What happens if you introduce Premier League's teams' social media profiles on Alianzo Rank? You get a good picture of what supporters are interacting the most on twitter, facebook or instagram. Those of Chelsea and…
Why Silicon Valley is the best place to…
I have spent two months in Silicon Valley trying to understand what goes on in this place and why so many Internet startups are born here. I have talked to many people, I have tried…
Addicted to Facebook
One of the results of my last trip to Silicon Valley is that I have become addicted to Facebook. Now I need to know what my Facebook friends are doing every time I connect my…
Stanford is the center of Silicon Valley
Stanford is the real center of Silicon Valley. This university has so much to do with most things that have happened here! Companies like Cisco, Google, HP, Netscape or SUN would not exist if it…
Great networkers in Silicon Valley
Some of the best people I have met in Silicon Valley are all great networkers who organize meetups. Curiously, most of them were women and none were programmers but loved being surrounded by engineers. Why…
Search engines and democracy
One of the most interesting classes of the Digital Media and Politics program at Stanford was given by Laura Granka, who works both at Stanford and at the Google User Experience Team. She explained how…
Is digital media changing political representation?
One of the most interesting phenomena that politics is going thru is its disintermediation. As digital media allows any citizen to take part into politics and represent him/herself, representation has to adapt. Theoretically, mass media…
Changes in politics: from filling meetups to developing…
During the Social Media and Politics program at Stanford we had the opportunity of listening to Will Bunnett, senior e-mail writer of the Obama4America campaign. He gave to us great insider information of what was…
Why there will never be an Obama in…
One of the most interesting lessons we had in the Social Media and Politics class at Stanford was related to the Obama campaign. And the conclusion is clear: his case can not be copied in…