Stories about Chile from November, 2007
Chile: Piñera and His Facebook Page
Luis Ramirez discovers the Facebook page of Sebastian Piñera [es], a candidate for president in the next Chilean elections. On his wall, the candidate writes,”I invite you to write your ideas and greetings so that we can have a fluid dialogue via this medium. For me, this possibility has been...
Chile: El Mercurio and Google Earth
Tomás Dinges of Chile From Within is skeptical about the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio's relationship with Google Earth.
Chile: User Generated Content in Earthquake Coverage
Fayer Wayer [es] takes a look at user generated content used in the coverage and the rights to that content during the recent earthquake in Northern Chile.
Chile: Earthquake in Northern Chile
Gerardo Espíndola provides up to the minute coverage at El Morrocotudo [es] of an earthquake in Arica, Chile..
Chile: Chilean Films in New York City
Tomás Dinges of Chile from Within is excited about the series of Chilean films being shown in New York City.
Chile: Waiting Around With LAN
Marcelo Aliag of Bloggeando la Vida [es] writes about his poor experience with the airline LAN especially on the route between Santiago and Antofagasta.
Chile: Former Pinochet Intelligence Agent HIred
Chileno writes about a former Pinochet intelligence agent, who was the latest hire by the grocery store chain Santa Isabel to lead their security.
Chile: Strategy for OLPC
Luis Ramirez of OLPC Chile explains at One Laptop Per Child News about their project's strategy to “achieve free and permanent access to computers for at least 1 million Chilean children living in poverty before our bicentennial (2010)”
Chile: Aging Registered Voters
Notas Al Margen [ES] writes about the pool of registered voters in Chile, and that only 8.5% are between the ages of 18-29.