Your Purpose In Social Media
Subtitle: The Why of it All Without definition, one is left to be interpreted and thus defined by others. More so, without definition one has no purpose and drifts to the will of the tides. I’m going to briefly point out some things I have my sights on within the realm of social media. I encourage you to do the same from time to time going forward. In no special order... 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
It’s Not Always About The Marketing
AOL just release their Hispanic Cyberstudy, packed with the habits of Hispanics online. The study is based on a question – Why and how are Hispanics using the internet in their daily lives? For years, marketers have struggled with the complexities of the Hispanic market. Given the blistering growth of their population and subsequent rise in purchasing power, AOL wants to... 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
Social Media Week
It’s that time of year again, Feb 1st – 5th: Social media week. AKPC_IDS += "1167,";Popularity: 2% [?] Read More
Setting Up Social Media Outposts
Subtitle: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. I have a social media footprint on several sites. In addition to this blog, the main three social media silos are Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Depending on the project, I may be more active on one than the other on a rotating basis. There are other social media outposts that I update fairly regularly, but are not too actively... Read More
Staying The Course
Subtitle: Here And Now, There And Later Not writing on my blog, is like not being at home for an extended period of time. It’s not like I have not been busy though. Here’s what I’ve been occupied with: Networking: I hope many of you are not undervaluing meeting people in ‘real-life.’ I’ve been busy adding more influential people to my... Read More
Random Notes On Cyber Culture
Please, check out my post about the Shorty Awards, over at the LATISM blog. Another interesting internet related story is the blocking of SuicideMachine.org service by Facebook. SuicideMachine.org permanently deletes your social media presence from sm silos, and FB found a ‘loophole’ in their Terms of Service agreement to block them. AKPC_IDS += "1139,";Popularity:... 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
LATISMTOYDRIVE – One Heck Of A Success
“Part of LATISM’s long-term vision is to give back. The fact that our first Toy Drive and Fundraiser is aimed to benefit both children in Latin America and at home is yet another innovative example of how LATISM is using new media to benefit our community at large,” said Louis Pagan, Co-founder of LATISM. For the second part of LATISM’s 3 Kings Day event, the networked... Read More
Social Media and Food
Since, I’m an experimenter in the cocina, I recently started using the hashtag #ethnicfood on Twitter to keep track on some of my food-capades . In the above pic, I enjoyed a Corona, pastel from PR, including homemade hot sacue. Here are a few more links to share w/ you: An online coquito recipe from a good pal of mine. Here’s a good one for Puerto Rican hot sauce,... Read More
