Zuckerberg Connects with Italian Community after Earthquake

The Facebook CEO spends a few days in one of his favorite countries juggling around official meetings, Q&A session with college students, morning runs around the Colosseum and...

The Unintentional Healing Power of Facebook

“When people say or post ‘sending prayers.’ Do you really think they are praying?”

Darn side effects

From Facebook to the Papers: The List of Italy's Top 100 Parliamentary Methuselahs

Senator Stefano Pedica posted on his Facebook page a list of the 100 Italian members of the Parliament who have been in office for the longest time. The politicians in the list,...

How Facebook's Driving the Global Economy

The famous social network added €15.3 billion to Europe's economy in 2011, chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said Tuesday, citing a study by Deloitte. It also supported...

Captain Schettino Becomes an Internet Meme

While Italian journalists debate over the sociological implications of Captain Schettino's media pillory, #vadaabordocazzo blows up on Twitter and on t-shirts all over the world.

Social Network Users Divided on the Royal Wedding

It was mentioned 67 times a second on Twitter and 74 times a second on Facebook. More than a million people posted status updates about it. What some Italian users had to say

Obama, Nancy, and the Health Care Reform Bill. The View from the Italian-American Community on Facebook.

In the night of March 21, as soon as the House passed the Health Care Reform Bill, we launched a discussion among our readers on Facebook. "Whatever your opinion on the matter,"...

The Attack on Berlusconi and the Vicious Climate of Italy's Political Discourse

The action of an isolated, disturbed youth would seem to reflect the harsh language and vicious climate that has become the hallmark of discourse between government and opposition..

“Bounce the Illegal Immigrant”. The Lega Nord’s Discriminatory Propaganda Becomes a Game on Facebook

The game “Rimbalza il clandestino” (Bounce the illegal immigrant) has been published on Italy's Northern League's Facebook page. Its aim is to mouse-click on boatloads of...

Italianità on FaceBook

Nowadays several Facebook groups focus on the theme of Italian Culture. In which way they can be considered adequate testimonials of "Italianità"?