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Procrastination

Eurosocialiste — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:17:00 +0000

Procrastination from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

The Belgian government is asking for help. Please listen to its call

Eurosocialiste — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:28:10 +0000

Found on Twitter thanks to @Maitea6

Fortunately, some good souls, such as @linotherhino, have already started to reply.

Haven’t you watched The Story of Stuff yet?

Eurosocialiste — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:53:57 +0000

What is The Story of Stuff? From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. (text from http://www.storyofstuff.com/)

The best of the web: vote for the European Council President!

Eurosocialiste — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:50:33 +0000

The Robert Schuman Foundation allows you to vote for the first ever permanent President of the European Council. Don’t miss the opportunity! It is the only one you will get. Click here to access the polling page.

Something tells me you might be surprised by the result…

The best of the web: the Conservatives are victims of cybersquatting

Eurosocialiste — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:02:00 +0000

If you take a look at the European Parliament’s page on political groups, it seems that four months after the European elections, the Tory-led European Conservatives and Reformists Group still does not have a website, and neither does the even more Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group.

Yet if you search on Google for “European Conservatives and Reformists Group” you will see that THERE IS a temporary website for the group called ecrg.info. The page provides an email address where you can contact the ECR group. In a recent blogpost, the social-democrat blogger Jon Worth reveals that he is the owner of the ecrg.info domain name. He has received all sorts of queries regarding the ECR group through the contact email address, and has replied “informing them that they are victims of cybersquatting and asking the valid question: how can any political organisation that has gone three months without a web presence be taken at all seriously?” Very good question, indeed.

Click to read the full story on Jon Worth’s website.

The best of the web: Social connectivity of job applicants

Eurosocialiste — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:50:00 +0000

A job vacancy published by a US company specifically requires applicants to have at least 250 followers on Twitter. “Will this set a precedent?”, wonders the blog The Lobby. Find out about the whole story here.

Social media in plain English

Eurosocialiste — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Ever wondered what social media actually meant? It’s as simple as ice cream…

So, fellow bloggers: do you think you are like pecan ice cream or rather like pickle ice cream?

Tired of legislation and taxes? Head off to the libertarian paradise!

Eurosocialiste — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:01:00 +0000

Thanks to Compass Youth for drawing my attention to this amazingly funny (and so true) video.

Call to vote from space

Eurosocialiste — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:00:00 +0000

Even in space you can vote so stop making excuses and just go!