Mary Joyce, a digital activism advocate and creator of Demologue.com, is currently in Chile investigating the country's vibrant digital activism culture and blogging her findings at her blog, DemoBlog.  "Why," asks Mary in the first post of her series, "is this country such a hot-bed of internet-based activism? More importantly, how can the Chilean experience inform grassroots internet activism in other countries?"  Mary goes on to describe how ordinary Chilean citizens are using internet-based tools like blogs, websites, and photo-sharing programs to raise awareness about social causes, organize protests, and form communities of action-oriented citizens.  She is also profiling leading figures in the Chilean blogosphere and posting translations of digital activism campaigns and manifestos.  The series of posts will continue through August.