Category Archive: Social Media

May 10

LISTA Announces Dr. Bernice A. King to Keynote ETLS VIP Welcome Reception and Share her Mother’s Legacy.

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LISTA invites Dr. Bernice A. King to Share her Mother’s Legacy with a Private Book Signing of Desert Rose. New York – Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Hotel Meliá located at 590 West Peachtree St NW Atlanta (Georgia), GA 30308 at the annual National Emerging Technology Leadership Summit and National Techlatino …

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May 09

LISTA #TechLatino247 Guest Blogger Kristian Ramos: Technology is the key to success for Latinos

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Think back to your childhood and remember what it was like learning to type. Remember the computer class room, full of desktop computers and learning the Herzog System of typing. How critical that was for future job prospects. Now imagine your children’s computer lab, what will that look like? Given recent technologic gains, desk top …

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May 07

Zuckerberg Plays Host in New Facebook IPO Video by Adario Strange, PCMAG.com

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apparently come a long way since his infamous sweat-drenched meltdown on stage at a tech conference years ago. So much so that he now serves as the company’s staple in a new video that Facebook posted in the run-up to its initial public offering (IPO). The video is part of …

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May 03

Apple Q2 2012: 35.1M iPhones, 11.8M iPads, 4M Macs, and 7.7M iPods By Matt Burns, Writer for TechCrunch

Apple just released its second quarter financial numbers. Overall hardware sales decreased from its record previous quarter but with the notable exception of the iPods: they’re up from the same quarter a year ago. Apple sold 88% more iPhones in the quarter than it did during the same time last year. In addition to huge …

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May 02

Parents Find Use In Smartphones By Aaron Baar, MediaPost News

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As if we needed more evidence that smartphones aren’t just for corporate types any more, LG has come out with a survey noting that the devices have become an important part of parental life. According to a survey of more than 2,200 adults by Harris Interactive on behalf of LG, more than half (57%) of …

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Apr 27

Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Names Robert Bard and Roberto Abreu as Co-Chairs of the LISTA 6th Annual Emerging Technology Leadership Summit and National Latino Tech Achievers Award Gala.

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Join Us and Celebrate LISTA’s 15th Years of Community Service Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) announced today that Latina Style Publisher Robert Bard and LISTA’s New York President, Robert Abreu will Co-Chair the LISTA 6th Annual Emerging Technology Leadership Summit and National Latino Technology Achievers Award. Robert Bard is the CEO and …

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Apr 26

Why Google & Facebook Fail At Mobile By Nick Bilton, The New York Times

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Like countless industry leaders before them, are Google and Facebook growing fat, happy, and complacent? Citing their lack of mobile focus as evidence, so suggests Nick Bilton. “This month, when Google showcased a new design for Google Plus, the company’s social network, it was as if mobile phones and tablets were still a glimmer in …

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Apr 26

State Farm To Sponsor Billboard Latin Music Awards By Tanya Irwin, MediaPost News

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For the fourth consecutive year, State Farm is the title sponsor of the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards, according to Telemundo Media, which announced the deal on April 23. Other featured sponsors of the April 26 broadcast include Burger King, L’Oreal USA, Sprint, Target, T-Mobile and Toyota. State Farm also will sponsor Telemundo’s partnership with …

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Apr 25

7 Totally Unoriginal And Obvious Ways To Improve Your Programs By Gretel Going

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Healthcare marketers are a paradox in that they have the luxury of being able to speak directly to their audience’s favorite topic—themselves—yet tend to fail miserably at it. From where I sit, healthcare marketers are in a both challenging and exciting position. Challenging because the legal hoops they have to jump through can be rigorous …

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Apr 25

Emails We Love: Clever Copy Round-Up By Beth Negus Viveiros, The Big Fat Marketing Blog

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Several messages crossed our inbox this week that had outstanding subject lines, copy or promotional themes. Here’s a round-up of the best. Subject Lines of the Week “We’ve added a new topping: Smartphones” To celebrate the release of their new app for Android, Domino’s Pizza is offering free Android smartphones. The promotion, not surprisingly, is …

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