Erasmus: An opportunity not to be missed

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is one of the biggest student associations in Europe. It started to operate on October 16th 1989 and was legally registered in 1990. The main goal of the association is to promote, support and develop student exchange.

At present, it serves more than 393 institutions from 36 countries and as time goes by these numbers are getting bigger and bigger. Continue reading

What about e-learning?

With the advent of the internet, life has changed. People started using different kinds of communication and experiencing technology. Communication is one of the uses of the internet, but year after year, the internet has opened the door for all kinds of fields, jobs, thoughts and many things that nowadays are controlled in the virtual world. For example, banks are connected via the internet across the globe. Continue reading

The Music Industry

The Music Industry is one of the most profitable markets over the last 30 years and also one of the main mediums used by entertainment companies to persuade and reach audiences for different purposes. Probably Pop and Rock music are the most recognized and lucrative styles of the industry. The penetration that these cultural products have all over the world and the number of people they can reach, are one of the main reasons for some scholars to believe in the cultural imperialism made through the music, specifically through these styles. Continue reading

Should we really buy ipad 3?

If you see the ipad3 and ipad2 together, at a glance, you cannot see or recognize the differences, but actually they have some.

I put the ipad3 and ipad2 together and I saw that the new one is actually thinner and lighter, actually in more detail (50g and thicker 0.6mm). The second item that got my attention was the screen which helps people that want to read a book or watch movies, and definitely better quality picture in gaming.The new ipad3 is faster, and also they say that there are some differences in some standard applications. Continue reading

Olympic Games In London 2012

The summer of 2012 is approaching and the United Kingdom is getting ready to host the XXX (30th) Summer Olympic Games in London.

London was selected as the host city on the 6th of July of 2005 with 54 votes overcoming Paris (France) which collected 50 and since then preparations have been underway. The fact that London is hosting the 30th Olympiad is a great opportunity for the UK organizing committee and citizens to prove that they have the skills of organizing an event as big as the Olympic Games. Moreover it is a chance for them to show to the rest of the World their sense of hospitality. The opening ceremony will take place on the 27th of July while the closing ceremony on the 12th of August. Continue reading

Impartiality in the news

What is the criteria applied by journalists and editors in news organizations to determine whether or not to publish particular items of news? In commercial news the consensus of “Value” is used to determine whether an item is likely to interest a potential audience. However, there are some other  sources of value, including the judgment of intrinsic significance or the pull or pressure of influential interests other than those of the audience. Therefore, the Informative character of the television and press has been affected by contemporary social and economical changes.

Newspapers and broadcasting corporations have their own particular way to inform people. Based on their own policies and agendas – and sometimes regulated by economical and political interests- those are the sources of  media which produce news that audiences consume.

Hugo Olivos – Tv Studio Lab Assistant

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Which tablet should I choose? Part I of II

The biggest question for mankind, after “what is the meaning of life” is “which tablet should I choose”? Nowadays there are hundreds of different types of tablets out there and most of them are similar to each other in terms of hardware and software features. So which one should we choose? To answer this question, you have to ask some questions. Continue reading