Vídeo realizado para iniciar uma conversa com a comunidade do projeto Dayloggers.

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Depois do artigo da Época falando sobre do Twitter, parece que algumas partes do governo brasileiro passaram a prestar mais atenção para esta nova – não tão nova – forma de comunicação. O governo de São Paulo esta à algumas semanas postando sobre seus projetos e novidades na sua nova conta no Twitter: @governosp

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As Twitter goes increasingly mainstream in the UK, as witnessed in its increasing use in radio phone-ins on the BBC it looks like its about to do the same here in Brazil. Or is it? This weeks Epoca magazine devoted it’s cover to the rise of the phenomenon here in Brazil. However, we’re asking a [...]

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an interesting story taken directly from ther Guardian newspaper last week about how mobile companies are targetting residents of the periferia in Rio
“When Alan Roberto Lima was growing up in Vila Aliança, a notoriously violent favela on the western outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, only the community’s elite could afford mobile phones.
“The bandits and the [...]

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A new study released by Nielsen reports the shift in the online social behavior. Nielsen’s study results presented here followed the online activity in the USA, Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Australia. Note that the ‘Member Community’ category includes both social networking and blogging websites.
1. Social network and blogging sites are [...]

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Cellular owners in Brazil pay more for the use of their mobile telephone than any other country in the world. The data comes from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). According to the criterion of Purchasing Power Parity (PCC), which has reference to the price of a basic package offered by the operators – which includes [...]

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This weeks Veja magazine has devoted a large segment to a report on today’s Brazilian youth. Whilst the report contains some interesting background and insight on young people – much of which relates to trends observable in young middle class people (not just limited to teenagers) across the globe the general tone of the piece [...]

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TWRAmericas have recently completed a major study of Trends among young consumers (ages 15-19) in Brasil across various cities and with youth of a variety of ages.
The study looked at a range of issues inclusing young peoples values and influences, the role that media and new technologies play in their lives, as well as the [...]

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Is this really the most effective means to promote responsible use of water?
I may be being a touch sensitive given that as a result of severe floods here in the south of Brazil, i Iike many people was without water for some time – nothing in comparison to the thousands of people who have lost [...]

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