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September 23rd, 2007

Russia: Conference on Renewable Energy Sources

Ljubisa Bojic · 14:26 · Eastern & Central Europe , Western Europe

lingua → zht · zhs · es

Web 2.0. is finally coming to the Balkans: SeminarskiRad.com, a portal based on the share principle and offering free resources to Serbian students, has become really popular very quickly. A few days ago, the portal's blog supplement opened on Blogger, dedicated to the topics relevant to Serbia's youth. The first post is a report from a recent Moscow conference on renewable energy, whose aim was to educate young scientists in order to make this planet greener. 3 comments · read »

June 26th, 2007

Serbia: A Special Case of Blog Plagiarism

Ljubisa Bojic · 13:17 · East Asia , Eastern & Central Europe

lingua → pt

Does a Creative Commons License help protect your blog from plagiarism? Is it a crime if a person from China copies your blog to overcome the so-called Great Firewall of China, trying to get some money along the way. How to protect yourself from web infringement? Danica Radovanovic is a ... 5 comments · read »

May 18th, 2007

Serbian “Prayer” Wins Eurovision Song Contest

Ljubisa Bojic · 21:11 · Eastern & Central Europe

Just a few days ago, major news outlets reported that the main course of discussion at the Serbian Assembly session was to determine which political party is supported by the 2007 Eurovision winner, Marija Serifovic. Milutin Mrkonjic, who presided at the meeting, invited the singer to visit the parliament. When she came in, Mrkonjic said, “Fellow deputies, please turn around and greet Marija Serifovic. We will be having a short break. Let all of us go to the lobby to have a juice with our Marija.” Serbian bloggers have been discussing various aspects of Serifovic's victory, too, of course, and Ljubisa Bojic translates some of the reactions. 2 comments · read »

April 30th, 2007

Serbia: Blogosphere Reacts to Protect Press Freedom

Ljubisa Bojic · 06:00 · Eastern & Central Europe

Two hand grenades were placed on a window sill of Serbian journalist Dejan Anastasijevic's apartment on Saturday, April 15. The explosions caused material damage but no injuries. There were numerous comments about who might have stood behind the attack. Bloggers started a petition requesting prompt reaction of the police for the sake of press freedom. 0 comments · read »

March 25th, 2007

The Oldest Blogger in the Balkans

Ljubisa Bojic · 17:41 · Eastern & Central Europe

lingua → zhs · zht · es

In the evening, Radmilo Ristic, a 74-year-old retired high school professor, likes to attend theater plays, gallery openings, literary nights, round-table discussions and other similar events that take place around Kragujevac, the city in Central Serbia. When Ristic comes back home, instead of the traditional paper and pen, his computer ... 3 comments · read »

March 2nd, 2007

Serbia: Reactions to the ICJ Verdict

Ljubisa Bojic · 08:02 · Eastern & Central Europe

[Note: A roundup of the English-language blog posts on the ICJ verdict ran on Global Voices this past Wednesday, here.] Serbia is proclaimed not guilty for the crimes that happened during the Bosnian war - and this is echoed in the country’s news and talk show programs this week. Lately, one ... 5 comments · read »