Stories about Ecuador from June, 2006
Ecuador: Weblog of the Week
This week's Ecuablogs weblog of the week (ES) is Batiduende (ES). Cartas de Palas (ES) was second place with twenty votes.
The World Cup Online: Discovering Lionel Messi's Blog or Blognovela
The anonymous nature of the web is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, everyday citizens living under repressive regimes, can easily learn how to blog anonymously and express themselves without fear of reprisal. On the other hand, it is difficult if not impossible to verify the real identity of...
Ecuador: Apple Inspired Marketing
Mexican marketing site BriefBlog has noted the influence of Apple's marketing in other advertisements before, but this ad by Ecuadorean TV channel Teleamazonas stands out as beyond obvious.
Ecuador: Minutes of YouTube Fame
In a post titled “Minutes of Fame on YouTube” Eduardo Ochoa says he didn't have to film himself dancing ridiculously or falling into a creak to reach YouTube fame. Instead, he and his brother edited a summary of goals from the France – Korea match which ended up being the...
Ecuador: World Cup Festivities
Ecuadorean blogger Cristhian Caiza Niama, writing from Germany, shows evidence that his visiting compatriots haven't stopped celebrating their team's advancement to the second round.
Ecuador, Argentina: Comparing World Cup Broadcasts
Christian Espinosa compares videos of the Ecuadorean and Argentine broadcasts of Ecuador's 3-0 win over Poland (ES), noting that the “curious comparison would have before been impossible to make without the new possibilities of sharing video over the internet.”
Ecuador: 3-0 Against Costa Rica
Ecuador is ecstatic with their (ES) victory (ES) over Costa Rica.
Latin America: Friday Poll Numbers
Boz's Friday poll numbers this week show the neck to neck race in Mexico presidential race as well as an electoral map from Peru's recent election.
Ecuador: Three Types of Gangs
Muerto de Risa expounds on the three classifications of gangs in Ecuador.
Ecuador: Postcolonial Economics
In one of the most mysterious English-language blogs on Ecuador I've come across, S. Artesian explains that “the distinction between Sierra and Costa in Ecuador is just this distinction between administration and export; between hacienda and export crop production.”
