Cel mai tare site dedicat schimbarii sociale s-a relansat. E uimitor cat de bine poate sa arate, cat de trendy, cat de plin de informatie, cat de interesant, cat de cool. Pe Change.org sunt promovate mai multe cauze – stop global warming, stop genocide, animal rights, humanitarian relief, women’s rights, social entrepreneurship, end homelessness, gay rights, fair trade, criminal justice, peace in the Middle East. Fiecare cauza atrage membrii, creand astfel o retea sociala imensa dedicate schimbarii sociale. Mai mult decat atat, fiecare cauza are un blogger-ghid, insarcinat cu postarea de articole documentate despre respectiva cauza, cu anuntarea ultimelor stiri si, in general, cu dinamizarea comunitatii.
O reteta noua si indrazneata, care sper sa functioneze. Mi-am aruncat un ochi pe animal rights, gay rights si stop global warming si arata excelent, iar continutul e extraordinar. Nici nu ma mira, avand in vedere ca au existat sute de aplicatii pentru pozitia de blogger-ghid…
Intrigata fiind de acest post al lui Sorin Tudor – in care nu era prezentata decat punctul de vedere al adversarilor Google, am decis sa investighez daca intr-adevar Google (detinatorul platformei Blogspot) a decis sa intre in campania politica pentru alegerile prezidentiale din SUA prin blocarea blogurilor anti-Obama. Sorin preluase stirea de la un ditamai postul acuzator la adresa Google. L-am intrebat intai pe Vivi ce imi poate spune despre asta. Perfect profesional, Vivi mi-a indicat cui sa ma adresez, anume press@google.com. Am primi un raspuns perfect satisfacator in nici 20 de minute de la lansarea intrebarii: Continue reading ‘Google ramane lovemark-ul meu’
Published on
June 30, 2008 in
Miscellaneous.
Tags: blog, Cristian Manafu, Filip Lepus, psychology, TakingITGlobal, tea tasting, technology, Triangle D'Or, Web 2.0, youth activism.
1. Internship with TIG: The first one for those of you passionate about changing the world, working with young people and technology is an internship with TakingITGlobal – a leading international NGO I am involved with. The job title is “community connector”, it’s a part-time unpaid internship, but working with TIG is just great and it gives you access to a huge bunch of resources. Find out more about the internship here! Deadline for applications: July 15.
2. New blog on psychology: The second one is a very interesting new blog, whose author is Romanian, but the blog is in English. Dragos is a friend of mine who’s doing a research master in psychological health at Utrecht. He will be blogging about emotions, the fear of death, person perception, stereotypes, attraction & courtship behavior, and much more.
3. Bloggers and Tea: Triangle D’Or is a new tea-house in Bucharest. I was invited there by Cristian Manafu and Filip Lepus to meet other bloggers and to attend an official tea-tasting ceremony. I will be also going there with a Deloitte mission about making a short overview on business opportunities in web 2.0 in Romania. See you there!
ICANN tocmai a dat liber la domenii pe internet. Cititi mai multe aici. Pe scurt, banalele .org, .com, .ro vor avea rivali in “orice cuvant sau combinatie de litere”. Dragos Bucurenci si Cabral au zambit discret la aflarea vestii (sau cel putin asa mi-am imaginat eu cand le-am citit titlurile post-urilor). Eu insa ma intreb cum s-a gandit ICANN sa gestioneze posibilele afronturi la adresa bunelor moravuri… Am inteles ca s-ar preocupa si de asta. Vor cenzura cuvintele licentioase in orice limba de pe pamant? Ca denumirile populare ale diverselor parti ale corpului in limba romana sunt perfect ingenue pentru orice nevorbitor de limba romana, de exemplu. Sau ar trebui sa se gandeasca cineva la asta?
PS: Sunt aproape licentiata! (amuzanta radacina comuna intre “licentios” si “licentiat”) 
La invitatia lui Cristian Manafu, am participat azi la o intalnire intre mai multi bloggeri romani – vedete in blogosfera sau doar eco-friendly – la o discutie relaxata in Green Hours pe tema masinilor hibrid. Voi scrie separat despre tema intalnirii, insa inainte de asta tin mortis sa fac unele observatii legate de blogosfera de pe la noi. Pentru punctul culminant, sariti direct la pct 5 de mai jos 
Continue reading ‘Din impresiile Corinei despre blogging in .ro’
I came across a crisp and critical blog portal for romantic geeks and EU idealists. Just like me! And the blogs are simply adorable.
Check out the ridiculously-looking logo the French just proposed as the image of the European Commission during their presidency. Or read all about the ten profiles of Europeans. Romanians seem to be exhibitionists who tend to have themselves as best friends and want to tell and show whatever they are proud of or have an opinion about. Others are grasshoppers, philosophers, adventurers, imposers or networkers. Stereotypes are adorable!
If you really are an EU freako-fan, you can have your own blog on Blogactiv.eu – linked with an amazing resource on EU affairs, EurActiv.com.
Published on
June 1, 2008 in
Miscellaneous.
Tags: administratie, Barack Obama, campanie electorala, e-government, Internet, marketing politic, online, Politica, retele sociale, romania, SUA, Web 2.0.
Online-ul romanesc e subutilizat in politica si administratie. Exista eforturi in acest sens, cum e conferinta de e-government de miercuri, “Cele 4 fatete ale e-government”, organizata de IDG Romania, la care planuiesc sa ajung in detasare de serviciu . Pe langa infima componenta de e-government a administratiei romanesti, totusi nu ma pot abtine sa remarc slaba exploatare a online-ului in campania locala de anul acesta. Continue reading ‘Ouale si gainile din politica online’