That’s right, in addition to (surprisingly) getting hip to Twitter, Chavez now has his very own blog.
the site basically contains news about meetings with Chinese officials, columns by Fidel Castro (who Chavez has already urged to join Twitter), as well as speeches, photos and videos. In short, this is a pretty standard political website — there’s even a comments section (although all comments are suspiciously positive).
This sentiment falls in line with statements he made two months ago when he called for greater regulation of the Internet after a website posted a story falsely suggesting that Diosdado Cabello, a senior minister and close aide of Chavez, had been assassinated.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is really into his digital persona. Now he has a blog. Interesting how he has taken social media communications seriously.
Estas páginas no sólo están exhibiendo a una persona, sino que dan información de quién compone la familia, dónde y cómo vive y dónde estudia. Esto crea la posibilidad de un secuestro, aseguró Eduardo Muriel, investigador privado con más de 40 años de experiencia en el negocio de la seguridad.
¿Fotografías de viaje esquiando en Valle de Bravo, Tequesquitengo o de fiesta en París o Disneylandia?
En Venezuela, otro país que atraviesa una crisis de secuestros, la consultora Informática Forense admite que estas redes son un claro riesgo para sus usuarios.
In Mexico and other Latin American countries there have been some questions raised on how kidnappers can get precise information of potential victims and their spending power: friends, lifestyle, travels. If social networks like Facebook are a potential tool for criminals, should they be regulated by the government? Is it the media or the government's fault if such a use is being made? I am looking for references in English regarding this problem.