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DataOfo and Mobike: the new bike sharing services in Milan

dotmug6 years ago9 min
Once upon a time there was BikeMi, a fleet of almost 5,000 bicycles with city of Milan branding. They had a total monopoly for a long time, but now they find themselves face to face with a new kind of service — free floating bike sharing. And what does that mean? It means you can rent a bike and leave it anywhere, even if there’s no docking station. That’s exactly what two startups — both...

Food UPMilan Food City: will this side event become the new Expo?

Roberta Gavioli7 years ago7 min
A week dedicated to food is underway in Milan. There are loads of events and initiatives on the theme of gastronomy that are being included for the first time in a broader Food Week event. They’re taking place in a “delectable side event” called Milan Food City. From the 4th to the 11th of May, more than 320 initiatives will be dotted around the city’s markets, museums, cultural spaces, shops and restaurants to give everyone...

TrendsBrexit: Is Milan the new London?

dotmug8 years ago7 min
“It is clear that this is no good news for Europe, but it could be a clear opportunity for Milan. [Milan] can be a territory for new opportunities. We need to understand what can be done. Find new formulas to favor this relocation that could mean occupation, new jobs, prestige, and more visibility to the city”. Beppe Sala, the new mayor of Milan, commented in this way results of the UK referendum during his first...

TrendsSMW Milan food & wine: are we too italo-centric?

Giulia Baroni8 years ago9 min
We’ve seen how this edition of the Milan Social Media Week hosts a panels dedicated to food and wine. Two were the topics of this Thursday morning: “Social Eating: food is still conviviality?” and “How local promotion helps discovering products”. Two meetings that highlighted how food is now essential and how everything related to it, online and offline, is linked to three principles: sustainability, digital and local promotion. Environmental sustainability that becomes also cultural end...

InterviewsSocial Media Week Milan 2016: “Food & Wine”

Michela Di Nuzzo8 years ago14 min
A few days ago started the Social Media Week 2016 in Milan, that this year is taking place at Base, in Tortona area. A place that doesn’t stop, and it keeps dictating rules and anticipating trends in Italy. An event opened to everyone, experts, professionals, anyone that wants to discover new things and old habits that invisible tech is bringing into our lives. But what I was curious about, was the new Food and wine...

TrendsWorld Press Photo: Milan hosts the winning pictures

Giulia Baroni8 years ago8 min
Journalism as freedom, photos as an expression of this and visual storytelling that now a day has become the predominant form of information. Photos because the world has the right to see what is going on, for a “global audience that seeks fresh insights and new perspectives, and celebrate the highest standards of visual journalism.” Photos to create a “positive future for reliable, high-quality reporting”. This is what the World Press Photo Foundation is about....

TrendsPiano City Milano, music takes the city back

Ilaria Trapuzzano8 years ago7 min
50 hours of no stop music with more than 400 concerts all over the city. For two days, from the 20th to the 22nd of May, music has been the protagonist and first lady of the city of Milan, that opened its squares, museums, parks, stations, houses and yards…to citizens, creating a strong connection between them and the city. Piano City Milano, a big, free event with piano concerts of all kind and genres, repeated...

TrendsMilan focuses on innovation

dotmug8 years ago6 min
Milan is becoming more and more international and globalized. A city that grows and evolves thanks to its metropolitan character, entrepreneurial spirit and the desire of changing. During these days, wandering around the streets of Milan, you can breathe a fresh and dynamic air. The city seems transforming, becoming more and more international and with a lot of incentives. Everything thanks to the Design Week? Surely this event contributes and makes it easier for your...