It looks like Germany is having the same kinds of problems America has with newspapers…only it is happening an entire decade later!  according the Spiegel International’s website, German newspapers have seen its readership from the 300,000 range in the 80’s slip to just over 100,000 in 2013.  Why?  Well the answer is pretty simple:  What happens in America happens all over the world.  In most respects, countries like the US,...

A report here on Spiegel.de says that Germany is lagging behind many other developed countries, such as both the U.K. and the United States in terms of Wi-Fi availability.  In fact, many young people who have tablets. smart phones, and other wireless electronic devices are finding it harder and harder to access Wi-Fi. These devices have become an essential part of everyday life for much of the developed world.  As I reported  during our group...

A report out of Germany is making the case that the future for German’s use of Facebook may be tied directly to niche groups rather than a growth in mass numbers of typical users.   German developers at a conference in Berlin shown in the link above claim that as people more and more tie themselves to social media, the will be solely interested in niche groups rather than possibly hundreds of friends.  One group in particular that has...

The internet.  How could we live without it?  The truth is, there are many in the world who have much less internet access than us, and manage to get by.  But some countries like Germany are placing a new importance on the internet is the average person’s life. As I spoke about in our group’s presentation, German courts have ruled that the internet is an essential part of life.  For the German people, this is great news; because it...