by Minter Dial | Oct 31, 2011 | Politics
2012: The year of seismic electionsNext year is the year of presidential elections in a vast array of countries, with particularly high profile elections in US, France, Russia, India, Turkey and China. Moreover, arguably as important from a geo-political standpoint,...
by Minter Dial | Sep 1, 2011 | Politics
Front Page News? I was quite stunned to see this morning the front cover of two (of the three) main “free” daily papers — that are distributed to commuters throughout France — where both publications this morning carried EXACTLY the same...
by Minter Dial | Aug 29, 2011 | Politics
The Internet of Everything Wireless Fidelity (wifi) a standard? Is free access to wifi something that we should all expect in the future? I personally believe so, not that I completely understand all the technical ramifications and costs. Specifically, is...
by Minter Dial | Jul 1, 2011 | Politics
Is France doing some media marketing? It seems that this week, France has managed to capture the bulk of the headlines in the press in the international section. And there is a captivating, if not liberating theme! The liberation of the two French France Television...
by Minter Dial | May 2, 2011 | Social Media
BREAKING NEWS MayDay, MayDay: I interrupt this fine Monday morning to bring you breaking news: Twitter is the best & fastest way to get the news. Twitter is not just social, it is media. I learned about the death of Osama Bin Laden this morning in my Twitter...