Here Are the Countries That Block Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube
Turkey is the latest country to block Twitter and YouTube, but it's not the only one.
On Thursday, the Turkish government blocked the country's access...
Personal Twitter accounts of European Prime Ministers: who’s scoring best?
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Twiplomacy already does an incredible job in assessing the presence of world leaders on Twitter. What I want to show you today is a...
Why on earth would an Ambassador in Cuba tweet?
A lot of my diplomatic counterparts in Havana look completely bemused when I talk to them about Twitter or tell them what my last...
A review of the European Commission’s social media presence in 2013
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Co-written with @AmyJColgan, @PabloPerezA. Published on Waltzing Matilda Blog
Assessing our performances is key to understanding how we can improve. In this post we want...
140 things you don’t know about Twitter
On March 21, 2006, a simple messaging service was born with a five-word tweet.
Fast forward eight years.
Tweets now move billions of dollars in the...
Conflict Cuisine: Teaching War Through Washington’s Ethnic Restaurant Scene
By Johanna Mendelson Forman, with Sam Chapple Sokol
It is a Washington cliché: you can always tell where in the world there is a conflict...
Why digital diplomacy is not a thing (yet)
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Some time ago I had the chance to participate in a very good seminar chaired by Jon Worth a well-known communication consultant in Brussels....
The Internet tsunami: 8 big insights on what it disrupts next
The world wide web remains one of the greatest disruptive forces in human history. On an average day it can give you access to...
‘Internet, a Gift From God’ – The Pope of the Digital Age
The problematic relationship between faith and technology is amongst the most difficult of the challenges faced by Jorge Mario Bergoglio's papacy. Yet many see...
Social Media Diplomacy Is Worth The Risk: US State Department
Whispers: US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks privately with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se. At other times, Secretary Kerry and his department...