Startups Exploding In Latin America Due To The Middle Class

Startups Exploding In Latin America Due To The Middle Class

Mary Mata March 11, 2012

By Armando Rayo Today at the SXSWi Panel: Accelerating Killer LatAm Startups, Panelists Pedro Torres Picón, David Weekly, Carolina Rossi and Yang shared some interesting insights on the entrepreneurial trends […]

White House Using Technology To Reach Latinos

Mary Mata

The White House is increasingly utilizing digital platforms in order to more effectively do outreach with the Latino community, according to a The White House on The Road panel Saturday […]

Social Media, Comedy Have The Power To Change The World

Mary Mata March 10, 2012

Comedian and author of “How to be Black” Baratunde Thurston gave a keynote speech to a packed crowd at South By Southwest Interactive Saturday afternoon. The gist of his speech was, […]

Being An Agent Of Change In Colombia

Mary Mata

By Armando Rayo This SXSW coverage is sponsored by Univision News.  Panelists: Andrés Traslaviña & Daniel Medina Great panel discussion regarding how social media has allowed citizens to engage in the […]

The Advertising Industry Is Changing For, With Latinos

Mary Mata

The gist of the “Multi y Mono: A Cultural Advertising Battle” panel at South By Southwest Interactive Saturday morning is that ad agencies, marketers and brands themselves are going to […]

Happy Friday From Calle 13!

Mary Mata March 9, 2012

Raucous and outspoken, René Pérez Joglar, aka Residente, and Eduardo José Cabra Martínez, aka Visitante, of the Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 are known for their brash lyrics, resonant rhythms, and candid social commentary. […]

Latinas Benefit From Contraceptive Coverage In Employer Plans

Mary Mata

By Jessica Arons and Lucy Panza On February 10 the Obama administration released its final regulation implementing the preventive care provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Heeding the nonpartisan recommendations of […]

Latinos Spend More Time On Social Media Than Other Groups

Mary Mata

By Juan Elizondo Given the habits in my own home, I wasn’t surprised to read more evidence that Hispanics spend more time in social media channels than other ethnic groups in the United States. […]

Chocolate Hazelnut Nutella Loaf

Mary Mata

By Melissa Pitts I remember the first time I tried Nutella years ago — and it was love at first bite. The chocolate hazelnut spread made me feel really alive […]

“USA” Becomes Anti-Latino Chant At HS Basketball Game

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Of all the cheers and taunts that you think you could hear at a high school basketball game (“We’ve got spirit, yes we do!” and such), “USA! USA!” wouldn’t be […]