Latinas Rising

I went a little video happy today, and slapped together 3 of them on Google’s Search Storie’s service. I call this one Latina bloggers Rising. Check back for more videos later. AKPC_IDS += "2691,";Popularity: 8% [?] Read More

Tweaking your Social Media settings to Protect your Network

Subtitle: Lifting the Hood on your Social Media Settings There are a lot of privacy concerns concerning social media these days.  Most, if not all mention the intrusive type where your data is either stolen, exposed or sold. Not much is mentioned toward the slight privacy tweaks that may still leave our networks open in a subtle way. As I became more aware of my status within... Read More

“I drink your Milkshake! I drink it up!”

Subtitle:  Ask your questions on Net Neutrality This Friday, I’m having an interview with Jose Marquez, CEO of LISTA on net neutrality. Net Neutrality is a discussion about your stake in internet bandwidth.  In a nutshell, it addresses the issue of measuring the use of internet bandwidth one utilizes and applying a tiered rate based on that usage. There are proponents... Read More

The Why Of ‘Latino Rebranded’

I’m not sure if I’ve ever posted the reason I made the transition from a Latino politics blogger to an active social media advocate within the Latino social media.  So here we go… My original blog – LatinoPundit – served a purpose to fill a void of the lack of Latino bloggers.  I wanted to bring Latinos into mainstream discussions about politics and... Read More

The PapiBlogger, Online and Off

I had the pleasure of meeting Manny Ruiz earlier this year.  From my first impression he seemed to be a stand-up guy, savvy business owner and a genuine family man.  Nothing Manny has done since has altered my opinion…actually the more he does the more he confirms my initial read on him. Manny successfully launched one of the largest Hispanic PR/Social media conferences... Read More

Twitter Stats from LatAm

Subtitle:  Laitnos in social media kicking butt in LatAm. Latinos from both sides of the American hemisphere are devouring social media.  Check out the latest bullish graphs and read on… Mas: You can find them on Twitter by following #latism #latam #latino #hispanic AKPC_IDS += "1903,";Popularity: 14% [?] Read More

Latinas in Social Media

Save the Date: August 6, 2010 – 1:15pm – 2:30pm Conference Day: Day 1 Conference: BlogHer ’10 Latinas are one of the fastest growing segments of bloggers, and it’s easy to understand why: They promote themselves in English, Spanish and Spanglish. They use social media to develop relationships and promote their brands with flavor. Their identities... Read More

NGLC Video: John Leguizamo, Franc Reyes & Jackie Hernandez

Due to a couple of last minute ‘emergencies’, I was not able to make the NGLC event that I had looked forward to attending.   From what I hear, the event was a success.  Here’s a video from last week: AKPC_IDS += "1861,";Popularity: 16% [?] Read More

New Generation Latino – It’s A Mindset!

Mindset – the perfect elixir for age and classification.  Lili says it perfectly, “…is it really about generation, or is it about lifestyle?  …put the ‘generation’ to the side for a second, (because) it’s a mindset…” AKPC_IDS += "1724,";Popularity: 27% [?] Read More

Interview with David Chitel – NGLC

As part of a conversation I had with David Chitel, Founder of the New Generation Latino Consortium – April 5th, NYC – we did a short interview to share with you. AKPC_IDS += "1715,";Popularity: 10% [?] 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

Facebook group pressures Puma to launch US site in Spanish

Here’s an example where passionate consumers apply pressure on a company.  A Facebook group put pressure on Puma to launch a US site in Spanish.  Their slogan:  PUMA – Un millón de amigos para que PUMA nos hable en español. I had no idea that Puma brand sneakers are such a passion for US Hispanics (the last I checked, I think I have one pair).  That aside, the... Read More

Hispanic PR & Marketing Social Media Master Scheudule

HispanicPr blog has released it’s schedule for their upcoming conference in May.  Check it out. AKPC_IDS += "1659,";Popularity: 6% [?] Read More

Marketers Miss Hispanics on Social Sites

Only two in 10 engage Hispanics on the social Web The majority of US companies recognize that Hispanics, who make up about 15% of the country’s population, will have an effect on industry trends in the next five years. But few are marketing directly to them, according to the “2010 Hispanic Marketing Trends Survey” from Orcí. Still fewer are marketing to them on social... Read More

A Visual Glance: Latino vs Hispanic vs Mexican on Twitter

Subtitle:  Waxing Data Visually Data visualization (DV) has been with us for a little while now.  DV frees us from standard pie charts and bar graphs that are prevalent these days.  By representing data in new ways, we stimulate a means for which new ideas and conclusions can occur. One of the first visual representation was done by Martin Wattenberg, who represented the stock... Read More