THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY

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Google Voice Giveaway Not a Google Voice giveaway

Subtitle:  Calls on the run I was going to give away 3 Google Voice invites, however I see that Google has done away with invites, and now anyone can sign up. So, why this post then? Well, if you don’t have Google Voice you should get it at least for it’s unified call capabilities and voice to email feature. There are corporate systems, and I’m sure other companies... 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

Circumventing the Web via Google Alerts

Subtitle:  If Speedy Gonzalez read the web, you’d be sure he used Goolge Alerts. During an interview, I was asked an interesting question:  What are some of your favorite Latino sites? It made me think of how my use of the web changed over the years.  I used to admire well thought out sites, great logos and other visual cues…don’t get me wrong, I still do. ... 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

They Come In Threes

Subtitle:  Tech Challenges I’ve had some tech challenges recently: Blog was not posting – fixed Hootsuite application on Blackberry not connecting and draining battery – not fixed. Trouble with obtaining an account password – not fixed. While these are not catastrophic, they are annoying and are causing an inconvenience to posting and updating.  Don’t... 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

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

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

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

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

What Type Of Social Media User Are You?

Subtitle:  What side of the fence are you on? When it comes to social media, are you on the outside looking in or on the inside looking out? This is the question I ask myself when I encounter someone involved in social media.  It gives me insight to their level of engagement, which is important to me toward my own expectations. Insiders If you’re one who uses social media... 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