Latino Social Media for your Inbox: New Email Subscription Feature
Update 03/24/2011 13:56pm: something broke; support states subscription box should now work checked it out and verified that it works now I never thought email was dead – not once. As a matter of fact, I enjoy my inbox as much as I enjoy social media. So, why I did not do this sooner I don’t know…maybe because I’m a serial-procrastinator. Find the new... Read More
Weekly Roundup (2/28 – 3/5)
In case you missed any posts last week, you can catch up through these links. Business Now begins the Long Tail of Latino Social Media Our Spare Time has always made others rich Latinos in social media Traditional media features Latinos from the Social Web Have Fun with #WepaWednesday MyLatinoVoice interviews Mark Lopez of Google Technology Creativity in Music and the Brain…and... Read More
Think Now, Post Later
No posts today – I’m thinking (which is the same as writing to me anyway), and organizing. Thinking is solitary, so I’ll share later. If you have not seen, please go to the Hispanicize site and check out the beta version along with some cool articles. The bilingual posts are great! You can also check out my post on Social Media Today about the Lack of Latino... Read More
Weekly Roundup (2/13 – 2/19)
If you missed somethimg this week, you’ll find the links below helpflul. Two of the more popular posts this week are Social Books and the bilingual infograph. Cheers! Books Social Books Hispanic marketing Why it pays to be Bilingual (infograph) Social Media Want to ask questions in Spanish on Quora? Think again. #140 Conference Things that go Bump and then can catch on… AKPC_IDS... Read More
Weekly Roundup (1/24 – 2/5/11)
This is a special double weekly round up post – special because I realized that I did not do one last week. But, all the better. There are some posts in the past 2 weeks that received a lot of traffic and are highlighted in bold if you want to skip to that content. Blog Comments as Posts The Art of the Draft Post The real McCoy: Producing Original Content Hispanicize Majority... Read More
Comments as Posts
Spinning off from last week’s post “Be a Content DJ: Remixing your Material,” comments from readers too, can be a source for new material. Just as I explained in the above post, you too can apply the same technique to your comments and expand what someone has shared into an actual post. AKPC_IDS += "3308,";Popularity: 6% [?] Read More
The Art of the Draft Post
At the time of this writing I have a total of 22 draft posts. This does not include what I’ve written offline. Some of these posts are half done, while some are almost complete; some capture an idea and stand only one sentence long, others sport just a title; some are disjointed pieces waiting to be merged into a larger whole, while others have a scope beyond this blog which... Read More
The real McCoy: Producing Original Content
Subtitle: Blogs are a journey, not a destination. Looking over my posts from 2010, maybe 75% of them echo events taking place in the Hispanic marketing industry. That only leaves 25% of original content. While one can be original in their coverage of current events, a huge part – and this can be heard many times over in board rooms, think tanks, motivational speeches –... Read More
Technorati, the Search Engine for Blogs
Technorati is de facto blog search engine. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that my blog was not validated correctly. With full RSS feeds and a new site validation token, I should be all set now. It will be interesting to see what results come out of fixing this issue. If you’re curious about the value of Technorati, you can read more here: All About Technorati. AKPC_IDS... Read More
Weekly Roundup (1/17 – 1/22)
Blog My Shorthand Notes Moved My Comments into Disqus Be a content DJ: Remixing your Material Business Hispanic Male Shoppers and Advertising Will your Social Media Plan act like a Fish out of Water? Social Media A Lesson from Fight Club: You’re not how many Facebook friends you have The Spanish Social Media Video Post Video The Spanish Social Media Video Post (Video) La... Read More
My Shorthand Notes
Just so you know that I don’t take your readership for granted, here’s a short list of some shorthand that I use on Facebook/Twitter updates (I don’t usually use these on the blog, however that’s not to say that that won’t change). While most are obvious, others may cause confusion. f/u = follow up (not what you thought) RT = Retweet r/t = retweet... Read More
Moved My Comments into Disqus
Yesterday, I made the decision to move my comments into Disqus and held my breath, hoping the transfer would go smoothly without losing any of the precious comments (this feeling of anxiousness always surfaces when I do anything on a mass scale with my blog, which usually is an upgrade or installing new features). Thankfully, the move went fairly smoothly (although, I did have to... Read More
Be a content DJ: Remixing your Material
(This post can also be found on Social Media Today.) Subtitle: How to get fresh content I spend a lot of time talking with bloggers, and across the board a common challenge is coming up with fresh content. One common tactic to bring in new content is by seeking out contributors. But even then, your site needs to be attractive enough (content, design, platform) to warrant... Read More
Latino Rebranded: Weekly Roundup 1/09 – 1/15
A lot went on this week. Please go through the links to catch up on my latest look at Latino social media and make sure to check out my live Fox News interview. Hispanicize Fox News: How Latinos Will Use Social Media to Change the World (Live Fox News video interview included) Latinos in social media Latino Social Media Video In 2011 Social Media Growth comes from Latin America Social... Read More
Touch Ups
Subtitle: When you should do what you should be doing. I have a daily schedule. Yesterday, was ‘touch up’ my blog day. I fixed a few broken links from posts yesterday, and edited a WordPress file to force the WordPress RSS feed to display as ‘full text’ vs summary (more about that later). Schedules are great. It includes when you should update your sites,... Read More
