Social Media Literacy, Part II
Yesterday, I posted a piece on Social Media Literacy (SML) and talked about how to identify some characteristics of an ill intentioned communication in social media. Some of the examples listed showed how others may try to take advantage of your account on Twitter. Complimenting yesterday’s post, I found a great article that talks about how an insider exploited Facebook... 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
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
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
Latino Leaders Magazine Spot
Subtitle: Latino Leader Interviews I’m extremely honored to be listed as a “Rising Star” among other great Latino innovators. For the first time in its 10-year history, Latino Leaders Magazine has published a digital version of its magazine. Although new, the digital version provides all of the same content, interviews and images readers have come to expect from... Read More
My Predictions for Latino Social Media In 2010
As impressive as the numbers are of the increasing involvement of Latinos on the web are (22% of the internet population), I think the one common denominator is population growth (45.5 million people). All of the below, are summaries of what I’ve discussed via my social media portals throughout the year. Spanish Language Content With more Latinos now on the web, it only... Read More
A Tribute To Social Media Latinos
I’ve been saying that v-v-video is the new communication platform. Especially for us men, since we are visually inclined creatures. My pal Julito outdone himself this time: AKPC_IDS += "1020,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More
All About LATISM And Being Latino Toy Drive & Fund
Another huge project I am working on: Latinos in Social Media and Being Latino presents: Our 1ST ANNUAL THREE-KINGS DAY ONLINE TOY DRIVE & FUNDRAISER to benefit The Children’s Aid Society’s Latino Outreach Initiative [http://www.childrensaidsociety.org] and the United Nations Children’s Fund [UNICEF] [UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/] January 6th, the traditional... Read More
Latino Book Tours
Subtitle: Promoting Latino Authors with Social Media Social media has many great potentials. I’m constantly amazed by the innovation that individuals display. Again and again, I see come across very unique ways individuals are using social media to engage the market. A while back, we saw how one individual came up with how to learn a different language, with social media. ... Read More
Why Latinos Should Take Up Social Media
Subtitle: Represent Why social media? Why Latinos? Latinos especially should be taking advantage of new media capabilities. The leverage created by new media tools are profound, they are the “great equalizers” of the internet age. This realization is important, because as Latinos we are doing more than just adding individual commentary and opinions on daily events,... 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
The Social Media Evolution
Subtitle: The Social Web You’re just going through a phase… IF you define social media as Facebook or Twitter then you may believe it is a fad – and you’d be correct! But if you define social media as sharing, connecting and online conversations then you know social media is the future. Revolution, set to evolve If you understand the leverage of social media... Read More
A Culmination Of Effort Equals Your Success
Subtitle: Two Parts Chat; One Part Typing; Add A Smile. Mix. Taking a look at where I put my time and effort I came up with this breakdown: Your social media influence: 1/4 = mobile device; 1/4 = computer; 1/4 = traditional networking; 1/4 = secret sauce success habits. The first two are transparent. They involve your social media efforts from blogging to Facebook and emails... Read More
