XING Becomes App King – And You Can Be Queen!

Posted by on Jul 31, 2009 in Communications | 0 comments

If you’re on XING, like me, you will be happy to hear that the platform just launched a number of handy applications. Oh, hold on – for those of you who don’t know what XING is? XING is like LinkedIn with a cool European flair… Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, the online business network counts over 7.5 million members (and yes, there are many Americans on XING, too!)...

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German Parties: Looking to Obama for Clever Campaigning

Posted by on Jul 14, 2009 in Communications | 0 comments

German politicians look to Barack Obama when it comes to how to run a successful election campaign. Obama’s use of social media and the internet to mobilize voters in his 2008 campaign for the US presidency was unprecedented. German parties currently campaigning for this year’s federal elections in Germany, which will take place on September 27, want to follow Obama’s...

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Exclusive Interview with Actor Thomas Mikusz

Posted by on Jul 1, 2009 in Inspiring People | 2 comments

Austria is currently on the entertainment map. BRÜNO, a controversial movie about a gay Austrian fashion expert, is hyped massively in Hollywood and beyond. Sacha Baron Cohen, starring as Brüno, seems to have hit the mark with his over-the-top portrayal of a homosexual fashion reporter and model mimicking an Austrian accent. This is an ideal time for Austrian actor Thomas Mikusz to take...

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