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Rural Latinos Still Waiting for Quality High-Speed Access by Jose A. Marquez-Leon

JAM — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:14:08 +0000

Rural Latinos Still Waiting for Quality High-Speed Access Last year, I wrote about the struggles of the 4.2 million Latinos living in rural areas to connect to high-speed Internet networks. It’s no secret that the FCC found the majority of 10 million households that don’t have access are in rural areas, and the U.S. Department …

After Hispanicise 2012… Latinos Will Definately Need More Spectrum…by Jose Marquez.

JAM — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:47:46 +0000

Last week, I had the pleasure to be at the Hispanicize 2012 Conference in Miami, Florida. It was one of the most engaging conferences that I attended in over 4 yrs. Bloggers and twitter experts from across the nation came together to discuss best practices and develop strategies for more wireless apps for Latinos, i.e. …

LISTA Guest Blogger Jason Llorenz Asks Privacy?? Google?? An Update.

JAM — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:33:29 +0000

Google’s announcement on new privacy policy today and how it concern us.. Today is the first day of Google’s new privacy policy — designed to mine our activity across all of Google’s products — gmail, google+, Youtube, google search, etc. — to enable Google to create more targeted advertising content, search results and other products, …

Hispanics Named to FCC Diversity Advisory Panel as it appears in Hispanic Business Magazine

JAM — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:04:41 +0000

Diversity Advisory Panel –> Several Hispanics have been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s rechartered Federal Advisory Diversityfor Communications in the Digital Age.The first meeting has been scheduled for Dec. 6, according to the FCC. The Diversity Committee’s mission is to advice the FCC regarding policies and practices that will enhance diversity in the telecommunications and related …

Hispanics Rank High on Digital Divide

JAM — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:07:08 +0000

When Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, stood before the Cupertino City Council earlier this month to pitch his plans for building an enormous spaceship-shaped corporate headquarters, Councilwoman Kris Wang smiled wide and asked, “Do we get free Wi-Fi or something like that?” Mr. Jobs brushed off the remark with a joke, but when asked again, …

Over 125 Medical and Tech Professionals attend Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association’s 4th Annual TechLatino 2030 Legislative Forum – Wrap Up

JAM — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:57:03 +0000

Congressman John Lewis, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Manny Ruiz and Thomas Oliver are among the Honored at LISTA’s Government Beacon Awards Reception. CONTACT: John Simmons simmonsj@a-lista.org 800-775-0889 Washington, DC, May 12, 2011 – Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association and the National Latino Alliance on Health Information Technology welcomed nearly 125 distinguished guests to its …

LISTA’s JOSE A. MARQUEZ-LEON, “TOP 200″ MOST INFLUENTIAL HISPANICS IN TECHNOLOGY”

JAM — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:48:50 +0000

The editors of Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine (HE&IT) have selected Jose A. Marquez-Leon of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association as one of the “Top 200 Most Influential Hispanics in Technology.” This select list, which previously recognized some of the top 1 00 Hispanics in technology, was expanded to reflect the increasing …

LISTA Congratulates Tony Jimenez on Being Named to Hispanic Engineer & IT Top “200″

JAM — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:34:50 +0000

The National Board of Directors, President Jose Marquez-Leon and The editors of Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine (HE&IT) have selected Tony Jimenez of MicroTech as one of the “Top 200 Most Influential Hispanics in Technology.” This select list, which previously recognized some of the top 100 Hispanics in technology, was expanded to reflect the …

Carlos Slim Still First as World’s Richest List Grows.

JAM — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:53:25 +0000

If it seems like the rest of the world is getting richer, it’s true, it is. The world’s wealthiest people had a record-breaking good year in 2011, says Forbes magazine, which released its list of the globe’s billionaires. During the year, 214 people became billionaires, bringing the world’s total to 1,210 people holding $4.5 trillion. …

Guest Blogger Ralph E. Herrera, President of Lanza Group says, For a Preview of America’s Multicultural Future Look no Further than the Black Eyed Peas.

JAM — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:01:57 +0000

It struck me while I and over 110 million fellow Americans watched “America’s Game” and the halftime show performance by the Black Eyed Peas. They are a perfect example of what is to come as we unravel the US Census data that recently has started to become available. The Black Eyed Peas are comprised of …