Tribune de Geneve, Infos générales, Fre - A Geneva-based company, Agence Virtuelle, has been measuring the presence of French presidential candidates on the Internet for the past year to determine if Internet buzz is as good an indicator of voting trends as opinion polls. It is, says the company's president, Stéphane Périno. He notes that with 14 million French people online, the population base for the study is good, although there are limitations, such as not knowing who is under 18. Pre-election events such as the rapid rise of François (continue reading)→
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Internet presence could be as good as opinion polls for measuring voter trends
April 13, 2007 - 11:11 Geneva, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
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Energy consumption in Switzerland climbs
April 13, 2007 - 10:54 Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
RSR, Fre - Energy consumption in Switzerland increased by 0.8% in 2006, despite growing concerns about global warming and politician's efforts to keep consumption in line with a possible electricity shortage in the country from 2015 to 2020. Electricity use rose, according to the federal energy office, because of a higher gross domestic product (GDP), up 2.7% and a population increase of 56,000. (continue reading)→
Edipresse profits down 20% - free newspapers cited
April 13, 2007 - 09:46 Lausanne, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
24 Heures, Vaud section, Fre - Edipresse, the second largest media publisher in Switzerland, announced a 2006 drop in profits of nearly 20%, blaming a poor market in Spain, where it has several magazines, and the rise of free newspapers in Switzerland. The company owns Geneva's Tribune de Geneve, Lausanne's 24 Heures and Le Matin. It also publishes the region's most successful free paper, Le Matin Bleu. CEO Tibère Adler says that while advertising has been climbing for the (continue reading)→
Federer's watch gives Rolex an extra smile as watch fair opens in Basel
April 13, 2007 - 07:32 Basel, Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
Le Matin, Fre - First it was Breitling whose hot air balloon world tour was celebrated on a stamp in 1999 and now it's Rolex's turn to smile at the additional free publicity from having its watch appear on Swiss postage stamps. Roger Federer's new stamp shows the tennis champion holding his Wimbledon trophy - with his Rolex in plain view. Le Matin talked to watchmakers as the [annual watch fair](http://www.baselworld.com/go/id/ss/lan (continue reading)→
One-third of Swiss unemployed have reading handicaps
April 12, 2007 - 12:21 Switzerland :: posted by Ellen Wallace
romandie/ats, Fre - More than one-third of Switzerland's unemployed people have trouble reading. The annual cost to the Swiss economy in terms of unemployment payments, lost income and lost tax revenue is more than SFr1 billion, according to a new report by the Lire et Ecrire association. The risk of unemployment is twice as high for those whose reading and writing skills are weak. (continue reading)→
