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In past times, media were the sole vector to reflect in their entire complexity the events surrounding major world tragedies. Nowadays, social media are an essential component of the media process and classical press channels are connected to the social networking flow, where they [...]

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Social networks have become the banner of Web 2.0, which also hosts blogs, wikis and chats. There is a slight dividing line between a social network, a blog and a wiki. Talking about social networks means referring to the next stage of the Internet, as talking about blogs once did. [...]

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Technology has revolutionized all aspects of human life and the educational field is no exception. This research proposes the use of mobile learning (m-learning) as a tool for development of communication skills in virtual discussion boards. It took place inside the virtual classrooms [...]

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The aim of the present submission is to show the results of the study carried out with 199 students of journalism degree from the University of Valladolid. This experience evaluates to what extend blogs promote individual and group competences and skills, with the goal to determine [...]

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A proposal of indicators for the analysis of articles based on content curation is presented. Two fundamental parameters are considered: curation and content, and for each, several indicators are proposed with types of articles and examples.

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The problem of dispersion of the conversations on social networking sites (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, etc.) is presented. The threads of people’s conversation who have contributed with their own comments to your post are not always next to it. Despite the existence of partial solutions, [...]

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Accessing the Web from mobile devices sometimes entails difficulties due to the technical and physical characteristics of these appliances. There are several methods for improving the reading of blogs on these devices: on the one hand, readers can use an aggregator; on the other hand, [...]

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DE TODOS ES SABIDO que el fenómeno blog ha crecido como la espuma, particularmente en estos dos últimos años, y el número de ellos se cuenta por millones (45,9 según los datos de junio de 2006 de Technorati).

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The article discusses the presence of blogs in two types of publications with different characteristics: digital newspapers and scientific journals in Spain. The case of the journal “El profesional de la información (EPI)” blog is presented.

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Patients are turning increasingly to blogs to learn about health and to share experiences related to this area. These blogs are written by patients or health professionals and constitute an exceptional aid for the promotion of education in health issues for this population. The high [...]