Category: Social Media
Latina blogger launches bilingual e-book detailing “A Simple Start to Blogging with Social Media”
LatinaLista — In 2004, when I created Latina Lista, blogs were the epitome of social media. For the first time, people could share what was happening in their lives, what they thought about politics, give their professional insights, speak out against injustice or just recount what they ate for lunch that day. Back then, I [...]
Going Global on a Shoestring and a Smartphone
By Richard Lakin CSRwire In the past year, the ability of digital media to promote social change has been amply proven by the Arab Spring, WikiLeaks, and the Occupy movement. We saw this start a few years ago in Iran, but in the last 12-14 months there has been an even more robust and growing [...]
New web site strives to make political influence equitable and accessible to all voters
LatinaLista — The field of social media just got more crowded with the debut of a new site that’s all about politics. Votizen is a site that brings civic engagement to a whole new level by making grassroots campaigning for an issue or politician as easy as “connecting” with friends and followers via Facebook and [...]
Commemorating National Bill of Rights Day with a scholarship “Tweet” contest
LatinaLista — Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Sound familiar? They should. It’s the First Amendment [...]
Mexico: The earth moved and Twitter danced
By Martha Ramos LatinaLista MEXICO CITY — Last saturday, an earthquake shook 10 states in Mexico. It was the worst earthquake in 10 years, but at least Mexico City is prepared for that. After the big destruction caused by the 1985 earthquake, there have been a lot of changes — different ways to protect people, [...]
Premier Latina news site unveils new look as “The Smart News Source”
LatinaLista — Today is a big day for Latina Lista. It’s the day that I officially launch the latest incarnation of what started out as a simple blog in 2004. Today, it’s a new layout, a new platform, a new look and a new tagline. When I started Latina Lista, there were only a handful [...]
Social media makes it too easy for Latino gang members to talk guns and violence
LatinaLista – If the amount of violence was gauged by news headlines, then the prevalent assumption would be that violent crime is on the rise. It’s not. At least, not according to the 2012 US Census Statistical Abstract. The total amount of violent acts in the US is at its lowest level — 429,000 in 2009, [...]
Connecting the Catholic Hispanic Community
El Tiempo Hispano Catholic Relief Services (CRS), one of the largest faith-based international aid organizations in the United States and one of the world’s foremost agencies for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, further enhanced its outreach efforts to U.S. Hispanics. Through an updated digital platform, CRS will offer Hispanics a better way to connect with [...]
New Pew survey shows social media driven by women, Latinos and blacks
LatinaLista — With every natural disaster, juicy celebrity gossip or disruptive political happening, the role of social media takes on greater importance. Yet, there are two other things people do online that overshadow the popularity of social media — send and check email and use search engines. That’s according to the latest study by the [...]
Study finds Latino youth of immigrant parents taking lead roles in a civic conscious generation
LatinaLista — The reference to “youth being the future” has been said so often it’s been drilled down to a cliche that elicits little to no response these days. Yet, unlike past eras, the truth of the statement is far more relevant and immediate when it’s realized that the future is now and youth are [...]
