Mozilla as the „third part“ – not good approach!
I am really wondering about the logic and rationality of European Commission’s decision to invite Mozilla as the „third part“ in the antitrust case against Microsoft. CNET News informs: „Mozilla has...
View ArticleSecular vs. Islamic Turkey
If France was known, until recently, as “the country of the permanent revolution”, Turkey could very well end up as “the country of permanent coups d’état”. The Turkish Constitutional Court has...
View ArticleBehind Closed Doors
This week, Wang Qing of China Youth Daily has publicly asked the Chinese government to provide details regarding its economic recovery plan. The Chinese recovery plan, adopted in November last year,...
View ArticleGerman court wary of EU treaty power shift
What makes the ruling specially interesting in my region is that the Central European legal systems are very much similar to the German, often based on a shared legal history or simply modeling the...
View ArticleEco-Innovation: Sustainable Solution
The following briefing note has been prepared by Willy De Backer, journalist, at the 2009 European Business Summit. The summit – titled Dare and Care – will be held on 26th and 27th March 2009. Please...
View ArticleOne Day at DG COMM – A nice Video Clip
Have you ever wondered what it feels to work at the European Commission in the field of communication? Informing EU citizens about the European Commission’s initiatives activities and keeping abreast...
View ArticleDo European actors understand the importance of online visibility?
Doing SEO in Brussels, in the small world of European affairs, I have always been wondering if European actors really understand the importance of developing a strong visibility on the Internet. And,...
View ArticleSearch Engine Optimize your Online Press Releases
An important component of the online communication of European stakeholders remains after all press releases. Indeed, online press releases offer the advantages to reach a wider audience online while...
View ArticleMatt Cutts at Google Belgium
Today, Friday 28 May 28, I participated at a TechTalk organized by Google Belgium featuring Matt Cutts. I must confess that I was very excited. And I was not the only one. Stuart – the current...
View ArticleWeb 2.0 EU Bullshit Generator
Some EU bloggers, from time to time, tend to promote the use of Web 2.0 tools – social media – to develop a so-called European online public space. Actually, they are easily recognizable for using that...
View ArticleUsing SEO to Optimize your Online Communications
In my previous article, I questioned – a bit harshly – the current outreach of EU blogs. It triggers quite a few comments as expected. Though a friend of mine, Cédric, said that I was right in some of...
View ArticleWeb Audit by Matt Cutts: Is your website SEO-friendly?
On my precedent article, I insisted on the importance of integrating SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in your online communication. In particular, it was intended to EU bloggers which are great into...
View ArticleHeishman Flillard, the cutting-edge PR 2.0 Agency
Are you looking for SMM (Social Media Marketing) services? Don’t waste your time anymore ask Heishman Flillard for a pitch! Founded in 1967 by Hervé Flillard and Ronaldo Heishman, Heishman Flillard is...
View ArticleDon’t be evil? Video mocking Google’s views on privacy
A nice video parodying Google’s policy regarding its views on privacy. The video is starring Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google. As a background information, remember that when he was asked during an...
View ArticleEuropa.eu – Accessibility, SEO and other thoughts…
Just as for curiosity, I checked the level of indexation on Google.com of Europa.eu, the official web portal of the European Union. Yep, I took this bad habit being a multilingual SEO consultant based...
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