Ebresphere Presentation

EBRESPHERE A territorial community around blogs Daniel Gil & Carme Pla London, July 5, 2007 International Conference ‘ Catalan Culture and Identity in the Digital Era’

THE COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATION PROCESS 5 KEY EVENTS From April 2006 to February 2007

Leaving behind the anonymity April 20, 2006 A brief article in Diari de Tarragona: Les Terres de l'Ebre s'enganxen a la revolució dels blocs a Internet. The article mentioned about 20 blogs .

The First thematic talk December 1, 2006 Atictes Conference: La blocosfera ebrenca i el seu impacte en l’opinió pública By Gustau Moreno, blogger and journalist

From them to us: bloggers start talking November 7, 2006 Gathering talk at Ràdio Ebre: Who is who in Terres de l'Ebre blogs 4 bloggers presenting local blogs

The big party February 3, 2007 1ª Trobada de Blocaires Ebrencs: EBREBLOC 101 blogs, implication of public entities, journalists and local mass media

New ways, new paths February 25, 2007 First literary show ”Joan Cid i Mulet”: talking-conference on weblogs as a literary phenomenon Interaction between bloggers and traditional literary authors

Young, circular, self-organized community The element connecting this community geographically, culturally and socially: Ebre river giving the name: EBRESPHERE