Copies of Copies
Subtitle RE-RE-RE-RE-RE-Tweet Social media can get monotonous when everyone is doing the same thing. There are certain principles and techniques that do work, and caution to the brave? soul who dares to diverge. What I’m not talking about is quite different – be original, be yourself because there will never be another person like yourself. EVER! I wrote this... Read More
Weekly Roundup (week of 3/22)
In case you missed anything this week, here’s a roundup. Be sure to check out the videos for the upcoming NGLC conference in NYC next week. Blog Happy Belated Birthday to Latino Rebranded Not all Social Media is Social Brands 25 Personal Brand Manifestos (Re-post) Facebook group pressures Puma to launch US site in Spanish Hispanic social media New Generation Latino... Read More
Happy Belated Birthday to Latino Rebranded
On March 25th, 2009 I started LouisPagan.blogspot.com and moved over to my own hosted server on April 15th – moved to self hosted site. You may find it hard to believe that I almost missed my own blog’s anniversary, but after blogging for many years this event tends to lose some relevance. There’s been a lot of changes and growth since a year however, I feel I... Read More
Not all Social Media is Social
(Please note: this piece is an observation with no judgements made, and only serves as an observation and not a criticism.) Generally, social media is understood as a conversation between people on the web…as opposed to old media, which is a conversation of a few to the many. That being said, there are people who use social media as if it were old media, meaning they are using... Read More
Weekly Roundup (week of 3/15)
I thought of providing a summary along with each link here, but feel the titles themselves sum it all up well – let me know what you think. (If you haven’t already, make sure you check out the very excellent post by @vistahispano: Five Rules of Engagement: Targeting Hispanics Online.) (source: DORYANOLIVER’s photostream) Community FourSquare Takes Off Facebook Why... Read More
Weekly Round Up
Blog Caught On Google Maps My Blog, My Word…My World Community Hispanic Man vs Man Food Salsa, Salsa and a Video Online marketing Granular Audiences AKPC_IDS += "1613,";Popularity: 3% [?] Read More
Caught On Google Maps
That bald guy, walking in front of the pharmacy is…you guessed it – Me! AKPC_IDS += "1557,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More
My Blog, My Word…My World
Subtitle: My commitment to blogging. Blogs are an interesting format, for readers inadvertently discover that they at the whim (mercy?) of blog owners. Happily, sometimes sadistically readers follow their chosen blog not blindly, but faithful that great content will reward their loyalty. If unfulfilled, they dutifully leave in droves. This weekend, I was reminded that I... Read More
Weekly Roundup
Blog Blogs are Foundation of Social Media New Blog Features Business Hispanic Media Conferences PIII – March/April NYC Hispanic social media A Visual Glance: Latino vs Hispanic vs Mexican on Twitter Social Media Hispanic Media Conferences PIII – March/April NYC Only 4% of messages on Twitter are in Spanish AKPC_IDS += "1536,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More
Blogs are Foundation of Social Media
Subtitle: From blogs to microblogs and back again. My blog is quickly becoming my favorite social media portal. Re-wind a few months ago, and I would of had said Twitter. But, I’ve come to re-appreciate my own pulpit. There is pride to be taken in the creative process, more so in the ownership of one’s output. There are those who are insanely successfully on... Read More
New Blog Features
As I buckle down and provide more relevant and consistent content, so too will more features be added. Below is a list of some recent additions applied. MOBILE There’s a new WordPress mobile edition installed. By default, the site was too “beefy” for mobile platforms by trying to load rich media, full picture sizes, sidebar widgets and full posts. Now, the site is streamlined... Read More
Weekly roundup
Latino Rebranded is proud to offer the first Weekly Roundup post. I’ve started this series today, and am included the past two weeks (2/15 – 2/26) as a special treat, because I know you’ll not want to miss any recent news or musings. =P Blog Defending Your Blog Against Comment Spam Business Hispanic Media Conferences 2010, PII Community Gracias = Garcia Latinos?... Read More
Defending Your Blog Against Comment Spam
Subtitle: Spam Justifies My Online Existence Yesterday, Latino Rebranded received its first comment spam…and I’ve been waiting for that to happen. You see, in some twisted and almost ironic dark side of a blog’s importance or popularity, there is invariably an influx of ‘comment spam’ along with legitimate audience contributions. Don’t get... Read More
Hispanics Online: Where Are They?
As it turns out, they are everywhere that everyone else is and more. Hispanics are going to websites that the rest of the world are using which are Yahoo, Google and Microsoft but at the same time there are niche websites that allow Hispanics to socialize within their own communities as well as to search for information such as news, sports and entertainment within Latin America. Social... Read More
Google Buzz Fragments Your Blog’s Comments
With the announcement of Google Buzz, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Comments feature in blogs. I don’t want to say that Buzz is necessarily bad for blogs, but it can de-augment a very powerful pillar of blogging – the Comments section. Let me back up a little. In October, I talked about the importance of publishing your content on a blog that you own versus... Read More
