK | MPs Are Now Allowed To Tweet in Parliament With 203 votes in favour (and 63 against), British MPs are now officially allowed to tweet during their activities in the Chamber of Commons. The vote resolves ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: How the Indignados Movement is Redefining Politics
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, October 18 2011
Spain | How the Indignados Movement is Redefining Politics While the OccupyWallStreet protest spread around the world, it's time to rethink action and objectives for those who helped start this movement, the ... Read More
The Greater Manchester Police's New Hashtag Should Be #Jailed
BY Nick Judd | Thursday, August 11 2011
The Greater Manchester Police have taken up the practice of tweeting the names and dates of birth of people convicted of crimes stemming from the recent riots there. "We promised we'd name all those convicted for their ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: Apps4Germany
BY Antonella Napolitano | Monday, July 18 2011
Germany | Apps4Germany Open Data in Germany takes a further step with the launch of a national competition called "Apps für Deutschland" (Apps for Germany). Apps4De is set to "open up the public sector", as explained ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: Why are Political Blogs Dominated by Men?
BY Antonella Napolitano | Thursday, July 14 2011
UK | Why are political blogs dominated by men The Hansard Society has a new report out entitled "Gender And Digital Politics" in which the three authors examine the question: “Why are political blogs dominated by ... Read More