Mobile in China 2014
The social, digital and mobile ecosystem in China is unlike anywhere else on earth.
With a wide variety of home-grown platforms, technologies and behaviours, understanding...
A ban on internet slang? That’s derp
Breaking: new chief of slangy internet site doesn't want it to sound quite so much like a slangy internet site. Incoming Gawker editor Max Read has issued a stern memo...
Američka vlada je napravila „kubanski Tviter“, sa ciljem da izazove nemire na Kubi
Projekat, pod nazivom “ZunZuneo” (žargonski izraz za cvrkut kolibrija), koji je trajao više od dve godine, imao je za svrhu da spreči kubanske vlasti...
Twitter Rolls Out Free ‘Pinned Tweets’ to Select Personal Accounts 2.3k
Twitter is rolling out "pinned tweets" to a select group of high-profile users for free. The feature allows a limited number of politicians, musicians,...
“BIDD Theme this week” White House denies ‘Cuban Twitter’ ZunZuneo programme was...
The White House is claiming that a secret programme to build a carefully-disguised “Cuban Twitter”, in order to foment political opposition to the...
“BIDD Theme this week” The “Cuban Twitter” Invasion
Our round-up of news, notes, tips and tweets exhibiting how public diplomacy affects the world each and every day.
The Associated Press released this investigative...
The Daily: Museum Diplomacy Bombast
Our round-up of news, notes, tips, and tweets exhibiting how public diplomacy affects the world each and every day.
Smart piece on China’s overt cultural...
Hip-Hop Propaganda: How The U.S. Enlists Rap Music To Fight ‘Jihadi Cool’
One of the odder phenomena of the last decade is hearing national security elites, terrorism experts, and career diplomats discuss the finer points of “flow,” “bling,”...
On Gastrodiplomacy Campaigns
On Gastrodiplomacy Campaigns
An Interview with U.S. Foreign Service Officer Mary Jo Pham
U.S. Foreign Service Officer Mary Jo A. Pham is an expert in gastrodiplomacy....
Most F(l)avored Nation Status: The Gastrodiplomacy of Japan’s Global Promotion of Cuisine
By Theodore C. Bestor
Sushi in Tashkent, ramen in Melbourne, tofu everywhere, and edamame coming soon to (or already at) a salad bar near you!...