After Egypt, the Internet has Become a Battlefied in Cuba

After Egypt, the Internet has Become a Battlefied in Cuba

NewsTaco February 14, 2011

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the events in Egypt and Tunisia have many tyrants and dictators across the world in worry-fits. The successful popular uprisings that were fueled […]

Minutemen Associate Faces Death Penalty for Murder of 9 Year Old Latina

NewsTaco February 11, 2011

Finally, someone in the national, legacy, press is paying attention to this. Not that attention from a traditional news organization is needed to legitimize a story, but it’s about time. […]

Where’s All The Color In Silicon Valley, Tech?

Mary Mata

In an absolutely brilliant post titled “Startup America Should Look Like America” by Kalimah Priforce the brazen lack of anyone of color in Silicon Valley and tech startups is throughly […]

Similarities: Egyptian Protests And Puerto Rican Protests

Mary Mata February 10, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This is a repost from Pa’lante Latino and was written by Christina T. Saenz] The world is watching as the Egyptian people reclaim their government. They are demanding […]

Less Internet, More Mobile For Latinos

Mary Mata February 9, 2011

Latinos are less likely than whites to have a home Internet connection — especially broadband — but more likely than whites to access the Internet, email or instant messages on […]

Latinos Poised To Be Perfect New Media Consumers

Mary Mata February 4, 2011

Media will not be consumed on TV or computers we know them in the future. Even now, smartphones and tablets are increasingly peoples’ gateways to the Internet, and by extension, […]

Latinos Love Smartphones

Mary Mata February 3, 2011

A recent study from Nielsen found that about a third of cell phone users in the U.S., 31%, have smartphones with Internet enabled operating systems, and this percentage is even higher […]

Google Focuses On Latino Market

Mary Mata February 1, 2011

Google wants to get its hands on the Latino market and it has a plan of action to do so. The company has created a “specialist team” to focus on […]

Facebook Actually Makes Us More Social

Mary Mata January 31, 2011

Using Facebook online actually makes us more social offline — at least according to a study from the University of Texas at Austin. The New York Times reports that Facebook […]

Facebook, Sponsored Stories, Turns Your Life Into Money

Mary Mata January 26, 2011

Facebook has found another way to make money off of you, and me, and its other 600 million-ish users for that matter. Check this out, Facebook’s new “sponsored stories” takes […]