Touch Ups
Subtitle: When you should do what you should be doing. I have a daily schedule. Yesterday, was ‘touch up’ my blog day. I fixed a few broken links from posts yesterday, and edited a WordPress file to force the WordPress RSS feed to display as ‘full text’ vs summary (more about that later). Schedules are great. It includes when you should update your sites,... Read More
My 2011 Latino-lutions (Resolutions)
Subtitle: New writing directions. It’s day 6 of the new year, and I’ve already accomplished one goal by landing a post on one of the major social media news sites – Social Media Today. I was concerned of posting it at first, because the entry goes in a different direction than the usual content covered here. But, I need to stay fresh, innovative, and excited... Read More
A Blogger: Making you see the World their Way
Subtitle: Finding your blog’s why Have you ever seen this question: How do you measure influence or success? What is really being asked is what makes you happy? Or, by what outcome will you be satisfied? Maslow Different blogs have different reasons of purpose, but since I believe everything that we can possibly create or do can be traced back to ourselves, I propose that... Read More
Blogging is Participation
Many people think they know what a blog is; this is usually, mistakenly, irrevocably tied in to what role or function a blog plays. Here is a definition of a blog from Wikipedia: A blog (a blend of the term web log) is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material... Read More
Weekly Roundup 12/12 – 12/18
Blog New Logo Sneak Peak business Which social media site is best for your business? HPRA Holiday Party-NY Yahoo, year in review – 2010 (spanish) hispanicize 2010-2011 U.S. Hispanic Social Media Guide #HISPZ “Year in Review” Twitter Party Webinar: Best Practices on Measuring Hispanic Social Media Campaigns Hispanicize 2011 Conference Preview latinos in social... Read More
¿Latino blogs or Latino blogs?
Subtitle: ¿Tacos or Tacos?Food trucks are the blogs of the restaurant industry This video is really about Latin (Mexican) food from street trucks, and the two styles it comes in: traditional or TexMex.. The video plays like a documentary, and is very revealing. The Mexican Taco Truck owner speaks in Spanish and is subtitled in English, while the TexMex Truck owner speaks in English... Read More
New Logo Sneak Peak
I can’t resist…just can’t. Just in time for the new year! MediaMonarkey does great, quality work (if you need some web work done, mention my name). AKPC_IDS += "2731,";Popularity: 3% [?] Read More
Yahoo, year in review – 2010 (spanish)
2010 is wrapping up, and we’ll soon see many Year in Reviews. Here are just a few of the Top 10 searches of the year from Yahoo noticias: 1. BP Oil Spill – Category: What Made History 2. The World Cup – Category: World Soccer 3. Sofia Vergara – Category: Winners 4. Larissa Riquelme – Category: World Soccer 5. Nestor Kirchner – Category: Those Who Have Left Us 6.... Read More
Latinas Rising
I went a little video happy today, and slapped together 3 of them on Google’s Search Storie’s service. I call this one Latina bloggers Rising. Check back for more videos later. AKPC_IDS += "2691,";Popularity: 7% [?] Read More
Weekly Roundup 12/06-12/11
If you missed this exciting week, catch up below. Social Media The largest Twitter Party in History! Teach your mobile device to be Bilingual Multicultural How Interest plays a role in Multicultural vs General populations Blogging While Brown – Latinos in 140 Characters or Less Community Social Media is: Community Hispanic marketing Hispanic Media Conferences 2011 Webinar... Read More
Weekly Roundup 11/27 – 12/04
Personally, this past week has been very rough. Although I planned for what was expected, the unexpected threw everything back to the drawing board, and then some…fortunately, I’ve met most challenges with equal resolve. Considering this blog, what I should have done was schedule a couple of the posts that were posted on the 27th for later in the week. However,... Read More
Latino and Social Media Updates
I’ve been quite busy this past week as well as had a cold. I’ll be using the weekend to catch up. There are pieces of news that has passed my eyes, and what I’m going to do is post the links here: Google changes search results after retailer boosts his rankings with negative remarks. Link (NYT story is a must read.) Latinos are gobbling up location-based services 101... Read More
Upcoming changes to the blog
Subtitle: Check the Services tab There will be a couple of changes coming very soon on my blog. One such change is a new log and new design done by the very cool and talented people over at Media Monarkey. They’ve already finished the new logo and are jamming away on the new template design. I’m stoked and grateful to find such talent, thanks to social media. (Media... Read More
Weekly Roundup (11/07 – 11/13)
Business Expanding Laterally Hispanicize #hispz Hispanicize Twitter Chat/Party with PRIZES!!! Social Media Do you play ‘favorites’ with your social media? Clout about Klout Success Expanding Laterally AKPC_IDS += "2409,";Popularity: 4% [?] Read More
Do you play ‘favorites’ with your social media?
Subtitle: What’s your favorite social media flavor? Despite being told we should spread ourselves equally on a few social media platforms, everyone has a favorite. Somewhere we develop an affinity with the small differences that makes each site unique. Maybe because of a site’s features, we feel that our personality is able to express itself more readily, or maybe... Read More
