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
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
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
Social Media Week
It’s that time of year again, Feb 1st – 5th: Social media week. AKPC_IDS += "1167,";Popularity: 2% [?] Read More
Social Media Broad Strokes
Subtitle: What social media has to offer? With new media one discovers a personal pulpit. For those engaged in new media, theirs is a public launch platform. New media offers many benefits that are fairly easy to discern. Such are: communication/conversation sharing/connecting (community) increased transparency of business/organizations democratization of media. From... Read More
LATISM Twitter Party #LDC
Subtitle: Twitter tips for newbie businesses Looking forward to be participating in the LATISM DC Live Twitter party via Tweetchat (you can follow this link to observe some of the tweets and comments happening right now at the DC conference). The goal is to provide tips for professionals and organizations on how to use social media. You can observe or participate. Here are the... Read More
The LATISM-DC Conference
Friday is all about LATISM-DC. Latinos In Social Media, DC is the latest addition to the LATISM family of state chapters. This has resulted in the 3rd social media conference presented by LATISM, a national group promoting social media and the Latinos behind it. From their own state website: LatISM DC, part of the LatISM Heritage Tour, is a conference that brings together a... 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
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
Control The Content
Subtitle: Centralized Me. “If you don’t like it, get your own soapbox!” Controlling the content, means owning it. Blogging enables you a platform to speak from that you own. You control the site, you state the rules, you decide what is good/what is bad…you are God. Latinos – take control of your image. Latinos especially should embrace blogging as... Read More
