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Ariel Castro needed to rewrite Greek history? 9 Aug 2013 | 10:28 pm
As we walked through central Vienna, I pointed to one of the windows: “You know”, I explained to an interlocutor who probably knew better than me, “when Greece was formed as a modern country in 1828,...
MotoX heralds a very quiet revolution 8 Aug 2013 | 06:02 pm
People talk about Google being increasingly being a “hardware company” but they are missing the point. It’s not about fancy gadgets, not about whether the Nexus has a better screen than an iPhone and...
Do the stripes in our flag make it look fat? 2 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
GUIDELINES FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDIA COVERING GREECE Since the start of this economic crisis, Greece has struggled with its international image. Journalists trying to fathom where to start in the cove...
Trend detection: there can only be two? 25 Jun 2013 | 07:52 pm
You can play with Twitter data all day and come up with all sorts of interesting conclusions. As a social scientist, it is Pandora’s box. Free research to an extent you couldn’t even dream about a ...
Pimms, NewMediaAgencies and the Catch 22 in the world of advertising 24 Jun 2013 | 08:59 pm
There are two kinds of companies: the ones that do multiple long meetings and the ones that don’t. Advertising companies always specialized in the former. The inspired me to start writing a book...
The so called tablet revolution is about my fridge 28 Mar 2013 | 12:14 pm
Some of you might remember the “smart fridge” idea. More than a decade ago some companies had made horribly expensive fridges which had built in computers and a touch screen. You could surf the net...
Communication lessons from Afghanistan 22 Mar 2013 | 10:19 pm
These days in Greece we celebrate independence from Ottoman rule. It was in essence guerilla warfare. Greeks have a tradition of sorts in this type of war. But of course the true and proven modern ...
Facebook has a secret weapon: making money from politics 16 Feb 2013 | 02:10 am
In Greece, the media has always depended heavily on politics in order to survive. Which is putting it very politely. Private TV is the playground of rich business tycoons. They pay money, to get e...
Why Apple won’t make an iPhone for the masses 28 Jan 2013 | 08:03 pm
Don’t go looking in the detailed cost breakdowns. Sure, Apple has plenty of profit margin to shave off the iPhone. They could sell one for $150 and still make a profit better than most. But it is n...
Let’s make a website and hide the fact that we are Greek 5 Jan 2013 | 12:44 pm
It is a great website. The English is correct. The vibe is right. The concept isn’t ground breaking but on the right path. So why should it hide the fact that it is Greek? There is no “about us”....
