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Sandbox is unique in that it focuses both on virtual and real-life social networks. Members meet up regularly for dinners, events, workshops, and retreats. Photo courtesy Sandbox website

With more than 500 million users, more page views than Google, and 10% of all time spent on the net, it might seem safe to crown Facebook the monarch of social networking and call it a day. But as...

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Social media glossary German-English

Despite the fact that most new web technology is named in English, the German language is adapting rapidly to describe the new world of social media.

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StudiVZ, XING, and blogs: Welcome to German social media. Photo (cc) flickr user tartanpodcast

Who is who in the German social media scene?

Much like the computer revolution that preceded it twenty years ago, the pace for social media is clearly being set in the USA; but that hasn’t stopped other countries contributing ideas and...

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Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss founded Soundcloud in 2008. Photo (cc) Soundcloud

Working in the German social media scene

The figures leave no doubt: in 2010, Germany is going full speed ahead into social media.

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Sonntagmorgen has relied heavily on social media in marketing their business. Photo (cc) Sonntagmorgen

Talking with people, not at them: Social media in German business and the press

Suddenly, it seems like every company has a Twitter account. In the summer of 2008, Twitter started to spread to Germany.

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Wind power is just one way to add sustainability to our lives. In the Green Talents competition, young scientists will be suggesting others. Photo (cc) simplerich

Green ideas? Green Talents Competition seeking applicants

How to raise the quality of life for a growing world population without wasting resources? This is the question posed by the 2012 Green Talents Competition. All young scientists working on the cutting edge of sustainable development are invited to apply with their answer—entry...[more]

The ocean adventure experience

A visit to the German Pavilion at Expo 2012 is a bit like a present-day adventure in the style of Jules Verne’s science fiction novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”.[more]

EU Right of Residence act to make Germany more welcoming for foreign academics

There's good news for students, scientists, and researchers interested in studying and working in Germany. On April 27th, the Bundestag passed an act that will make studying and finding work in Germany easier. The Act Implementing the EU Directive on Entry and Residence of...[more]

Berlin 2.0

Blogs, social media and digital society: thousands of bloggers and Internet users are gathering at the "re:publica" conference in Berlin from May 2 to 4, 2012.[more]

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