· October, 2008

Stories about Peru from October, 2008

Ibero-America: Campus Party in El Salvador

  30 October 2008

This week in El Salvador, hundreds of technology fanatics have assembled to take part in the latest edition of Campus Party. Participants from 22 member states are divided into one of a broad range of areas including: Astronomy, CampusBot (robotics), Innovation, Modding, Campus Create, Digital Leisure and Digital Inclusion. The participation of bloggers have captured the feeling of being in a room with their fellow technology enthusiasts through their blog posts, photos and videos.

Peru: The King of Spain and the Peruvian Congresswoman

30 October 2008

Guillermo from Quimeras Seductoras [es] summarizes the encounter of Juan Carlos, the King of Spain, and the Peruvian congresswoman Hilaria Supa, who met outside of the Congress buildings. She confronted the King and asked him to return all of the wealth taken by Spain during the Conquest.

Americas: Bloggers Participate in Blog Action Day – Part I

  16 October 2008

October 15 marked the annual event of Blog Action Day. On this date, bloggers from all around the world pledge to publish a blog post aboug a particular topic. This year the chosen subject is poverty. This campaign hopes “to change the conversation that day day, to raise awareness, start a global discussion and add momentum to an important cause.” Latin American bloggers actively participated in the campaign read some of their thoughts in part I.

Peru: blog cracking hints at censorship

  8 October 2008

Fernando from Pepitas.com posts the notice he received letting him know that strangers tried to crack his blog, targetting specifically 3 posts with complaints about two ministers. Luckily the attack was detected and although all the comments were erased by the crackers, the were able to recover most of them.

Peru: Blogger's fights

  2 October 2008

Javier from El Lápiz y el Martillo compiles the last series of clashes between diverse factions of bloggers. In his post Paisaje después de la batalla (es) he ends with a reflection: “debate and criticism -even their sole existence- will always be more important than the pettiness and insults that...