No tweeting from the stadium: visitors to London 2012 will be forbidden from posting photos and videos on social media networks. The Olympic Committee has produced a guide on how to share the games online, while adhering to the rules. And a punch-up in the Ukrainian parliament; deputies come to blows over a controversial Russian language bill.
Facebook shares dropped below their IPO price in early trading Monday, just a day after the first full trading day of the US' second-largest public offering of all time. The tumble followed a turbulent trading session Friday.
MEDIAWATCH, Mon. 7/5/2012: We take a look at the reactions and buzz online the day after François Hollande's election - including viral videos, most-discussed hashtags and cartoons from abroad.
MEDIAWATCH, Fri. 4/4/2012: As the French election draws to a close, we take a look at the impact social media have had on the 2012 campaign. Also, a Freudian slip by the French defence minister has far-right undertones, and centrist François Bayrou features in several political cartoons today.
MEDIAWATCH, Thurs. 3/5/2012: We take a look at the buzz around last night's presidential debate - how social media did the job of two journalists who were reduced to mere time-keepers. But also: "Moi, Président", the song, and Sarkozy's penchant for asking questions.
Who can you trust in the internet era? At a time when social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter are getting bigger and bigger, many of us are putting our intimate details online. In this edition of Beyond Business we look at how safe your personal life is on the internet.
MEDIAWATCH, Fri. 20/4/2012: As the French presidential election campaign draws to a close, we take a look at how social media has been used and misused by politicians and the public. Do the viral video and the hashtag contribute to a dumbing down of the discourse?
French law bans anyone from revealing exit polls in this Sunday's presidential election before the polls close at 8pm - but won't social networks reveal all anyway?
In today's international press - have social networks made a difference in Syria, should the LA Times have published photos of US soldiers posing with Afghan corpses, and should the Bahrain Grand Prix go ahead?
Is a Tweet a private message or a public posting? If it's the latter, social media users could face huge fines if they break the 8 pm embargo law on predicting the French election results this Sunday. Next, a year after 63 refugees from Africa died in a stranded boat off the Libyan coast, four survivors are accusing the French army of having abandoned them. Finally, an exhibit of Doisneau's iconic photographs offers a glimpse into the capital's past.
