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Formation SAWI: Spécialiste en médias sociaux et communautés en ligne.
Rédactrice en chef et auteur
Quote Me- "Time flies and the photos I’ve taken get left behind."
- "People always think getting dressed is about putting clothes on. It’s not. It’s a spell..."
- "I was outside, and the rain and the fog smelled nice. They smelled of hope, I think. They smelled..."
- "On apprend toujours mieux de ses propres erreurs que de celles des autres."
- "It’s like watching a train wreck and hanging around to see if there are going to be any..."
Category Archives: News and Politics
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[fr]De la lecture… encore.[en]Another of these “linkball” posts. Maybe there’s a better way to do this (hell, there are heaps of better way to do this; whole startups exist just to do this; but I’m going old-school). Doesn’t really matter, … Continue reading
Amit Gupta Needs You, and Other South Asians Too (Join the Marrow Registry!)
[fr]Amit Gupta, celui qui a démarré Jelly et Photojojo (entre autres), court le risque de mourir de leucémie aiguë s’il ne trouve pas un donneur de cellules souches du sang. La chance de trouver un donneur pour quelqu’un d’Asie du … Continue reading
Posted in Health, India, News and Politics, Social Media and the Web
Tagged amitguptaneedsyou, bone marrow, donate, india, registry, south asia, swabforamit
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Another Linkball
[fr]Une pile de liens.[en]This pile of links has been sitting so long waiting for me to finalize it that it’s in danger of becoming stale. So here we go. You’ll freak when you see the new Facebook No, You Aren’t … Continue reading
Outraged and Furious: First Encounter With a Full-Body Scanner (in the UK)
[fr]Furax: je découvre qu’au Royaume-Uni aussi, il faut passer par un de ces scanners-qui-vous-déshabillent. Et je découvre ça coincée comme un rat dans une cage en verre dont la seule sortie passe par un de ces scanners. Et contrairement aux … Continue reading
Posted in News and Politics, Personal
Tagged airport security, anger, full-body scanner, helplessness, manchester, manchester airport, outrage, pat-down, rant, security, security theater, security theatre, testimonial, uk
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10 Years Ago
[fr]Il y a dix ans, le 9 septembre 2011.[en]10 years ago I was in Rishikesh with other Hindi students. The internet connection was really bad, and I saw a post on Dave Linabury’s blog about the attacks. I didn’t know … Continue reading
Lift10 Politics: Greenpeace social media strategy and on-line campaigns (Claudia Sommer)
Here are my running notes of the Lift conference in Geneva. This is Greenpeace social media strategy and on-line campaigns (Claudia Sommer), part of the Politics session. May contain errors, omissions, things that aren’t quite right, etc. I do my … Continue reading
Lift10 Politics: The Technological and Social Trends Impacting Politics (Rahaf Harfoush)
Here are my running notes of the Lift conference in Geneva. This is The Technological and Social Trends Impacting Politics (Rahaf Harfoush), part of the Politics session. May contain errors, omissions, things that aren’t quite right, etc. I do my … Continue reading
Mais si, je parle du volcan!
[en]I’m not blogging about the ash cloud here because I’m (a) horribly busy and (b) have written two articles about it elsewhere in French and (c) am tweeting about it like a madwoman. I hope you’re not stranded anywhere![fr]Si je … Continue reading
Le nuage de cendres vu d’internet
[en]I write a weekly column for Les Quotidiennes, which I republish here on CTTS for safekeeping.[fr]Chroniques du monde connecté: cet article a été initialement publié dans Les Quotidiennes (voir l’original). Il y a quelques jours, sur Facebook, j’aperçois au passage … Continue reading
Cessons de paranoïer au sujet de la grippe A (H1N1)
[en]Our local newspaper has a full-page interview about the rampant panic around H1N1. To keep a sense of proportion, for 1500 deaths due to that particular flu, the common flu kills 250 to 500 thousand people each year. The doctor … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Media, My corner of the world, News and Politics
Tagged angoisse, article, autorités, fear, grippe a, grippe porcine, h1n1, interview, journal, lausanne cités, martin winkler, médias, paranoia, prevention, swine flu
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