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Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull wings
15/10/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull wings

We take a look at Felix Baumgartner's parachute jump from space, a zenith in Red Bull's marketing strategy. Also, an anti-Semitic hashtag trends on Twitter in France, and there's yet another debate over legalising cannabis.
Extreme images: meet the GoPro HD Hero 2
15/10/2012 - TECH 24

Extreme images: meet the GoPro HD Hero 2

YouTube launches 60 new "on demand" channels in Europe, and Twitter buys a video-sharing platform. We could soon be watching something very different from what we know as television... And in "Test 24", we take a closer look at what is being called the world's most versatile camera: the GoPro HD Hero 2.
Are you addicted to social media?
11/10/2012 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Are you addicted to social media?

A new study shows Facebook and Twitter are as addictive as smoking and sex. Also: how the Orange network in France plans to put an end to unlimited internet use; L'Express magazine is accused of a sexist cover this week and a Google Image search for "completely wrong" throws up a surprising result
Obama gets sudden spike in Facebook 'likes'
11/10/2012 - WEBNEWS

Obama gets sudden spike in Facebook 'likes'

Barack Obama’s Facebook page receives over one million “likes” in a single day. Outrage in Kenya, with prostitutes offering their services via the Internet. And an online campaign promoting women’s rights in the Arab World.
Facebook's one billion friends
08/10/2012 - TECH 24

Facebook's one billion friends

Facebook reaches one billion users (1.13 trillion "Likes", 140.3 billion friend connections, 219 billion photos shared), but are these milestones enough to distract from the company's disastrous stock market performance? And in "Test 24" we take a closer look at objects printed in 3D and how this technology could impact the way we consume.
Big Bird: 'I will work for food'
04/10/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Big Bird: 'I will work for food'

Big Bird wins the first Romney-Obama TV debate. Romney said he would cut funding for PBS and - as the two politicians sparred - the idea that PBS' Sesame Street may be no more sent a wave of panic. Someone in the Twittersphere created an @FiredBigBird account. As for the political analysis, Obama lost out to an "energetic" Romney. The first Romney-Obama TV debate is the focus for this Thursday 4th October, 2012.
David Blaine 'electrified'
04/10/2012 - MEDIA WATCH

David Blaine 'electrified'

His latest stunt is to be electrocuted while depriving himself of sleep and food... endurance artist David Blaine just loves pain. Also, we take a look at the "Pigeon Entrepreneurs" campaign in France - what exactly does "pigeon" mean? But we start with Valérie Trierweiler's apology for "that" tweet.
Are French entrepreneurs "pigeons"?!
03/10/2012 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Are French entrepreneurs "pigeons"?!

Pigeon is French slang for "fall guy" and that's exactly what some entrepreneurs feel they've become for the French taxman: the fall guy. "Pigeons Entrepreneurs" is a Facebook campaign that has got a lot of attention in opposition to the 2013 budget in France. Also: Valérie Trierweiler regrets "that" tweet, and we look at David Blaine's latest stunt.
France's first lady says she regrets tweeting snub
03/10/2012 - FRANCE

France's first lady says she regrets tweeting snub

Four months after French President François Hollande's partner, Valérie Trierweiler, became one of the country’s least popular figures when she slighted his ex-companion with one fell tweet, France's first lady has said she "regrets" the snub.
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Valérie Trierweiler: 'The tweet was a mistake and I regret it'
03/10/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Valérie Trierweiler: 'The tweet was a mistake and I regret it'

First Lady Valérie Trierweiler gives her first interview to a French paper since François Hollande's election. She says she regrets her tweet expressing support for a political rival of Ségolène Royal, Hollande's former long-term partner. The papers also focus on the first US presidential debate between Romney and Obama, which takes place tonight, and the EU fiscal pact debate in the French parliament yesterday. That's the focus for this Wednesday 3rd October, 2012.
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