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French take sometimes unexpected if not incomprehensible decisions. Last example to date? Banning the words ‘Twitter‘ and ‘Facebook‘ from television and radio. For the law (according to a 1992 decree) mentioning services (such as Twitter or Facebook) by name is an act of advertising. Even though France’s Conseil Superieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) disagrees. TechCrunch writes about this ban: Instead of referring to ...

This is our new Friday Digest! Every Friday, this weekly news round-up gives us the occasion to share with you news from various topics: politics to arts, entertainment, media, science, sports, fun and less fun news… This digest is a list of news published this week on the Internet (Friday to Friday), selected by the Sama Team, and it is by no means exhaustive. If you want to suggest a news to be added in the next Friday Digest, contact us. ...

This is getting very serious with more than 1100 people infected and 17 people dead in the last two weeks. It seems a deadly strain of E. coli bacteria found on cucumbers in Germany is the cause but we can read here and there that nothing is sure as of today. Meanwhile, hundreds of tonnes of cucumbers from Spain have already been destroyed… Some people in France are sick, some were returning from Germany. The signs and symptoms of E. coli include ...

For this new ‘Art in…‘ post and as a follow up to our previous posts on Sudanese artists like El Tayib Daw El Bait and Ahmed Abushariaa, today we want to introduce you Hamid Ayoub. He was born in Sudan in 1967, and he’s presently living in Ottawa. He is a Bachelor of Arts graduate from the College of Fine and Applied Arts, Sudan University of Sciences and Technology, with a specialization in Textile Design. We can read on Ayoub ...

This is our new Friday Digest! Every Friday, this weekly news round-up gives us the occasion to share with you news from various topics: politics to arts, entertainment, media, science, sports, fun and less fun news… This digest is a list of news published this week on the Internet (Friday to Friday), selected by the Sama Team, and it is by no means exhaustive. If you want to suggest a news to be added in the next Friday Digest, contact us. ...

The May 24-25 forum is held in Paris and a delegation from the e-G8 Forum will then travel to Deauville for a dialogue with leaders of the G8 nations. Mark Zuckerberg, Eric Schmidt and Jeff Bezos, among many other guests, are discussing the future of the Internet. Here is the official introduction to the event: Launched by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the e-G8 Forum will organize multiple conferences and discussions, so that for the first time, ...

Almost two years ago, on the occasion of the Dunny Series 2009 release, we posted about the first time we saw a vinyl toy, that was when Max Dana showed us one of the many toys she collects from spanish designer Jaime Hayon. Since then, we’re totally hooked! We like a lot what Hayon does and we think it was time to dedicate a post to him and his inspired and creative work, from vinyl toys to sofas and chairs, and ultra design Art Deco style ...

This is our new Friday Digest! Every Friday, this weekly news round-up gives us the occasion to share with you news from various topics: politics to arts, entertainment, media, science, sports, fun and less fun news… This digest is a list of news published this week on the Internet (Friday to Friday), selected by the Sama Team, and it is by no means exhaustive. If you want to suggest a news to be added in the next Friday Digest, contact us. ...

Several times a year, Max Dana organizes workshops with kids. It gives them the opportunity to create and exchange and enjoy an afternoon coloring with Max who draws for them their favorites characters from the World of Sama. A fews days ago, Max spent the day with kids on the occasion of World Kids Coloring Day but this year they were into da-eYe, the facetious and waggish character Max Dana created in 1986… And kids celebrated him! You can send ...

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexual assault. The International Monetary Fund head was charged with attempted rape, a criminal sex act and unlawful imprisonment after a housekeeper at a Manhattan hotel accused him of attacking her. His arrest sent shockwaves through French politics on Sunday and for five days now, DSK is on every channels. The Guardian says: ‘The Strauss-Kahn scandal is France’s Monica Lewinsky moment. The ...