My Blog, My Word…My World

Subtitle:  My commitment to blogging. Blogs are an interesting format, for readers inadvertently discover that they at the whim (mercy?) of blog owners.  Happily, sometimes sadistically readers follow their chosen blog not blindly, but faithful that great content will reward their loyalty.  If unfulfilled, they dutifully leave in droves. This weekend, I was reminded that I... Read More

Hispanic Media Conferences PIII – March/April NYC

In my hometown – NYC – there are 2 events right around the corner (click pics for website links): With major changes impacting the multicultural media business, can you really afford to miss the Multicultural Media Forum in three weeks? What do top executives think about... How Census 2010 and multiplatform media will change the Multicultural Media Ecosytem? What's... Read More

Blogs are Foundation of Social Media

Subtitle: From blogs to microblogs and back again. My blog is quickly becoming my favorite social media portal.  Re-wind a few months ago, and I would of had said Twitter.  But, I’ve come to re-appreciate my own pulpit. There is pride to be taken in the creative process, more so in the ownership of one’s output.  There are those who are insanely successfully on... 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

Only 4% of messages on Twitter are in Spanish

Subtitle:  Half the tweets on Twitter are in English A study done by Semiocast (.pdf), reveled language usage on Twitter over a period of 48 hours in February, 2010. The study found that most language used was English at 50% from English speaking countries and non-native English speaking users. Other languages that were tallied – Japanese (14%), Portugese (9%), Malay (6%)... Read More

Non-Professionals Are True Stars Of Social Media

Subtitle: It is not the people that should look to businesses, businesses should look to the people. Our visions of where influence derives is skewed.  Professionals do not make influential changes, but only identify, define, and market them. Trends In his book “The Tipping Point,” Gladwell talks about Hush Puppies shoes and how they went from almost being discontinued... Read More

Latinas in Social Media: Are they out there?

Subtitle: Are there Latinas in social media? You betcha! I am driven by We-media – content produced by the public – and am inspired when others share the same drive. A few of my online-cohorts are proposed speakers for a panel at the Blogher conference here in NYC. Latinas are one of the fastest growing segment of bloggers. In this session, you can understand who... 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

Goals And Strategy Keeps You Ahead

Despite conventional advice that one should be authentic and helpful regarding social media, truth is that those traits alone  – even talent! – will not be enough to make you stand apart from the pack and blaze your own trail. You’ll need an objective and a good sound strategy to get you where you want to go, granted you have a clear direction of where you want... 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

Latinos? Or Men and Women?

There are a couple of  posts on the chopping board right now, but they are in draft stages at the moment.  In my effort to give quality content I cannot ‘push-button-publish’ them just yet. Against my better judgment,  I’ll share a post that has not quite made it to a draft just yet…it concerns a Hispanic man, or woman who defines themselves as a man…or... 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