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Miriam O'Brien

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3 July 2011

Social Media Day PTY in Panama

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Written by Ariel Moreno · Translated by Miriam O'Brien · Latin America

Social Media Day PTY gathered hundreds of Panamanian social network users. Ariel Moreno participated in the event and shares how the day was celebrated in Panama.

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20 March 2011

Ecuador: New Developments and Cyber-Activism in Chevron Case

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Written by Paulina Aguilera Muñoz · Translated by Miriam O'Brien · Latin America

On February 14, 2011, an Ecuadorian judge ruled that oil company Chevron had to pay US$9.5 million in environmental damages. Almost a month later, Chevron has appealed the sentence; citizens and activists are sharing information and taking part in online campaigns for this case.

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5 March 2011

Colombia: The earth shook to show people that Necoclí exists

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Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Miriam O'Brien · Latin America

On the 2nd of March 2011, a tremor measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was felt in the department of Antioquia and part of northern Colombia. The epicentre of this shock was in the Necoclí municipality (located in Antioquia) and although there were no victims, an ex traordinary fact – as well as the quake itself – that emerged through Twitter was the ignorance of some to the existence of Necoclí.

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5 January 2011

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Colombia: Twitterathon to Help Those Affected by the Winter

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Written by Cati Restrepo · Translated by Miriam O'Brien · Latin America

During the heavy rainy season in Colombia, an initiative to have a "twitterathon" emerged through ideas published by Colombian Twitter users in order to collect donations for flood victims. Author Catalina Restrepo gives us the details.

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11 December 2010

The Latin America Personal Democracy Forum As Seen by Bloggers

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Written by Juan Arellano · Translated by Miriam O'Brien · North America, Latin America

The Latin American Personal Democracy Forum took place on the 18th and 19th of November in Santiago Chile. Juan Arellano collects the thoughts, analysis and reports from the bloggers that attended the event.

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