Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Friday, May 17th, 2013
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GUEST POST: MORWENNA FRANCIS
Last night Andalucia.com had the pleasure of attending “Bang & Olufsen by the Sea”: a “champagne afternoon and high tea party” held at La Cabane Beach Club in Marbella. The event was to celebrate the product world ...
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Monday, April 8th, 2013
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ICANN Engagement Center to Open In Beijing; 46th Public Meeting in Beijing is Largest Ever
ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé announced today that the organization will open its first new global engagement ...
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Monday, March 11th, 2013
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GUEST BLOG: by CHRIS CHAPLOW
Photos by Fredy Torra and Michelle Chaplow
I don’t remember how I first heard about TED, the movement which brings together eminent speakers with ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’, about five years ago - perhaps I just ...
Posted in Design, Entertainment, Events, gastronomy, Granada, Malaga, Science, Sevilla, Social affairs, Social Media, Technology | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
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If you've heard of TEDx, you'll know this is exciting news. If you haven't, then here's the lowdown.
TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading"; it started ...
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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Last Christmas, the Ayuntamiento (city council) of Seville put on a light show, where fast-moving images are projected onto the back wall of its main building, in Plaza Nueva.
The facade facing Plaza San Francisco comes alive with ships, the solar system, books and toys - and, of course, the ...
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Thursday, June 7th, 2012
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GUEST POST: CHRIS CHAPLOW
In these challenging economic times it is difficult to imagine anybody being brave enough to ...
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Monday, May 21st, 2012
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A few weeks ago I went to an event called a "Jelly". No, it wasn't anything to do with food, or kids, or indeed kids' food - it was a get-together of self-employed people to introduce a new workspace ...
Posted in Business, Employment, Events, Living in Andalucia, Media, Social Media, Technology | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 13th, 2012
With all the headlines about Whitney, the BAFTAS, Grammys and labour reform, you may have missed one news story this morning: the birth of the second baby who was born to save a sibling. Estrella was born on Saturday at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville.
Estrella's big brother Antonio ...
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Monday, November 28th, 2011
If you've ever been to Malaga - or if you live nearby - you'll know that it has an extraordinary amount of museums, covering everything from religion to wine, and cars to art, with Picasso being its most famous son.
Now Seville is getting two new museums: one about travel, ...
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
As an avid time-waster user of social media, I was very excited to be delivered of a brand new iphone yesterday (4 - they're giving them away, literally, now the 4S is out; mine was free).
I already spend far too long faffing about on Twitter and Facebook ("essential for ...
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