BM&FBOVESPA is the Brazilian stock exchange, and one of the largest in the world.
Headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, it has offices in Rio de Janeiro, New York, Shanghai and London.
João Magalhães Lima is the Web Projects Coordinator for the Communications Department of BM&FBOVESPA, and responsible for managing projects ranging from social media strategy to mobile applications development.…
Some time has passed since the official launch of qwiki (see the Masters of Media Blog initial impressions). Although still in alpha, a more profound critique can be put forward as the platform evolved and opened itself to users.
Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It’s lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works.
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Introduction
We are all witnessing, in the last few years, a new wave of secular thought permeating different spheres of society. As the mediatic discussion of religious fundamentalism is on the rise, its dialectic opposite also gains momentum, as corroborated by a never before seen torrent of atheist/agnostic rhetoric in movies, TV shows, best-selling books,…
Cory Doctorow’s novel could be described as a thriller for the MMORPG generation. The author / co-editor of Boing Boing, describes a near future scenario, in which professional gamers in developing countries stage revolts, first in-game, and later, in real life (or, as Doctorow would prefer, IRL) and eventually a virtual financial coup, as…
There is an uncertainty aura around the act of downloading illegally distributed content: no matter how versed one is in the matter, one can’t always be completely sure of its precedence, which directly impacts its expected quality, relevancy, and legitimacy. Now, opposed to Heisenberg’s concept, this uncertainty can and is resolved as one actually downloads the…