Green Can Grow Latino Business Ownership

Green Can Grow Latino Business Ownership

Mary Mata August 8, 2011

By Jorge Madrid Latinos are launching new businesses at greater rates than ever – more than double the rate of all new U.S. businesses from 2002-2007, according to a new […]

How To Take Your Network And Make It Useful Part 2

Mary Mata August 3, 2011

Online connectivity has magnified our ability to accumulate social capital and convert it into other forms of power. If you cannot find a way to use this social capital, then […]

El Camino For Latinos Into STEM

Mary Mata

By Jean Rockford Aguilar-Valdez One in five children in the U.S. today is Latino. If we are to survive in this increasingly globalized world, we’ll need all the science, technology, […]

Latinos More Likely To Share Videos Online

Mary Mata July 28, 2011

The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project issued an interesting report this week that found, among other things, that Latinos are more likely to use video sharing sites […]

How To Take Your Network And Make It Useful

Mary Mata July 27, 2011

Online connectivity has magnified our ability to accumulate social capital and convert it into other forms of power. If you cannot find a way to use this social capital, then […]

Why Are Latinos Such Social Mediaites?

Mary Mata July 19, 2011

By María Cardona A mobile phone screen gives a woman in Latin America a glimpse of the son she hasn’t seen since he immigrated to find work in the U.S. […]

Broadband Internet Can Level The Playing Field For Latinos

Mary Mata July 12, 2011

The White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics was originally helmed by the administration of President George H.W. Bush to address the disparity in education rates between Latinos, whites, […]

Are “Green” Light Bulbs Safe To Use?

Mary Mata

By Noah Long Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) use about a quarter of the electricity of traditional incandescent light bulbs, reducing energy costs for consumers.  By conserving electricity, CFLs also avoid […]

Descuento Libre, A Deal Service Especially For Latinos

Mary Mata June 28, 2011

Descuento Libre is a new daily deals site that is totally and wholly focused on Latino customers. The service launched last fall in Mexico City, and has since launched in […]

Latinos Growing As A Key Tablet, e-Reader Audience

Mary Mata

According to a new survey, Latinos are increasingly making up the market for e-readers and tablets, just as the number of people who owned an e-reader doubled in six months. […]