Hispanics Leading Geo-Social Usage
Pew Research Center says online Hispanics use location-based services more than any other demographic, as 10 percent of those surveyed had recorded a check-in. That number is noticeably higher than black (5 percent) and white (3 percent) online Americans checking in. “Ten percent is significantly different; it’s significantly higher compared to five percent,” said... Read More
How to Stop Twitter from updating Facebook
I’m pretty active in social media. The main platform I use is Twitter. My challenge was staying relevant across each medium spectrum that I wanted to remain relevant. So, when the ability to seamlessly integrate Twitter and Facebook (as well as LinkedIn), I jumped at the opportunity. Problem was, Facebookers are a different ‘monster’ than the Twitter crowd. “You... Read More
Simpleton Language Scores High on Facebook
Subtitle: Use simple language in your posts on Facebook to get shared more. I’m being cynic with my post title here, but it is true that Facebook is not a specialized site, and the simpler and clearer your language is the better your chances are that your content will be shared. The below picture shows what happens to shareability as the reading difficulty level rises in... Read More
Why more Visits on Facebook is not Important
Subtitle: Levels of Truth in Data Representation of Social Networking Sites The recent data by HitWise that rated social networking sites, ranks Facebook as #1 with 50% traffic, and Twitter as #5 with a mere 1% is a perfect example of a data presented at a certain level of truth, leaving questions at all other levels. 1. Facebook 50.15% 2. YouTube 15.21% 3. MySpace 15.08% 4. Tagged 1.16% 5. Twitter 1.14% Here... Read More
Mexico To Ban Twitter?!?
Subtitle: A few bad apples spoil the bunch. The Mexican government is up in arms against ‘Twitteros’ who use Twitter that warn others against drunk driving checkpoints – “alcoholimetro.” But what really has those on the good side of the law angered is the blatant use of social networks by drug traffickers and other criminals. Thus the “Spanish... Read More
Social Media Literacy
Subtitle: WYB – Watch Your Back in social media!!! As netizens connect and grow, so do more unsavory individuals look to take advantage of those communications. Having a background in technology, I’ve seen many cases of users unknowingly causing computer problems which easily could of been prevented if they new more about the computer environment. With this in mind,... Read More
Kids + Media = Lots of Hours
Subtitle: Media devours youth. Sometimes studies confirm what we all already know. As you can tell, I wasn’t surprised by much of the information below, but I know it’s newsworthy for some. A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows a “dramatic” rise in the amount of time children and teens spend using entertainment media, “especially... Read More
Census To Use Grassroots & Social Media 2010
Is anyone surprised? Are you still one to think social media won’t work? Well then, read up: Social media and a national road tour are part of the plan to drum up interest. The campaign will stress the importance and secrecy of the count. This shows the further use and maturity of social media. (Not that I thought they would succeed, but this further strengthens my belief... Read More
Social Media Solves Project Personnel
Subtitle: Filling in the ranks w/ the power of social media. People often ask me how I select people or pick teams. Honestly, with social media so big that when I need help either via volunteers or partners I look to various social media portals by making an announcement of intent and asking if there’s any interest. So, I haven’t hand picked any teams, but do pick... Read More
The LISTA Social Media Panel Goes On Video
My good pal Julito (@julito77) took a video of the panelists that participated at LISTA event last week. Take note of the #vivaviernes and #latism tags. AKPC_IDS += "893,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More
You Don’t Know Squat About Hispanics
Subtitle: Hispanic Media Myths A great article…it even seems to have some picante to it as it’s spiced up with some humor and witty lines. If you have some image in your head of a poor campesino looking confusedly at a computer screen, delete it. Replace that with an image of Perez Hilton tweeting and blogging and instant-messaging all day. In fact, Latinos far... Read More
Latinos Chillaxing at #latism Twitter Party
#LatISM Twitter party This pic is awesome. Special thnaks to @tiabel (her blog). And if want to know how to throw a great #latism Twitter party then follow these 10 tips. Click on the pic to view some of the leaders that are bringing you these great parties giveaways and networking opportunities, and the Latinos In Social Media ‘Heritage Tour’ : @anarc @urbanjibaro... Read More
