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Social Media: how much have our lives changed?
My best definition of social media is people on the left, people on the right, and technology in the middle. It is the democratization of information and content, the convenience and equal opportunity to share and connect with others, and the fulfillment of “the world is a global village” prophecy. […]
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Globalisation: a matter of grey
A girl sits across from me on a train destined for Falmouth in Cornwall on the English South West Coast Path, with an assortment of luggage surrounding her feet. She is travelling from somewhere far away. She watches a movie with what seems to have Korean and French […]
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Global Media Forum: Sights, sounds, and all the action!
What’s the next big thing after Facebook and Twitter? Is social media the peak of journalism, or is there more to be seen? Is there an end in sight for the battle for supremacy between traditional and social media? What is ‘clicktivism’, how effective it it, and what do millions […]
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My New Chosen Career… To Be Very Rich
I made a decision this morning, and that is to be very rich. Mind you, I have always wanted to be rich, but this morning I decided on a new course of action to achieve that goal. I am going to get into public office (currently working on schematics) and […]
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The internet and democracy – An unlikely couple? German blogger Michael Seemann and Ingolf Pernice professor of law
The topic of this session was rather broad and in an area which is already widely discussed by political and social scientists on the one hand and the official elements of democracies, the people “the demos” and the “sovereign” the state, on the other. What I really liked about the […]