What’s in the News?
A noticeable disappointing practice (arguable), is the Google news search feature for latino social media: 90% of it is coverage of business and politics…not much of what YOU are doing in social media as individuals. I like what Cafe Media is doing…there is much more of a cultural vibe to what they report on. Also, this is why such organizations such as LATISM is... 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
To Add Diversity To The Conference Circuit
My friend and colleague Kety Esquivel, wrote up a great post on The Huffington Post: For the last two years I have had the distinct honor and priviledge to be a panelist at SXSWi. Unfortunately, I have been one of the only Latino panelists and potentially the only Latina panelist….On the conference circuit, the response that I get often for this dearth of Latino and Latina... 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
NYC Latinos in Social Media
I’ve decided to take back the reigns and resurrect the NYC Latino social media group that was originally started on Meetup about a year ago. It was a tough decision, as I’m well aware of the dedication, disappointments, effort and challenges that come with the territory (let’s not forget the awards), which translates into many sacrifices inherent to maintaining... Read More
Hispanic Man vs Man
A couple of weeks ago I set the stage for a question: Do you see yourself as a Hispanic man…or a man? When you wake up in the morning and look in the mirror, who stares back at you? A man or a Latino? A woman or a Latina? When is it that you walk into your culture…is it when you get dressed, or prepare your meal or turn on some music? How would a Black man respond? ... 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
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
Hispanic Media Conferences 2010, PII
To continue on the Hispanic Media Conferences 2010 post, I’ve become aware of two more: NAHJ, has ten multimedia journalism training sessions in Texas, Feb 20. Blogging, social media and content creation will rule these workshops. Very innovative and keeping in pace of a trend in the Latino sphere – from their website: The New Generation Latino Consortium (NGLC),... Read More
Latinos? Or Men and Women?
There are a couple of posts on the chopping board right now, but they are in draft stages at the moment. In my effort to give quality content I cannot ‘push-button-publish’ them just yet. Against my better judgment, I’ll share a post that has not quite made it to a draft just yet…it concerns a Hispanic man, or woman who defines themselves as a man…or... Read More
Social Media – Pre and Post 2010
While social media is undeniably hot, without evidence of burning out, many established organizations and businesses have been exceedingly slow in accepting social media as the new engagement platform. In the face of prudence, speculation and convention, enthusiasts – evangelists – have pressed forward with a new and unpredictable, yet powerful and stable form of... Read More
Hispanic Media Conferences 2010
In 2010 into 2011, we’ll see more Hispanic based media seminars and conferences nationwide. It’s a personal pleasure to be a part of these exciting times. What’s interesting in this short round up are the new players making their entrance as a result of a changing industry. Also of note is the inclusion of new media within the agendas of established organizations. This... Read More
Latino Blogs At Blogworld
Subtitle: Upward and Cross Connections As you may know, my roots are in the blogsophere, so it’s great to see continuing progression. Latino blogs moving in upper and cross-lateral directions is great stuff. BlogWorld 2009 had the innovative idea of hosting a multicultural panel. A clear sign of vision and pulse of the current situation in the U.S.A. I had the honor... Read More
