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How Facebook's Driving the Global Economy

N. L.

The famous social network added €15.3 billion to Europe's economy in 2011, chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said Tuesday, citing a study by Deloitte. It also supported...

Captain Schettino Becomes an Internet Meme

Francesca Giuliani

While Italian journalists debate over the sociological implications of Captain Schettino's media pillory, #vadaabordocazzo blows up on Twitter and on t-shirts all over the world.

Social Network Users Divided on the Royal Wedding

A.B.

It was mentioned 67 times a second on Twitter and 74 times a second on Facebook. More than a million people posted status updates about it. What some Italian users had to say

Obama, Nancy, and the Health Care Reform Bill. The View from the Italian-American Community on Facebook.

Ottorino Cappelli

In the night of March 21, as soon as the House passed the Health Care Reform Bill, we launched a discussion among our readers on Facebook. "Whatever your opinion on the matter,"...

The Attack on Berlusconi and the Vicious Climate of Italy's Political Discourse

Judith Harris

The action of an isolated, disturbed youth would seem to reflect the harsh language and vicious climate that has become the hallmark of discourse between government and opposition..

“Bounce the Illegal Immigrant”. The Lega Nord’s Discriminatory Propaganda Becomes a Game on Facebook

Marina Melchionda

The game “Rimbalza il clandestino” (Bounce the illegal immigrant) has been published on Italy's Northern League's Facebook page. Its aim is to mouse-click on boatloads of...

Italianità on FaceBook

by Jana Vizmuller-Zocco & Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano

Nowadays several Facebook groups focus on the theme of Italian Culture. In which way they can be considered adequate testimonials of "Italianità"?

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