The last report of the European Observatory on security has been released: economic crisis and terrorism are still on top of EU citizens worries. With a twist: a growing ability to resist, which reduces anxieties and makes room for a little hope towards the future

Exchanging ideas in 140 characters, Twitter seems to hit the target of rapidity asked by today’s World. But, are full-speed messages enough to promote business? Moreover, does this shortness undermine the quality of information? A few considerations on the last Twitter Academy Webinar and an interview with Joanna Geary, head of news partnerships at Twitter UK

Analysing the sentiment and the web reputation is one of the most recent challenges of communication, especially for transnational actors, characterized by a great functional and cultural variety. A possible solution? Integrating quantitative and qualitative analysis

"The great Italian beauty according to Italians: perceptions and representations on social networks", a research commissioned to the Italian Association for Semiotic Studies by Pomilio Blumm, was presented at the ICS Rome