Category: Technology
New report draws a distinction between Latinos online and the “average Hispanic”
LatinaLista — Across the country, 69 percent of all adults are now online. Within the Latino community, 54 percent are online. It seems that Latinos have taken to the internet like Democrats to majority rule, and there’s no slowdown in sight.
Rock and pop-star wannabes invited to upload audition videos in new online talent contest
LatinaLista — If you caught the recent Oscars award show then you might remember Best Actress winner Kate Winslet’s acceptance speech where she envisioned her win many years ago — in her bathroom! The golden statue was a shampoo bottle! Needless to say, there are many talented artists out there who dream of winning it [...]
Breaking News: Congress postpones digital switchover
LatinaLista — The news is hitting the wires that Congress is postponing the digital switchover until June. President Obama is due to sign the bill shortly. That bit of news is good given how unprepared some people are in the country, as Latina Lista outlined in House Republicans negative vote on digital tv switchover disenfranchises [...]
House Republicans negative vote on digital tv switchover disenfranchises millions of Latino and African American families
LatinaLista — One of the “hallmarks” of the Bush Administration was its knee-jerk responses and “half-ass” preparations to matters that impacted the country or various portions of the populace. Remember the fiasco with the passports? Not enough planning was done by the administration to consider the deluge of passport applications that would be submitted before [...]
Cell phone soap operas target Latinas and African American women in stopping spread of HIV
LatinaLista — It’s a fact that people love their cell phones. It’s also a fact that girls love MTVish reality shows. Combine these two facts and they serve as the premise of a new study by nurse educators at Rutgers University’s College of Nursing who are hoping to reach more urban Latinas and African American [...]
New site lets Spanish-speakers sign up to receive wireless AMBER alerts
LatinaLista — While English is the main language of the United States, the second most widely used language is Spanish. So it makes sense that when there is an urgent situation that needs ALL of the public’s attention and help, that the information is in Spanish, as well as, English. One of those situations is [...]
New Online Dating Service Targets the Latina Market
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census reports that there are 59.8 million single mujeres in the United States. That’s a lot of women without a “significant other.” The problem is compounded for Latinas who are looking to spend their days with someone like papi or maybe Enrique Iglesias. Yet these days, it’s hard to meet Señor [...]
It’s Not a Digital Divide that Exists Among Latinos, but a Divide Over Nativity
LatinaLista First, there were THESE headlines: Latinos hurt by digital divide, report says Latinos lagging in Internet use, report states Study finds wide Internet gap among US Latinos US Latinos Less Likely to Use Internet Juan Manuel Reyes- Hernandez, 12, plays games on the internet. (Source: Statesmanjournal.com) All of the above stories dealt with the [...]
Study Shows Latino College-Bound Students the Tech Savviest Among Peers but Missing Parental Help
LatinaLista — If a random survey was to be conducted on Anywhere Street, USA, and people were asked to say the first word that pops into their minds when they hear the word “hispanic,” chances are they would say things like: illegal immigration, gangs, protest marches, big families, beans, school dropouts, tequila, etc. It’s a [...]
