How is Social Media Changing Technology?
Here’s the slideshow from the presentation I used for a talk at HITEC (Hispanics in Information Technology). The write up of what I said will come sometime next week. Read More AKPC_IDS += "4259,";Popularity: 3% [?] Read More
Curating Culture: Exploring the Unique Influence of Latino Bloggers
Subtitle: The “term “culture,” which originally meant the cultivation of the soul or mind, acquires most of its later modern meanings in the writings of the eighteenth-century German thinkers…a contrast between “culture” and “civilization” is usually implied in these authors, even when not expressed as such. Two primary meanings... Read More
Rising Stars: More Social Media Latinos appear in traditional Media
(Originally posted at Hispanicize with added updates) Traditional media is being impacted by the world of Latino social media. We at Hispanicize will continue to encourage and report on this practice. Listed below are some of the individuals who have recently made appearances offline due to their efforts on the social web. - Migdalia Rivera of Latina on a Mission, and partner... Read More
Traditional media features Latinos from the Social Web
Read my post over at Hispanicize, on Latinos in social media who are appearing in traditional media. AKPC_IDS += "3774,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More
Have Fun with #WepaWednesday
Subtitle: On Twitter, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Here’s yet another way Latinos are talking on Twitter. The term #WepaWednesday was created by my friend @MsLatina: I recently started a new hashtag on Twitter called #WepaWednesday to celebrate all the tweeters, bloggers and events that make us go “WEPA!” For those of you unfamiliar with the term, “Wepa”,... Read More
MyLatinoVoice interviews Mark Lopez of Google
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Représente: News abuzz with Latino Social Media
Have you googled “Latino social media” lately? If you do you’ll find it bustling with action… There’s the announcemnet of the Hispanicize Latino social media conference and LATISM’s launch of their beta site. There’s Fox News Latino’s story on how Latino Social Media Will Change the World, and a story that spins of my buddy Gio Rodriguez’s... Read More
Majority of sessions for Hispanicize 2011 Conference
This is from the Hispanicize 2011 Conference page. It will be a pleasure to learn and rub elbows with some of these great minds. I hope you get a chance to come. … BELOW ARE THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE 28 SCHEDULED SESSIONS FOR HISPANICIZE 2011. These sessions and speakers are routinely modified as we get closer to the conference. If you would like to... Read More
Will your Social Media Plan act like a Fish out of Water?
Subtitle: Don’t reinvent the wheel There’s a large percentage of companies who are engaging in social media with results that may be comparable to a fish out of water. Why do I say that? Because 65% of marketers are either just getting started or have been doing social media for only a few months, and even more interesting is that 86% of companies are doing it internally. Click... Read More
Latino Social Media Video
Subtitle: Video is the vehicle of choice Found a video online. It comes along with the tag: Who is the New Generation Latino? New Generation Latinos are 2nd and 3rd generation U.S. Latinos who prefer English Language media compared to Spanish Language media. New Generation Latinos make up 60% of all Latinos in the United States and 80% of Latinos online. They fall between the ages... Read More
Fox News: How Latinos Will Use Social Media to Change the World
It was great to be a part of this collaboration piece with Lance Rios, Alfredo Diego and Joe Kutchera on Fox News Latino. Going forward in 2011, we’ll see a huge push by businesses to get involved in Latino social media which I already see has started to happen. UPDATE: Here’s the video that went along with the piece. I had the pleasure of sharing this experience... Read More
In 2011 Social Media Growth comes from Latin America
Guest post by By Christian Lisogorsky With more than 200 million internet users and 34% Internet penetration, Latin America is poised to bring the biggest growth in social media usage in the world, already populating the largest social networks. Brazilians are the 3rd largest group on Twitter, and there are more than 60 million Latin Americans on Facebook. Latin Americans have... Read More
A New Digital Divide
Sometimes good news is not always good news: An AP article came out a few days ago shedding light on the real habits of Latinos online and pointed out that just because there is a large Latino presence online (and mobile), it is not necessarily a great thing as far as progress goes. The name of the article is “For minorities, new ‘digital divide’ seen.” It’s... Read More
What are Latinos really doing Online?
Subtitle: A second pass on Latinos online We’ve all heard the statements: There are more Latinos in social media than non-Hispanic Whites Mobile internet access is highest among Latinos Hispanics purchase more electronic devices than anyone else: * Digital cameras: 21% vs. 18 % * Video gaming system: 21% vs. 12% * MP3 player: 19% vs. 12% * Advanced cell phone:... Read More
Latinos owned the web in 2010
The year 2011 approaches in just under 3 hours (my time) and I’m slapping this post together after dinner and a glass of wine - it just didn’t feel right not to post the last post of the year…of the decade for that matter. Latinos took ownership of the social web this year, and are positioned to bring the house down in 2011. Organizations like Hispanicize,... Read More
