Mi taller tuvo lugar en la Universidad Abierta Interamericana (gracias Daniel, Román y área de Extensión!) y participaron jóvenes de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Cuba, México y Panamá.
Durante más de tres horas charlamos sobre el rol que ocupa internet en la vida diaria de las organizaciones, el ciberactivsimo, blogs, fotologs, social bookmarking, rss, wikis, celulares, mapping, etc, etc... y vimos distintas herramientas online, incluyendo, claro, muchas de las herramientas que brinda TIG para jóvenes y organizaciones.
Como hubo tanta buena onda me quedé el resto del día (y de la noche) con l@s chic@s de TUNZA y GEO Juvenil participando del resto de talleres y charlas del encuentro.
Además, en un momento libre, hice un videíto sobre el taller en el que participaron tres delegados de Paraguay, México y Cuba (gracias Jorge, Paulina y Handy!!!). Cuentan qué hacen y su opinión acerca de las TICs en su participación social. El video lo grabé y lo edité íntegramente en mi celular N95.
Hace unas semanas mi mamá, Adriana Molinuevo, recibió el "Premio Padre Daniel de la Sierra" por su compromiso solidario en la Villa 21-24 del bajo Barracas :D
Mi mamá, que es mucho más participaholic que yo, creó hace siete años un centro comunitario en la villa, conocido como La Casita de los Niños Augusto Conte, en homenaje a ese militante de derechos humanos.
El premio recuerda al fallecido sacerdote Daniel de la Sierra, que se desempeñó en la parroquia de la villa 21-24, entre Barracas, Pompeya y Parque Patricios.
Todos los fines de semana van muchos chicos a La Casita de los Niños para jugar, tomar la leche, comer, hacer los deberes, etc, etc. Mi mamá siempre me pregunta en qué ando para ver si los chicos de La Casita pueden participar en alguno de los proyectos que coordino.
A muchos los conocí chiquitos y ya son adolescentes y siguen yendo a La Casita. El otro día mi mamá me contó que varios están terminando la secundaria y se están anotando en terciarios y en la universidad. Eso no tiene precio...
Como dijo el padre Pepe mientras entregaba el premio: "Chiche Gelblung tendría que venir a mostrar a estas personas solidarias y a estos chicos que están estudiando".
Lo de siempre: lo malo se muestra y lo bueno no. Menos mal que hay blogs para contarlo :)
Wales participó en la Academia de Wikipedia, organizada por sus representantes locales, la Asociación Wikimedia Argentina.
"Jimbo" explicó las razones del éxito de su creación: “La gente participa como un hobby y se divierte haciéndolo”, afirmó. Y destacó: “Que una comunidad se reúna para hacer algo útil es una idea interesante”. También adelantó lo que se viene: la competencia con Google.
Seguí leyendo sobre la visita de Jimmy Wales en el artículo que escribí para ElArgentino.com
Y en exclusiva para el blog, posteo un videíto que grabé y edité íntegramente desde mi N95 :)
Richard Stallman, fundador del movimiento de software libre, ofreció ayer una conferencia en la Cámara de Diputados de la Nación. Invitado por la Fundación Vía Libre, estuvo acompañado por legisladores que están trabajando en proyectos que regulan el uso de programas informáticos en el Estado.
Lo bueno de ser periodista es que pude estar entre los primeros en ingresar a la sala y acomodarme cerca de Stallman. Saqué un montón de fotos con mi flamante N95 y grabé un videíto que publico más abajo.
El auditorio estuvo compuesto predominantemente por gran cantidad de estudiantes universitarios y jóvenes interesados en la temática.
Stallman, notoriamente cansado, ofreció una disertación de más de dos horas, en un buen castellano y con un sorprendente sentido del humor, especialmente al referirse a Microsoft y al presidente estadounidense George W. Bush. Habló de libertades, desarrollo, economía y voto electrónico, entre otros temas.
Seguir leyendo mi artículo sobre la conferencia de Richard Stallman en ElArgentino.com
Mi videíto en el que Stallman hace una introducción al software libre:
Publico este "paso a paso" de la manera en que publicamos los programas de nuestro programa de radio "Al Fondo Hay Lugar" porque varios amigos con programas quieren también tener algo como lo que tenemos nosotros y no saben bien cómo.
Por supuesto que debe haber maneras mejores... pero esta fue la que me dio mejores resultados. Si conocés otra forma, contalo en los comentarios!
Ir a www.archive.org y registrarse. En este sitio cargaremos el archivo de audio en formato mp3
Una vez registrados, nos logueamos con usuario y contraseña.
Clickeamos en el botón "upload"
Te pide poner un título del material que vas a subir. Poné el que te parezca.
En descripción, ídem anterior.
Cargar el archivo y esperar sin cerrar la ventana/pestaña del navegador.
En ese sitio vamos a referenciar el archivo de audio una vez que esté subido a archive.org y obtendremos dos reproductores: uno que irá conformando el archivo cronológico de programas y otro reproductor individual de cada programa.
Ingresás con tu flamante usuario y contraseña.
Vas a "create a new channel". En la nueva página dejás marcado "standard channel". Ponés la descripción del canal (sería la del programa) y en location elegís un nombre del canal tipo "alfondohaylugar". Marcás "I have read and agree to the terms of service" y le das al botón "create my channel".
clickeas "My channels" en la parte de abajo de la página, bajo el título "Publish"
Clickeas en el canal que acabás de crear
En post title, poné el nombre del programa seguido del número de edición y la fecha de emisión (o lo que quieras como título)
En descripción, ponés lo que quieras sobre ese programa que vas a publicar.
Clickeás: ADD AUDIO y donde dice Audio for iPods, iTunes, Feed
Players, PSP, some phones and more MP3 Url * ponés el link del audio que cargaste en archive.org.
Ojo,Archive te da varios links, tenés que usar el que está bajo el título:VBR MP3 cuyo link termina en .mp3
En is this a song, dejás marcado el NO
En audio title poné: título del programa y opcionalmente fecha y número de programa
En tags: ponés palabras claves relacionadas con tu programa, separadas por comas
En rights: dejás marcado "share it" (o el que quieras)
Le das a "publish".
En ese momento, vas a http://bigcontact.com/reemplazarpornombredetuprograma
Vas a ver el reproductor individual del programa. Clickeá el botón "share" que tiene
el reproductor hacia la punta derecha. Ahí, clickeá COPY TO CLIPBOARD
(clickeás y listo, no esperes que pase nada)
Ahora, tenés que ir al blog de tu programa.
En el blog en Blogger clickeás "nueva entrada"
En título ponés: lo que quieras de título del posteo
En el cuerpo del posteo: lo que quieras poner.
Clickeas la pestaña "Edición de HTML"
Pegás el código que habías copiado del reproductor de BigContact
El Día de Acción Blog es un acontecimiento sin ánimo de lucro anual que tiene como meta unir a los bloggers, podcasters y videocasters del mundo, para publicar sobre un solo tema el mismo dia. La meta del Día de Acción Blog es entablar un diálogo mundial en el cual diversas opiniones e ideas de miles de personas se enfoquen en un solo tema.
"El Día de Acción Blog depende del boca a boca para difundir las noticias sobre esta iniciativa. Si tienes un blog o sítio de web y deseas ayudar, puedes hacer lo siguiente: Publicar en tu blog animando a otros que tengan blogs a unirse a ti para el Día de Acción Blog. Poner el video del Día de Acción Blog en tu sitio web. Publicar cualquiera de los banners del Día de Acción Blog a tu sitio web. ¡Mandar un correo electrónico o simplemente hablar a la gente del Día de Acción Blog!"
Casi medio centenar de jóvenes miembros de organizaciones juveniles de la ciudad participaron desde la mañana en paneles y grupos de trabajo en temas como ambiente, participación, salud, empleo, identidad, entre otros. Salió todo buenísimo.
TakingITGlobal apoya este proceso que tiene tres momentos: el primero fue ese encuentro presencial, el segundo será un debate online, facilitado por TIG, y el tercer momento será una simulación -o modelo- de sesión legislativa para la creación del Consejo de Juventud, tan postergado injustamente por los distintos gobiernos que viene teniendo la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, y cuya creación es un mandato constitucional.
Muy, muy rico todo :) Felicitaciones a la Mesa de Concertación Juvenil de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires!
At 77, Omara Portuondo is an elder stateswoman of world music. Here she tells Frederick Bernas about her new album, Gracias, and reflects on a long life of innovation, cultural enterprise and funny stories.
With a musical career spanning 60 years and counting, Omara Portuondo is far from finished. "It is never enough, there is always more to do, there is always something new," she states from a comfy couch in the top-floor bar of a London hotel. It's early Friday morning and the singer is probably not too enthralled by the prospect of a day with the media.
However, she speaks enthusiastically about her new CD, Gracias, which was released on September 25. "I selected these tracks because they are very popular and people know them in Cuba. I like all of these songs and I wanted to work with younger people who play modern music which is still rooted in tradition." Indeed, the backing band for this 13-track disc features the likes of jazz bass virtuoso Avishai Cohen and rising Cuban star Roberto Fonseca on piano. Other guest appearances include Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu, sweet-voiced Richard Bona from Cameroon, veteran pianist Chucho Valdés and Brazilian crooner Chico Buarque.
"The music doesn't know the barriers of age or language," she continues. "I wanted to bring everyone together to celebrate 60 years. I've done lots of records; this time I wanted to work with songs I've done before but make them more contemporary, more actual." Easily discernible from its title, the album is a gesture of appreciation -- "I wanted to say thank you to all these people: my family, musicians, authors, composers, the public, everyone who has helped me."
In the early years, Omara learnt traditional songs from her parents and became a professional dancer in 1945. Swapping her dancing shoes for a mic, she was then part of several innovative movements in Cuban music, with fusion across genres such as jazz, bossa and other Latin styles. Her debut album was released in 1959 and for the next 40 years she worked steadily on different projects, mostly solo, including the Buena Vista Social Club.
A worldwide phenomenon emerged: Wim Wenders produced a compelling documentary and World Circuit Records released an album of the same name. Portuondo and others skyrocketed to international fame almost overnight, and she identifies this as the highlight of her musical life so far. "It made Cuban music known all over the world. I had been to Finland, Japan, other countries, but then with the Buena Vista Social Club everything went global. There was a collective feeling of joy and it made me very happy. I have huge pride that I worked with these musicians, sang these songs."
Had she expected such a boom of interest in Cuban music? "It's a difficult thing, it was a coincidence. It happened organically, without thinking about it -- [producer] Nick Gold, Wim Wenders and [guitarist/producer] Ry Cooder were there to work on the project and it just happened. We never really imagined it was going to be so successful. The record was going to be made anyway. You just need to be in the right place at the right time for an opportune moment!"
Portuondo already had a considerable reputation in Cuba: wonderful images from Wenders' film of her walking through Havana, singing choruses of popular tunes with members of the public, illustrate her significance in domestic culture. She maintains that her life "didn't really change" when her fame acquired this international dimension, but it perhaps fostered a heightened sense of consciousness at being a global ambassador for the little island's artistic scene. "I don't feel pressure from fans to produce a good album, but I feel responsibility that I am representing the music of a country. I feel like the public are on my side. And I don't really feel the high expectations because I am part of a team; the musicians with me are young, and they have won prizes in jazz festivals. They really help me to move forward."
Cuban influence on world music is disproportionate to the size of its population -- the nation has a history of producing great players who have collaborated fruitfully with foreign artists, particularly in the field of jazz. Dizzy Gillespie was one of the first to break away from the American mainstream he'd helped create, venturing into what is now known as Latin jazz to produce a series of albums which defined the sub-genre. Omara offers an insightful explanation, arguing, "It's no so much that Cuba is an influence, we've been very well-informed.
"Even though it's a small country, 11 million inhabitants, we still receive information. I knew the Beatles, I sung their songs, I sung with Nat King Cole, I sung Italian songs, American, English... We had people on TV from Italy, North America, Mexico, so we all saw that. Cuba has always been very well-informed on what's going on in the outside world -- whether it is music, film, recordings or whatever."
In terms of the future, she has prudent words: "I see it like any other country in the world. It all depends on the youth, the opportunities. Cuba is subject to a lot of things -- for example, hurricanes -- but I see it as any other country." Her tone possesses a grandmotherly air of wisdom on the subject, and she speaks brightly of new Cuban musical talent. "There are so, so many musicians to look out for! They are making all kinds of music, and lots of young people ask to work with me -- for example, I have worked with a rapper on something really funky, very upbeat. There is a lot of musical interest from young people in Cuba."
Like any grandparent, Omara has a wealth of random tales -- she bursts into life when asked about comical memories, animatedly recounting the time when "I was singing with a quartet live on TV, and one of the other girls swallowed a fly! It flew into her mouth as we were ending a song, and we didn't realise she had run away!
"Lots of unexpected things happen on stage. There was another time when the heel of my shoe wedged into a little gap in the stage live on TV and I fell down! And another time, when we were in Mexico preparing for a show, there was an earthquake while I was on the toilet -- we didn't know what was going on!"
The warmth of her personality shines through, a characteristic that has endeared her to music lovers the world over. This public familiarity as one of the queens of Latin music is aptly demonstrated by the fact her surname has been omitted from the cover of Gracias, a risky luxury few other musicians could afford. Her expressive, compassionate voice can be recognised instantly -- it's a "gift" she is profoundly grateful for. "I am lucky to be able to do things with my voice musically. Other people might be more limited, but I can, so I am always going to find something new and something to innovate."
As for motivation, another crucial facet to her thinking is creative exchange: "I did all this so I could spread culture to other countries in the world, and I think I have succeeded. My father taught me all the old Cuban songs when I was a young girl and I've been singing them for more than 50 years now." Did she think it would come this far? "It's not something you think about, it's something that happens. It doesn't matter about the language. It's not something I thought ahead about. I'm doing something I like, so I will always keep going: I never tire of singing, I will not stop singing until one day when I might have to!"
On his sixth solo album, the award-winning Wilson looks more towards commercial influences than previous work.
It would be easy for a man of Alex Wilson's pianistic talent to cruise along comfortably, picking up sideman or session gigs here and there and continuing to operate in the time-honoured medium of standard small jazz groups. But that doesn't match his creative vision. Instead, recent records have seen him assemble a 12-piece all-singing, all-dancing Latin ensemble, capable of swirling grooves and intricate polyrhythms which bring out the best in his compositional nous.
After Inglaterra (2007), a disc which firmly established his arrival as a major player on dancefloors around the world, Wilson has opted for a more western, singer-oriented outing - as the title of Salsa Con Soul would suggest. Welcome to a truly globalised world, where traditional elements of Latin music are combined with more mainstream genres like soul, R&B and gospel.
The band is spot on, raking through sharp, classy arrangements that complement the assortment of vocalists and help them sound really good. The word 'diva' has become cliché, including its use in this CD's press release, and there is a sense of a diva complex in the music: the English lyrics occasionally veer precariously close to the rather crass realms of our dearly beloved pop kingdom. However, spicy instrumentation will often step in to save the day, like a knight in shining armour to rescue the damsel in distress, going some way to appease even the staunchest anti-pop crusaders. This is not said lightly, but it's forgivable in the name of fun.
Salsa Con Soul ticks pretty much all the boxes. There's even a sprinkling of fiery non-vocal tunes to soothe the aforementioned purists - 'Sabroson' and 'Antonio' offer a pleasant respite from soul diva shenanigans. If you're planning a Latin-themed dance party, this record should be number one on the shopping list.
Release: 20/10/08
Tour: 19/10/08 - Leeds University 8/11/08 - Birmingham Town Hall 21/11/08 - Jazz Café, London
De a poco, Facebook se fue comiendo mi blogging. Si las fotos de cualquier salida terminan en facebook, si "qué estás haciendo" se publica en facebook, incluso desde mi messenger (uso Pidgin, en el que tengo todas las cuentas, incluida la de twitter y... facebook!), el blog termina pasando a segundo plano, porque "el ruido", los amigos y los comentarios terminan pasando por facebook y no por acá... :S
Pero el blog no se da por vencido! :)
Qué es de mi vida?
ElArgentino.com: la primera primicia para este blog es que soy redactor de ElArgentino.com :) Hago mayormente las noticias de política, las de tecnología y las bizarras (de mucha importancia en los medios online). Trillones de gracias a Mauro Federico que me recomendóooo!! :D Ahora sí puedo decir que soy periodista y no sentirme desvalido ante la respuesta: "ah, sí?, en qué medio estás?" jeje...
Al Fondo Hay Lugar: La otra primicia para este blog (y sólo para este blog, porque ya hace un mes que ando en eso) es que, junto a Sol Frontini y Mauricio Pladellorens, estoy haciendo un programa de radio llamado "Al fondo hay lugar" que se emite todos los sábados de 19 a 20 por FM 90.9 y por su sitio www.Antena91com.ar, en Lomas de Zamora :D
El programa es "just for fun" para entretener y entretenernos, con música, noticias insólitas, entrevistas a personajes, algún que otro radioteatro, etc, etc...
Podés escucharnos:
Los sábados de 19 a 20 por la 90.9 si estás en zona sur, o en donde sea que estés por www.antena91.com.ar (sólo con internet explorer)
As the Bristol scene becomes increasingly self-confident and highly talented players pour out of the city seeking wider exposure, Frederick Bernas profiles the latest to make a splash, saxophonist James Morton.
“I don’t class myself as a jazz musician,” says James Morton. This 26-year-old saxophonist’s philosophy reflects the Bristol music scene that has nurtured him. The city has attracted recent attention in the jazz world, with The Blessing taking home the Best Album gong from this year’s BBC Jazz Awards and a string of ear-catching performances at Glastonbury’s Jazz Lounge. Morton, however, keenly emphasises its position as “a real hub of creativity in a very eclectic way” and his passion for other forms of music is crystal clear.
“I’m not one of those people who was obsessed by jazz from a really young age, although I was listening to it. I’ve always loved funk, reggae, soul, motown and dance music. Being a saxophone player, I think everyone has the expectation that jazz is the predominant thing, but for me it wasn’t that way. Jazz was secondary in my musical journey; it’s now very important to me, but I discovered it later.”
Growing up in Cheddar, a village near Bristol, Morton’s first instrument was the violin: “I started playing when I was five, but when I was nine I looked at the saxophone and thought it was sexy and tactile – I thought ‘yeah, I want to play that!’ A violin case doesn’t look cool, but if you walk around with a saxophone a few girls might look at you,” he says with a cheekily confident air. A couple of years later he was gigging regularly with older musicians, earning money and drawing inspiration from how “playing, rehearsing and performing became a normal part of life.”
After leaving school at 16, Morton graduated from the Guildhall jazz masters course age 22. He returned to Bristol and has been mentored by Andy Sheppard and Pee Wee Ellis, both of whom he is quick to acknowledge as major influences. Touring with Ellis’ African Tribute to James Brown project has been fruitful – “I’m learning an amazing amount. Every gig, every rehearsal, every moment I’m absorbing. It’s a few different categories: horn section playing, concentration, building solos, grabbing an audience, listening… I could go on forever.”
A productive relationship with Sheppard took off when the talismanic tenorman showed up at Morton’s residency in a small Bristol wine bar, Luna. “The first bit of advice he gave me was to get a stable house band, as I’d been using different people every week. When I did, he came and played a gig with us and I started hanging out with him more. We’ve done a few gigs now – the project is called ‘James Morton and the Luna-tics featuring Andy Sheppard’ and I feel very privileged to be working with him. He’s taught me a lot about approaching solos, jazz composition and even valuable skills like presenting yourself to promoters and that kind of business angle.”
This understanding of the need to pick up information from those with greater know-how was boldly apparent. When asked about his ambitions, Morton replies: “For now, I want to keep on working with really inspirational people who are more experienced than I am. I feel I am still very much learning about playing and writing music.” And he is adamant there is no better place to do it than Bristol.
“Bristol is kicking off musically. There are loads of young players coming through, getting better very quickly, and there’s some really good stuff going on. I don’t want to stick with the jazz thing – the scene is very diverse. There’s some great reggae music by Dub From Atlantis, which I’m loosely involved with. Edenheight is a 10-piece funk collective I’ve been working and recording with. James Gardiner-Bateman and Josh Arcoleo are talented sax players and look out for Bellatrix, a bebop-playing bassist and award-winning beatboxer who is currently studying in London.”
As for his own projects, in addition to the Luna-tics Morton currently leads a “nine-piece soul and hip-hop influenced jazz-funk thing” called The Rawness. “In between touring and gigging, I’m working hard to develop the band – it’s getting there, I’m still writing. I hope to have something finished by early autumn.” Once again demonstrating a full awareness of the challenges this can entail, he admits that “the way I recorded it the first time didn’t match the sound in my head, so I’m re-recording in a different way. You have to make mistakes; making records and playing gigs are two completely different sports. I’m learning a lot by doing things, not being happy, and doing it again.”
This calm level-headedness stems from an iron desire to succeed as a solo artist, rather than going down the hallowed session road. “I’ve always been headstrong about the things I do. I decided I wanted to make a living out of music and nothing’s got in the way.” Nominations for the Jerwood Foundation Take Five scheme and the Promoters’ Choice Award pay testament to his vision and drive. “I want to sell records, see my name in lights and be an amazing musician… with people who are better than me! I want to be able to choose the musicians I want to work with and the venues I want to play.” With a work ethic that produced 8-10 hours’ practice per day in the run up to his Guildhall audition, the alto player is obviously not lacking commitment.
Morton’s modus operandi also stresses the need for a fiery live persona: “To me there’s more than just playing notes, I like to perform and give people a show, which is part of communication and entertainment. I’m much more an emotional player than an intellectual player. I want to make people move without thinking about it. I want to make people dance, to give them tingles down their spine and make asses shake uncontrollably. That’s my thing. I’m not really a beard-scratcher, I don’t want to go down the beard-scratching audience route. I want to make music that sounds good and feels good and makes people happy.” Amen to that.
We all know I'm a big fan of technologies and gadgets... so when I read last week in the New York Times that one of the more innovative genetic mapping companies (23andme) had reduced the price of its Genetic Mapping service (which many companies sell for up to $2-3,000) from $999 to only a few hundred dollars, I decided it was an amazing amount of information and education to be able to get access to for that amount, so I took the plunge and signed up.
A day later, FedEx delivered a Spit Kit to my house, which requires about 10 minutes of spitting into and mixing together with a solution, and your DNA sample is ready to send back! And off it went to Los Angeles, California to a laboratory today. Funny enough, the FedEx Pak they provide specifically says "do not send liquids" on it :)
So in 6-8 weeks, I'll know where my ancestors are from, whether I'm genetically lactose intolerant, whether or not I love broccoli because I can't taste the bitterness in it, and whether or not I'm a bit more likely than average to get certain diseases or be susceptible to certain conditions in my lifetime, along with dozens of other interesting facts. For less than the price of a university course in genetics, I can view and learn much of the world's most up-to-date knowledge on the relationships between genes and personal/medical conditions personalized to my specific genetic data. How cool is that?
You can make a case against "messing with your life" this way (I had an interesting discussion about this with someone just the other night), but I think that given the great power we have as humans to be intelligent and understand life in a way that no other species can, we then have a responsibility to use it to maximize the potential of our lives. Right? I guess it's also just a bit of an extra motivation knowing that you're slightly more at risk than average to do something about it! (from 1-2 times more or less likely than the generally population, in most cases)
I'll check back in with the results in a few months!
The Pigalle is not short of trendy downtown charm. It’s a little bit glitzy and supper-clubbish: definitely not the usual setting for “2% jazz, 98% funk” kind of music. Luckily, there is no better man to bring a venue to life than Maceo Parker, playing here with his nine-piece band featuring UK trombone star Dennis Rollins. Early on, the saxophonist stirred people up by patrolling dinner tables, many of which then gave way to open up a heaving dancefloor.
Song lengths went well into double figures without exception, moving up and down the dynamic spectrum with frightening rigidity. At times it felt a little like too much filler and not enough funk – Maceo would go through long periods without lifting horn to mouth – but since the set lasted almost three hours, we probably shouldn’t complain. And when he did play, he really played – with a towering stage presence, signature piercing tone and perfectly controlled melodic phrasing. It’s no exaggeration to state Maceo as the seminal influence on a generation of funk saxophonists.
Despite the drawbacks of the club, this was a rare chance to see Maceo on stage in such an intimate venue. Even at the age of 65, the former James Brown sideman shows no sign of slowing down. The king is dead, long live the king.
Les escribo para contarles que el próximo domingo 31 de agosto se celebra en todo el mundo el Día del Blog :) y por ello, en distintos lugares y de distintas maneras se realizan actividades relacionadas con el mundo de los blogs, sus usos, su significancia y toda otra cuestión vinculada al campo de la libertad de expresión que posibilita esa fantástica herramienta de Internet.
En América Latina un grupo de bloggers nos vamos a estar "juntando" virtualmente, congregados en el sitio www.diadelblog.com y abriremos espacios de debate, intercambio y reflexión en diversos temas conexos con el mundo de internet y los blogs.
Desde la organización juvenil TakingITGlobal.org estamos participando en la iniciativa con un diálogo online titulado: "Blogs por una causa", donde la idea es charlar sobre cómo los blogs pueden ser herramientas efectivas para difundir un mensaje, inspirar e incluir a otras personas en el abordaje de los problemas de sus comunidades. Los blogs como un medio poderoso para ponerle voz a los desafíos del desarrollo.
Se presentarán casos y campañas desarrolladas por jóvenes miembros de TakingITGlobal en torno al ciberactivismo y los blogs en causas sociales tales como la reciente Conferencia Mundial sobre Sida; el Congreso Mundial de la Juventud; las Jornadas Internacionales de Agua y Juventud, entre otras.
El horario variará según el país, por eso les pego el listado completo:
Argentina y Uruguay: 15h
Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Rep. Domunicana y Venezuela: 14h
Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Perú: 13h
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Costa Rica: 12h
España: 20h
Además, les enumero algunos otros debates que formarán parte del Día del Blog en www.diadelblog.com :
- “Los parlamentarios como (hiper) vínculos de la Sociedad”
- “La blogósfera y el poder de muchos: los riesgos de tener más autores que lectores”
- “Presente y futuro de las comunicaciones digitales.”
- Podcast y Videoblogs ¡audiovisual a la carta!
- “Uso del Blog y aplicaciones Web 2.0 para el diseño e implementación de Campañas de prevención de VIH SIDA”
