Digital Diplomacy

Digital at heart

Over 4,500 twitter followers, a blogging Ambassador, a gallery online telling UK-Holy See relations in pictures. These are part of the digital of the...

[Today in PD] Public Diplomacy And The State Of The Union

President Obama delivering the State of the Union address, Feb. 12, 2013. Credit: WhiteHouse.gov A State of the Union address is always a major public...

The White House full force on Twitter

After the firing of Jofi Joseph, the National Security Council staffer who was fired for criticizing senior Administration officials under the nom de plume...

Use of social technologies has plateaued, says McKinsey

"While the percentage of companies adopting social technologies remains high, it has plateaued," says McKinsey in its "Organizing for change through social technologies" Global...

Bitcoin to finance election campaigns?

The Federal Election Commission is debating a proposal to let political candidates and campaign committees accept bitcoins as contributions, in the same way computer...

Twitter guide for government and foreign policy

Twitter Media has published an interesting guide with best practices, resources, and success stories on how to use Twitter in government, diplomacy, and foreign...

Great victory for @MFAKOSOVO and @Petrit as Kosovo attains status on #Facebook

The result is a success for all @DigitalKosovo partners, including @NorwayMFA @foreignoffice and @ksBritish. here is the article by the New york Times on Kosovo’s...

Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World (January 2014)

On Wednesday, We Are Social Singapore released its 2014 Social, Digital & Mobile Around The World report, which offers key statistics, data and behavioural...

5 Things Diplomats Should Avoid On Facebook

Thanks to DIG IN DIP and Sharon Singer  http://digindip.com/2013/03/31/5-things-diplomats-should-avoid-on-facebook/#! March 31, 2013 Successful diplomats often become mini celebrities in the communities they serve. In addition to...

Kosovo Digital Diplomacy Strategy Crosses Borders

by Molly McCluskey When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, its leaders focused on building a nation. But after the constitution was written,...