Tag Archives: Politics / World News

Le Parti des Pirates débarque en Suisse!

Posted on 10.06.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[en]A Pirate Party is getting organised in Switzerland. Foundation meeting on July 12th in Zurich.[fr]Alors que le Parti Pirate suédois fait son entrée au Parlement Européen (7% des suffrages!), Lyonel se demande s’il fera des émules en Suisse, à la … Continue reading →

Posted in Social Media and the Web | Tagged brevets, droit d'auteur, Online Culture, parlement européen, parti des pirates, parti pirate, piratage, pirate party, piratenpartei, Politics / World News, politique, suède, suisse, switzerland | 2 Comments

Steph Booth: Not Running for Parliament!

Posted on 07.05.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]A la lumière des récents événements, il ne m’est plus possible de rester dans la course pour le Parlement britannique… Article en Anglais pour toucher l’électorat un maximum.[en]It seems that my attempts to subvert British democracy by running in the … Continue reading →

Tagged Calder Valley, controversy, elections, Fun for me, Hebden Bridge, labour, MP, My corner of the world, parliament, politics, Politics / World News, scandal, steph booth, uk | 12 Comments

Voter “oui” pour les bilatérales

Posted on 26.01.2009 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Swiss politics :-) [fr]Une fois n’est pas coutume, je sors des sentiers battus ici sur Climb to the Stars pour parler politique. Enfin, “parler politique”, c’est un bien grand mot. Ceux qui me connaissent savent que mon inculture en matière de … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged bila-blog, bilatérales, Politics / World News, politique, suisse, Swiss blogging, switzerland, ue, unefoisnestpascoutume, union européenne, user/07467067922840649993/state/com.google/read, votations | Leave a comment

MySpace Banning Sex Offenders: Online Predator Paranoia

Posted on 25.07.2007 by Stephanie Booth

Update: If you’re a parent looking for advice, you’ll probably find my next post more interesting. MySpace has removed profiles of 29’000 registered sex offenders from their site. In a statement, MySpace said: “We’re pleased that we’ve successfully identified and … Continue reading →

Posted in Connected Life, Digital Youth, Technology | Tagged children, Citations, Cyberspace, Digital Youth, Education, Essay-Like, fear, Media, meganslaw, myspace, offenders, online, Online Culture, paranoia, Politics / World News, predators, Psychology / Sociology, registry, Research, safety, sex, sexoffenders, sexualpredators, Technology, teenagers, teens | 43 Comments

BlogCamp: Bruno Giussani — Bondy Blog Story

Posted on 24.03.2007 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Bruno Giussani nous raconte l’histoire du Bondy Blog. Naissance d’un média qui est devenu national, mais de la perspective des banlieues.[en]notes from blogcamp.ch presentation. may be inaccurate. Bruno Giussani: special projects for l’Hebdo => involved in Bondy Blog thing. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged banlieues, blogcampswitzerland, blogging, bondyblog, brunogiussani, Events, france, journalism, lhebdo, Media, notes, politics, Politics / World News, présentation, talk | 6 Comments

Vidéo: le blog de Josef Zisyadis et moi

Posted on 03.02.2007 by Stephanie Booth

[en]In this video, I give the story of how I was contacted by a local politician who hired me to help get him and his team blogging. A few words too about blogging and politics, here in Switzerland.[fr]J’ai parlé du … Continue reading →

Posted in My corner of the world | Tagged Anecdotes, blog, Comment bloguer?, explications, interview, josefzisyadis, lausanne, Media, Photos/Videos/Audio Online, Podcast, Politics / World News, politique, stephaniebooth, suisse romande, suisseromande, Swiss blogging, switzerland, vaud, video, Videos, z-blogue | 16 Comments

Lancement du blog de Josef Zisyadis

Posted on 31.01.2007 by Stephanie Booth

[en]The site (blog, of course!) of my first political client, Josef Zisyadis is now live. Interested to see where it will go![fr]Il y a quelques mois, un ami commun a proposé à l’équipe de Josef Zisyadis de faire appel à … Continue reading →

Posted in My corner of the world | Tagged Announcements, blog, Blogosphere Interest, culturepod, elections, interview, josefzisyadis, lausanne, Offsite, Podcast, politicien, Politics / World News, politique, pop, stephaniebooth, suisse romande, Swiss blogging, switzerland, vaud, video, zisyadis | 7 Comments

Le Web 3: Recap

Posted on 13.12.2006 by Stephanie Booth

[fr]Résumé (sans les liens, cliquez dans le corps du billet): Positif: atmosphère et gens sympas, bon réseautage, excellente nourriture, voir des anciens amis et en faire de nouveaux, Hans Rosling (et danah bien sûr), bon choix du lieu de conférence, … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged Blogosphere Interest, conference, Events, feedback, food, hansrosling, leweb3, loïclemeur, netvibes, paris, party, Politics / World News, sarkoweb3, sarkozy, Vie de la blogosphère, wifi | 17 Comments

Le Web 3 et Sarko

Posted on 12.12.2006 by Stephanie Booth

[en]Not impressed by what Sarkozy said. I tried translating in the IRC backchannel. Seemed mainly like electoral blah-blah to me. Note to conference organisers: don’t do this. Don’t mess up the program for last-minute political celebrities who won’t take questions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged blogging, Blogosphere Interest, elections, Events, france, leweb3, nicolassarkozy, politics, Politics / World News, politique, sarko, sarkoweb3, sarkozy, Venting | 24 Comments

Me Too

Posted on 22.11.2006 by Stephanie Booth

Every little bit helps, doesn’t it? Explanation. More background. Digg. The deed: Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Similar … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuff that doesn't fit | Tagged Blogosphere Interest, google, googlebomb, googlebombing, internet, martinlutherking, Offsite, Politics / World News | Leave a comment