Do Apps Like Instagram Hurt or Help Mental Health among Latinos?

Do Apps Like Instagram Hurt or Help Mental Health among Latinos?

NewsTaco June 6, 2017

*What do you think? A pop-up that warns you when you’ve been on social media too long? VL NewsTaco HEALTH TUESDAY By Eric Moreno, Salud Today (4.5 minute read)   […]

Teachers should not be Facebook friends with students

Mary Mata April 9, 2014

By Ray Salazar, NewsTaco A New Hampshire substitute teacher lost her job because she would not unfriend over 250 students on Facebook.  Stevens High School officials gave the 79-year-old substitute Carol Thebarge […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks out on immigration reform

Mary Mata August 7, 2013

By Matt O’Brien, San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a high-profile case for immigration reform Monday night, speaking publicly for the first time on […]

Chase Confirms Fund To Aid Family of Murdered Immigrant

Mary Mata July 23, 2012

By Rebeldes, Latino Rebels Murder Was Recorded on Facebook It is one of the most horrific murders of the social media age. Three Chicago teens decided to play a game called “”Pick […]

Hispanics And Facebook Stock

Mary Mata May 21, 2012

By Graace Flores-Hughes, Voxxi On Thursday May 17, Nasdaq offered Facebook stock for sale at $38 dollars per share. Of course those first in line were the premium or heavy investors. But […]

17 Things Not To Do On Facebook

Mary Mata March 23, 2012

Our friends at Being Latino created a video explaining some of the annoying and unkind things to do to your friends on Facebook. The video was written by Lance Rios and […]

Pinterest: When Technology Moves Too Fast For Bloggers

Mary Mata

By Melissa Pitts A couple of weeks ago Chow.com published an article on the popularity of Pinterest among food bloggers — and the pitfalls, namely copyright problems. The article mentioned […]

Latinos Spend More Time On Social Media Than Other Groups

Mary Mata March 9, 2012

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. […]

Facebook Allows Advertisers To Target Latinos

Mary Mata February 23, 2012

Facebook is now allowing its advertisers to select their targeting based on ethnicity — specifically Latinos. This makes sense, considering that 1 in 6 Americans are now Latino, which represents a […]

Innovative Latinos Showcased At SXSW: The Social Revolución

Mary Mata February 1, 2012

This year at South By Southwest (SXSW) Latinos in the digital media space will have their very own lounge, party, and award ceremony highlighting their innovative work in social media […]