Why Are Latinos Such Social Mediaites?

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, […]

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. […]

AT&T, T-Mobile Merger Bad News For Latinos

Mary Mata June 22, 2011

By Jessica L. González with assistance from Fabiola Rivas and Michael J. Scurato Following up on our recent submission to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of a petition to deny […]

Latino Immigrants Use Cell Phones To Save Money

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

A new text message program has proven effective in helping Latino immigrants in California take a serious look at their budget and allow them to save thousands of dollars in […]

Latinos Help Drive The Growth Of Mobile Advertising

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

A report from comScore found that mobile display advertisers have more than doubled in the past two years, given that this trend is largely driven by the adoption of smartphones, […]

¿Tuiteas? 19% Of Latinos Online Use Twitter

Mary Mata June 1, 2011

About 1 in 5 Latinos who use the Internet also use Twitter, according to an updated study released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. This statistic shows that […]

Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Internet?

Mary Mata May 23, 2011

Perhaps because the Internet, social media, and technology in general has given me access and opportunities I never could have hoped for, I’m kind of a fan. Nonetheless, occasionally I do come […]

$3.7 Million To Bridge The New Digital Divide

NewsTaco May 17, 2011

The US Commerce Department is putting money directly into Latino communities across the country to bridge the new digital divide. We’ve written about this at News Taco; Latinos access the Internet mostly through their mobile […]