Tweet For Tat Between Cuban Blogger, Castro’s Niece

Tweet For Tat Between Cuban Blogger, Castro’s Niece

Mary Mata November 11, 2011

Yoani Sánchez, the writer behind the acclaimed blog Generation Y, which details daily life inside Cuba, went head-to-head on Twitter this with Mariela Castro, daughter of current leader Raul Castro. As reported […]

The Rules Of Attraction Are Different In Mexico

Mary Mata November 9, 2011

I was in my father’s hometown in Mexico tying some loose ends – signing off some property that was left to my name as part of my inheritance. My intention […]

Thanks To Our 3,000 Facebook Fans!

Mary Mata

We recently hit 3,000 Facebook fans and we want to thank you all! It’s been a crazy year and change to get here, we recently celebrated our one year birthday, […]

Día De Los Muertos: Top 5 Signs Technology Will Enslave Us

Mary Mata October 27, 2011

The machines will soon enslave us all. It’s not a prediction. It’s a guarantee. If you thought this was just a cute science fiction premise, think again. Your own instincts will […]

What To Do When You Find Out Someone’s Died Via Facebook?

Mary Mata October 6, 2011

I was talking to a friend recently who said she was upset because she found out a friend of her had died — thanks to Facebook. Last week after receiving […]

5 Reasons To Watch The Web Series “East WillyB”

Mary Mata October 5, 2011

When East WillyB premiered last Spring, the show received a lot of positive coverage upon the release of it’s first episode.  Much was dissected in terms of how the show tackles […]

Valet Parking Gets High Tech With Flash Valet

Mary Mata

Eliseo Diaz and Juan Rodriguez were just two normal guys — entrepreneurs, mind you, but normal guys nonetheless — who were living out their lives in Austin, Texas earlier this […]

Our Tiempo Creates Arts, Community Space For Latinos Online

Mary Mata October 4, 2011

What, exactly, do Latinos online want? While that’s a question with many answers, José Cruz and his new arts and entertainment community, Our Tiempo, aims to provide at least one […]

NewsTaco’s Birthday Week Begins

Mary Mata October 3, 2011

You may have read Victor Landa’s story earlier today in which he wrote about the long road of NewsTaco’s one-year birthday next week, October 10. We’ll be engaging in shameless […]

Facebook Adds “Translate” Button

Mary Mata September 8, 2011

Although an estimated 2.7 million Facebook users in the U.S. speak Spanish, and 1.6 million use the site en español, not all of the millions and millions of friends of […]