Written by Juan Arellano and Translated by L. Finch Twitter’s announcement [1], published on January 26, 2012, which revealed that due to its international growth it will restrict [2] certain user content according to the laws of each individual country, caused an immediate and overwhelmingly negative reaction in the Spanish-speaking Twittersphere. The hashtags #CensuramestaTwitter [3] and #TwitterCensored [4] were used on a massive scale […]
A Guide to Crowdsourcing in Latin America
Written by Silvia Vinas Crowdsourcing, also known as “mass collaboration,” allows anyone with an Internet connection to generate useful content for the masses. In Latin America, numerous crowdsourcing projects have arisen that respond to the various needs and emergencies that the continent is facing, such as Heroreports [en] [1], which geotags acts of kindness in Mexico, or LluviasVe [en] [2], which […]
Dove sono le riforme?
<p style="text-align: justify;">L’informazione in Italia latita oramai da tempo. Le cause sono diverse: la prima riguarda il potere politico tutt’uno con il potere capitalista. Più semplicemente: parte del mondo imprenditoriale italiano che oggi controlla il mercato, la tv e i giornali siede al tavolo del governo. Un conflitto di interesse che in Europa e soprattutto […]
Amid Brazil’s Flood, Bloggers Form Solidarity Networks
by Paula Góes There have been three months of intermittent rain in Santa Catarina and there are now nearly 79,000 displaced people and 110 deaths. Of a population of 5.9 million, 1.5 million people have been directly or indirectly affected by the floods. There are 12 cities in a state of emergency. The rain is […]
Brazilian Bloggers Unearth Senate Ad Web Corruption
Posted by Paula Góes to Global Voices Online The little banner at the top right corner of the paraiba.com.br website costs the taxpayers of Brazil US$ 30,084.61 per month. According to the contract, this is for the “Provision of a promotional banner branded by the Senate with a direct link to its web page at […]
En Espanol: Colesterol
Colesterol y Cómo Está Afectada por el Estrés (o: el sobrecargo de esfuerzos?) He medido de todas mis señas vitales, incluyendo el colesterol, desde hace años. He visto lo que el estrés (o sobrecargo) puede hacer con mis niveles de colesteról y a los niveles de colesterol en otras personas. Mis experiencias personales […]