Denmark: Taking Facebook to the Streets in 2010
Facebook came to life on Denmark's streets in 2010 through a number of events and groups organised via the social networking site. Creativity characterised Facebook in ‘real life', whilst motives have...
View ArticleHungary: Fear of Pushing Copyright Term Extension Proposal
Kluwer Copyright Blog writes: “According to an official press release, the Danish government has changed its position and now endorses the European Commission’s proposal to extend the term of...
View ArticleDenmark: Controversial Law Re-Introduces Border Control
Danish nationalist right wing party, The Danish People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti/DF), recently announced the re-introduction of controls at the country's borders with Germany and Sweden. The...
View ArticleWorld Economy: Women Weigh in on Poverty, Work and Debt
This post is part of our special coverage Global Development 2011. The International Museum of Women's online exhibit on women and the economy, features slideshows, podcasts, videos and essays on women...
View ArticleDenmark: Two Months of Rain in Two Hours
From an allotment garden in Copenhagen, Denmark, garden enthusiast and journalist Dan Larsen posts a humorously dramatic video on YouTube of extensive flooding after two months worth of rain fell in...
View ArticleDenmark: Starvation Day
The severe drought in Africa's Horn is echoing in many online corners of the world. But not only established organizations are raising funds for food. Here's a Danish Facebooker introducing an...
View ArticleDenmark: At Last, the Prime Minister Calls the Elections
Today the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has finally let the Danes out of suspense by calling the parliamentary elections: the big day is already in three weeks, on September 15. The...
View ArticleDenmark: No Voting Rights for Danes Abroad
Since many Danish citizens living abroad are not eligible to vote in the upcoming election in Denmark on September 15, 2011 the Danes Abroad Business Group Online (DAGBO) hosted an informal online...
View ArticleDenmark: Turkish Flag on Right-Wing Candidate's “Sharia-Land” Ad
Amila Bosnae re-posts a parliamentary election campaign ad of “a candidate for the xenophobic (and powerful) Danish People’s Party” and explains: “The caption on top reads ‘Sharia-land or Sjælland?' –...
View ArticleSounds of the European Podcast Award
The European Podcast Award has its own podcast featuring winners and nominees. The podcast is produced by Karin Høgh from Denmark and Dave Thackeray from the UK. The Global Voices Podcast is is one of...
View ArticleGlobal Voices Podcast: Brave New Year 2012
Hello World and welcome to 2012! In this edition of the podcast we take a look back over the year 2011, consider the similarities and differences between mainstream and new media journalism, learn...
View ArticleGlobal Voices Podcast: Occupy This!
This post is part of our special coverage #Occupy Worldwide. Hello World! Welcome to another edition of the Global Voices podcast. In this episode we talk through some of the ideas and issues...
View ArticleEurope: Will ACTA Treaty Pass After Protests?
[All links forward to French articles unless stated otherwise.] As of the end of the month of February 2012, the mobilization efforts of Internet users against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement...
View ArticleVideo: “Social Media Has Consumed Our Lives”
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View ArticleDenmark: “Happy Divorces” with Big Banks
Are you sure you want to take out money here? This question was posted across ATMs of the big banks in Denmark back in September. It was the warm-up for the ‘Bank Transfer Day’ that kicked off on...
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