by JAM | Feb 13, 2015 | #techlatino247, Cyber Security, digital media, Diversity, google, HTTP, Kapor, LISTA
Their 6th Annual Emerging Tech Leadership Summit Series Kickoff and National TechLatino Achievers Award. TechLatino: Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) announced today the LISTA 8th Annual Emerging Technology Leadership Summit Series...
by JAM | Jan 20, 2015 | Cesar Chavez, FCC, inclusion, IT Professionals, Kapor, LISTA, Microsoft, New apps
As our country celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King, we are reminded of the work he and his fellow organizers did to advance social justice in their time. From civil rights to poverty, Dr. King led the charge to address the inequalities that plagued our nation....
by JAM | Jan 7, 2015 | inclusion, IT Professionals, jobs, Kapor, LISTA, LISTA in the News, silicon valley, Workforce Development
Intel has set an aggressive goal of dramatically increasing the diversity of its U.S. workforce by 2020. It’s also pledging $300 million to fund the hiring and retention of women and underrepresented minorities, the largest investment yet in diversity by a...
by JAM | Oct 7, 2014 | #techlatino247, Barack Obama, digital media, Diversity, Facebook, google, inclusion, Kapor, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Microsoft, obama, silicon valley, Verizon
The White House recently reached into the ranks of Google to fill the post of technology czar. It was just the latest example of a Google executive joining the administration, leaving little doubt about the special relationship the company has with President Obama. As...
by JAM | Sep 29, 2014 | Being Latino, Big data, Clemente Nicado, Diversity, IT Professionals, Kapor, LISTA, LISTA in the News, matt Wallaert
While marketers tend to see Hispanic TV viewers as a block, brands would be better served by going back to the basics and learning about the distinctions and nuances between each sub-segment of the Latin consumer market. That’s the word from Nielsen, which noted that...
by JAM | Sep 26, 2014 | #techlatino247, Broadband, Comcast, digital media, FCC, Government, Health IT, inclusion, Kapor, LISTA, LISTA in the News, Negocios Now, silicon valley, Sprint
The battle over the nation’s high-speed Internet policy is a complicated one and, if carried out inadequately, could spur a series of unintentional outcomes. That conflict is being fought out at the Federal Communications Commission as it considers the Open Internet...