In a recent poll that was carried out by badoo.com the Germans have come out on top as the nation who is considered to be the least funny (as perceived by the rest of the world).
The culture poll was run by the social network and online dating website Badoo.com. It ran the survey across 15 […]

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Basis Technology has announced the release of a new form of translation software service that is hoped will transform the way in the social media is used by Arabic users in the Middle East.
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Each year expats move across the globe in order to find new work and business opportunities. In order to facilitate these moves companies often offer their workers the chance to take part in some cross cultural training in order to help the foreign workers to fit in with the host country nationals. This is done […]

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