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Twitter! So Far So Good

by Jae-E Chung on December 12th, 2009 | News

The world-renowned new media service products from the U.S have been battling it out in Korea. In fact, Second Life, a free 3D virtual world developed by Linden Lab where users can socialize and connect through the Internet, was withdrawn from Korea market; Barunson Games, which has been in charge of serving Second Life in [...]

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Mexican protesters go digital: the #internetnecesario experience

by MARIANA BARRERA on November 16th, 2009 | News

Social networks have become the new public spaces for debate and accountability

It all started in a tweet. After Mexican President Felipe Calderón announced his tax package proposal for 2010 last month, which among other things suggested taxing telecommunications with a 4 percent tax for considering them “a luxury,” Alejandro Pisanty, a professor of UNAM in [...]

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A Global Protest Against Hugo Chávez

by Clara Martinez Turco on October 12th, 2009 | News

While Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez retains high levels of support and popularity in Latin America, a growing movement is forming against his power tenure and international interference.
On September 4, people in 98 cities around the world rallied against him. The protest, called “No más Chávez”—which means No More Chávez is Spanish—was organized entirely through Facebook [...]

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For Small Non-Profits, Is Making the Time to be Online Really Worth It?

by Maya Paley on October 12th, 2009 | Content, Deep Thoughts & Musings, Technology

Can online social networking and website interactivity really help a small non-profit in Guatemala fundraise and get its name out? Or is it not really worth it?

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