by JAM | Apr 27, 2012 | Diversity, Hispanic Community Trend, inclusion, IT Professionals, LISTA, Skills, Social Media
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...
by JAM | Apr 20, 2012 | digital media, Diversity, Government, Health IT, inclusion, LISTA in the News, Policy, software development, spectrum, wireless, Workforce Development
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...
by JAM | Apr 18, 2012 | apps, Diversity, Hispanic Community Trend, LISTA, Skills, Social Media, wireless
More than 52 million strong and representing the majority of population growth over the next five years, Latinos have become a prominent actor in all aspects of American life, according to The State of the Hispanic Consumer: The Hispanic Market Imperative, released by...
by JAM | Apr 10, 2012 | apps, Diversity, inclusion, LISTA, Skills, Social Media, wireless
On Wednesday, Portada, a Latino research group which calls itself “the leading source on Latin marketing and media” released a data set which would likely sound the alarms at Facebook headquarters. Only 19% of U.S. Hispanics are using Facebook, the study...
by JAM | Apr 9, 2012 | Broadband, Diversity, Government, jobs, LISTA, Policy, Skills, Social Media, spectrum, wireless
As the dialogue on spectrum reallocation problems and solutions continues, Congress has stepped in and experts have continued to weigh in. Major players on the broadcast and wireless side of the spectrum allocation aisle frame the issue as costs or benefits to...
by JAM | Apr 5, 2012 | Diversity, Government, inclusion, LISTA, Policy
The California National Guard made history this week, when it promoted Col. Sylvia Crockett to the rank of brigadier general. Gen. Crockett is the first Latina to obtain this rank in the state’s National Guard. Brig. Gen. Crockett began her service with the Guard in...
