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May 21, 2012

The web world meets in Berlin: Total immersion in the world of Web 2.0, web blogs, social media and digital society: this is the essence of re:publica 2010 which is taking place for the fourth time in Berlin from April 14 to 16.

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Social Media in Germany

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
Welcome to the Sandbox

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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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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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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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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