Yes, my new (e)book about LinkedIn has been on top of Kindle Store Italy last week!! Exciting, isn’t it?

It is also available on all the european Kindle Store, not elsewhere, sorry.

Lavoro e carriera con LinkedIn

If you can’t relax, slow down and enjoy the moment, Italy may not be for you

via Travel Tip Tuesday : 6 Reasons Italy May Not Be For You | My Melange.

Media140 is hosting an event at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia on the 23rd April 2010, exploring the impact of real-time social media on journalism and broadcasting. Key themes will be: how will journalism respond to the changing demands of audiences? What are the changing roles of journalists: filtering, curation and verification of sources? What are the practical skills and tools which will form the foundation for journalism in the future?

via Media140 Perugia.

Silent Days Stalking Bonefish in Venezuela – NYTimes.com

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So in the end it isn’t a case about liability on the Internet so much as a case about the power of new media to challenge governments that aren’t especially interested in free speech.

via The Italian Job: What the Google Convictions are Really About | Larry Downes.

I love it!

Diari di Viaggio » Sotto il murale di Keith Haring a Pisa.

Can the E.U. really be an international voice for democratic reform with one of its core members behaving like a tinpot dictator?

via Berlusconi’s latest assault on free speech | FP Passport.

Mr Berlusconi is still benefiting from a wave of sympathy that engulfed him when he was attacked by a mentally unbalanced man in December. His prime ministership is looking more secure by the day

Sad but true.

via Italy’s troubled left: The centre-left cannot hold | The Economist.

The first one is one huge barcamp about WordPress and blogging in Italy. It could be a great opportunity to meet and discuss the evolution of blog & corporation. I’ll have a speech about it next friday just after Andy Peatling, BuddyPress guru and special gust for this event.

Sunday afternoon I’ll be honoured to take part in another event during Park’s day. We’ll talk about environment, communication and Internet thanks to a workshop organized by Ente Parchi Lago Maggiore and Francesca D’Amato. Good opportunity to talk about three of my greatest passions.

Terre des hommes had a very nice idea to promote one of their campaign to promote education programs in the third world. They asked 10 Italian bloggers to be testimonial for this campaign with a picture by Alessandro Romiti.

Friday October 17th there will an event in Milan for fund raising with a special edition of each photo.

Terre des hommes is also one of the most active ONG on the Italian social media sphere.