tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post2406978896217054271..comments2023-09-09T14:46:37.354+02:00Comments on Julien Frisch: Europe in blogs (2)Julien Frischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-1122538966141347762009-06-10T05:01:43.214+02:002009-06-10T05:01:43.214+02:00Thanks! And congratulations on finishing your grea...Thanks! And congratulations on finishing your great EP election series.<br /><br />(Hopefully if I try it again next time, I'll actually get half of Europe covered (!)).Eurocentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439536905456080079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-35914259344809307432009-06-09T18:33:08.714+02:002009-06-09T18:33:08.714+02:00Julien,
With more than 40 million inhabitants, S...Julien, <br /><br />With more than 40 million inhabitants, Spain is one of the bigger EU member states. What makes me wonder is the scarcity of Euroblogs in many of the languages of the European Union. <br /><br />Taking population size into account, my impression is that there is very little active blogging in German and Italian, for instance. <br /><br />But there is a need for blogs in all the EU languages (as well as minority and regional ones) about Europe. <br /><br />To the extent that "domestic" Euroblogs exist, they should be encouraged to join Bloggingportal.eu, because there is always a number of persons who understand even the least spoken languages, and the blog aggregator could reach ex-pats. <br /><br />On the other hand, the "domestic" Euroblogs could link to blogs in other languages. <br /><br />The Think about it participants may know suitable bloggers, and could invite them to join the aggregator or propose them. <br /><br />Linguistic diversity is a fact of life in Europe, but overlapping and interacting blogospheres seems to be a worthy aim. <br /><br />Does anyone have ideas, suggestions for action or initiative to do something?Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-76236835956131747742009-06-09T14:52:40.011+02:002009-06-09T14:52:40.011+02:00Julien, after reading the post, I have laught a lo...Julien, after reading the post, I have laught a lot. I know you were ironic. Many people (out of Spain) asked me why I am doing the blog just in Spanish? Well, the blog is aimed to mind the gap between EU and Spanish people. I don't want to make the same mistake than European institutions. I would like to be clear: I write in Spanish because I believe in a multicultural/multilingual Europe, not because Spanish language is (I don't think so) one of the most "important" languages. However, in Twitter, I twit in English, French, Italian and Spanish. Thank you for your last comment in response to Sergio.<br />And I would like to enjoy this long comment to congrat you for your wonderful blog and greats opinions. Gracias!!Macarena Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009533799367798580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-12204190813335824522009-06-09T11:53:26.377+02:002009-06-09T11:53:26.377+02:00@Grahnlaw
Thanks for using my own quote against m...@Grahnlaw<br /><br />Thanks for using my own quote against me. :-D<br /><br /><br />@Sergio<br /><br />It is the best choice for La Oreja to blog in Spanish. She does a very good job in bringing EU politics closer to Spanish-speaking Europeans and she is the best example of a much needed broker between the EU- and the national level. I just gave up my personal German Euroblog in favour of this English version.<br /><br />The (ironic) comment was rather directed towards the English- and French-dominated European blogosphere where many might have difficulties in following the good work done at "Europe's Ear". And I include myself, because even though I understand Spanish I am not as fluent as in English or French, so reading La OdE always needs an extra effort.Julien Frischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-51405140851230063772009-06-09T11:29:48.989+02:002009-06-09T11:29:48.989+02:00I think is a good choice for La Oreja de Europa to...I think is a good choice for La Oreja de Europa to blog just in Spanish due, compared to other countries, the ratio of English speakers is low, 20-29%, -<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Knowledge_English_EU_map.png" rel="nofollow"> says wikipedia</a> but I think this data are too optimistic- and is one of the largest EU communities of speakers. Anyway, today with <a href="http://translate.google.com" rel="nofollow">tools</a> is not really a probleams to follow it.Sergiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081320983566201188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-40030772092567961232009-06-09T10:28:35.158+02:002009-06-09T10:28:35.158+02:00Julien,
If you feel that you are the wrong guy t...Julien, <br /><br />If you feel that you are the wrong guy to praise the virtues of Richard Corbett, you could read the Economist's Charlemagne's Notebook on him.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-53085084828660220682009-06-09T10:11:43.504+02:002009-06-09T10:11:43.504+02:00Julien,
If you are ashamed of stealing Europe in...Julien, <br /><br />If you are ashamed of stealing Europe in blogs from Arte, why not pilfer Best of blogs from the FT Brussels blog (and countless others)? <br /><br />Or, after thinking about it, why change anything - you would only get your back burnt, anyway? <br /><br />You often complain that the Euroblogsoshere is so small. Well, Boggingportal.eu already aggregates something like 390 blogs.<br /><br />With 500 million EU citizens, you could instead brand us as "one in a million". Sounds nice, doesn't it?Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-42845576837077358452009-06-09T10:06:18.697+02:002009-06-09T10:06:18.697+02:00Nice piece ;-)
Why don't you reactivate the &...Nice piece ;-)<br /><br />Why don't you reactivate the "Euroblog roundup" label, the traditional but short lived name of it...? I am sure Nosemonkey does not mind ;-)<br /><br />Examples from 2007:<br />http://www.jcm.org.uk/blog/?p=1521<br />http://www.siberianlight.net/euroblog-roundup-3-2/Kosmopolitohttp://www.kosmopolito.orgnoreply@blogger.com