Digital Diplomacy

Gastrodiplomacy for the Middle Kingdom

In the realm of cuisine, there are few countries that have as distinguished a history as China. China's cuisine is fabled the world over...

Are you still making these 5 Twitter mistakes?

This post originally appeared on the Twitter Counter blog. Twitter can be a great tool for establishing your brand, building a community and extending your...

6 Scientific Tips to Get More Retweets

As a community manager, I know that people working in social media are always searching for the ultimate tweet: 140 characters of pure perfection...

A Defense (Sort of) of Twitter I don’t tweet, but I see why some...

I am not on Twitter. I am not a snob about it. Some of my best friends tweet. Nor do I believe that my absence...

Twitter bans, Facebook drones, public or private networks: e-Diplomacy futures

Twitter use in Turkey dropped when a ban on the platform was introduced. This simple fact was obscured by the excitement and celebration that...

The BBG’s Role in U.S. Public Diplomacy

What differentiates U.S. international broadcasters from parallel outlets sponsored by other governments? The BBG.   Michael Ardaiolo and Dr. Guy Golan discuss the Broadcasting Board of Governors’...

Marking the Foreign Secretary’s 200,000 twitter follower

This week the Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed student Gopal Rao to the Foreign Office. The meeting was the result of a competition launched...

Spy Tweets: CIA Joins Twitter, Facebook

“We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet.” And with that, the Central Intelligence Agency finally came in from the digital...

The United Nation’s Social Network

Several weeks ago I wrote a blog post in which I attempted to illustrate and analyze the social network of the world’s foreign ministries....

Canada Advocates for Digital Diplomacy

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird threw his lot in with digital diplomacy in a speech given yesterday at the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development...