Archive for January 24th, 2008
Introducing YouAre
6:20 pm By Maegan La Mala · Blogs Media| Internet · Comments Off
24 Jan 2008
BlogsMedia, padre/madre of VivirLatino, has a newborn bebito they would like to tell you about. It’s called YouAre:
On YouAre, throughout the day you can share what you are doing and what interests using text, video, and images in a fast and concise way using 140 characters. You can control which updates you receive to include just real life friends, online friends, acquaintances, co-workers, colleagues, and family. You can also place and promote your professional profile, network, get to know more people in your hometown and import content from your YouTube, Flickr, and Del.icio.us accounts.
Put simply, if you’re using several social networks such as Flickr for photos, YouTube for videos and others, YouAre helps you put it all in one place and share your stuff with your friends, colleagues, etc. All that in less than 140 characters (like on Twitter)!
YouAre is still in private beta, but you can be one of the first to test-drive it by signing up for an invite on YouAre.com.
Puerto Rico OKs Gay Marriage Ban Referendum
2:49 pm By Maegan La Mala · Family| GLBT| Puerto Rico · 3 Comments
24 Jan 2008
Opponents of rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Puerto Rico have pushed for a referendum to ban gay marriage on the island, and the government is letting it happen.
Puerto Rico’s governor said Wednesday he would not block a referendum to toughen a ban on same-sex marriage in the U.S. island territory even though he believes the proposed constitutional amendment is unnecessary and divisive.Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila told reporters he would sign the bill authorizing a May referendum if the measure gets the required two-thirds majority of votes in the island’s House of Representatives. It has already passed in the Senate.
The measure, Resolution 99, would establish that marriage is between two partners of the opposite sex.
It’s a sad day when Cuba is significantly more progressive on a human rights issue than Puerto Rico. What happened to this?
Via / USA Today
George Lopez Feels Dissed by the Dems
11:42 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| US Presidential Race 2008 · Comments Off
24 Jan 2008
Comedian George Lopez feels dissed by the two Democrat presidential front runners, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Said Lopez to Dune magazine, “Barack Obama didn’t reach out. Hillary Clinton didn’t reach out. “You’d think that the fact that you sell a lot of concert tickets, you’re on the Forbes (magazine) list and you’re the ninth most-visible person on TV would equate to having a presidential candidate reach out and have you campaign for them, especially in (heavy Latino areas) the Southwest (of America) or Los Angeles.”
Well now I don’t feel so bad. George they’re not really reaching out to Latino bloggers either.
Via / Ciudad Magazine
Image Via / Frank Erwin Center
Chop Chop : Rate of Brazilian Deforestation Up
9:39 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil| Environment · Comments Off
24 Jan 2008
Green is the new black unless you’re the Amazon forest in Brazil which has recently seen a spike in deforestation.
In the last five months of 2007, 3,235 sq km (1,250 sq miles) were lost.
Officials say rising commodity prices are encouraging farmers to clear more land to plant crops such as soya.
Via / BBC
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