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Best Italian Cities For Singles and for Finding Love, According to Facebook

by Anonymous (not verified) | Fri, 02/21/2014 - 01:30

In the spirit of San Valentino, the team at Facebook Data Science conducted a research last week - based on anonymized, aggregated data - to determine the best…

Lifestyle

Crazy Traffic in Rome Fought Through Twitter

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 02/09/2014 - 03:00

Crazy parking in Rome may be getting to an end – thanks to Twitter. Raffaele Clemente, the recently appointed head of Rome's traffic police, has set up an…

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Happiness of Italians in 2013 Rated on Twitter

by Anonymous (not verified) | Wed, 01/08/2014 - 05:59

How happy were Italians in 2013? A study by the University of Milan, “Voices from the blogs,” has determined the happiness index of Italians by analyzing 41…

Culture

Italy's Most Tweeted Monuments

by Anonymous (not verified) | Tue, 11/26/2013 - 09:28

Take a look at the Italian monuments most often tweeted about.

Lifestyle

International Brands Get Italian (Phonetic) Twist

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/12/2013 - 09:00

Native English speakers would probably have a hard time recognizing them: famous international brands written the way you’d say them in Italian. The idea…

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Sicily Most Liked Italian Region On Facebook

by Carol King | Mon, 07/01/2013 - 02:09

The Sicilian tourist board’s Facebook page, Visit Sicily, is the most popular Italian region on the social-media site with more than 223,300 fans, according to…

Italian Teacher Kills Celebrities Via Twitter

by Carol King | Fri, 02/15/2013 - 05:05

Fidel Castro and Pope Benedict XVI are both alive, despite rumours circulated by Italian teacher Tommaso De Benedetti on social media that they had died.De…

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Sicily And Marche Leaders In Social Media For Tourism

by Carol King | Mon, 01/07/2013 - 04:57

Social-media intelligence company Blogmeter’s analysis of Italian regional tourist boards’ activity on Facebook and Twitter shows Italian tourism is embracing…

Lifestyle

Social Media Aids Tourists In Rome And Venice

by Carol King | Fri, 11/09/2012 - 04:58

Tourists in Rome and Venice can find out about the city’s hot spots from other travellers thanks to a service launched by Touristmap.net.Based in the…

Lifestyle

Mark Zuckerberg Makes Waves During Italian Honeymoon Vacation

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 06/05/2012 - 09:06

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook and one of the wealthiest men in the world, and his new wife, Priscilla Chan, toured Rome, Capri, and Amalfi on…