by JAM | Aug 2, 2014 | #techlatino247, Broadband, digital media, Diversity, FCC, HTTP, Kapor, LISTA, LISTA in the News, net neutrality, Policy, spectrum, USHCC
Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association (LISTA) applaud the Federal Commission Communications, the agency responsible for oversight of the nation’s communications system, for its timely and promising circulation of a proposed rule making on the...
by JAM | Jul 23, 2014 | #techlatino247, Cesar Chavez, FCC, HTTP, LISTA, Title II
Starting out as a real volunteer with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in California during my college days, spending 17 years in elected office, working countless initiatives to better our communities and now serving on the Board of Directors of MALDEF, I was at first...
by JAM | Jul 22, 2014 | #techlatino247, Big data, digital media, Facebook, LISTA, USHCC
New Census Bureau data estimate that the U.S. Hispanic population reached 54 million as of July 1, 2013, and it is no surprise that there is much talk about the power of the Hispanic voters and their impact on the upcoming midterm elections. From the Obama campaign’s...
by JAM | Jul 18, 2014 | LISTA
New data from NTIA reveals broadband is getting faster and reaching more people. NTIA’s full report details the combined broadband speeds from wireless and wireline services from June 2010 to December 2013. Laid out, the charts do a great job of showing side-by-side...
by JAM | Jul 16, 2014 | LISTA
The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility Board of Directors Selects Cid Wilson as New President and CEO Margaret Moran, chair of the board of directors of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) announced today that the board has...
by JAM | Jul 16, 2014 | LISTA
I love finding clever solutions to the little snags I come across in cooking, building, cleaning, or just about anything. These are some that I find myself using all the time! 1. Use retail hangers as chip clips 2. For the always-falling zipper...
by JAM | Jul 9, 2014 | LISTA
@webcitygirls was invited to witness Space Coast Credit Union big announcement about the reality of Rate Markups, vital information we as consumers need to be in the know. A rate markup is a common auto lending practice, whereby banks and finance companies markup the...
by JAM | Jul 9, 2014 | LISTA
Google is offering vouchers to any women and minorities interested in learning how to code, CNET’s Seth Rosenblatt reports. In a blog post from Gregg Pollack, CEO of the Code School, Google is paying for three free months for any women and minorities interested...
by JAM | Jul 2, 2014 | LISTA
Right now, consumer purchases are driving explosive growth in the mobile-health-device market but that will change in the next decade as consumer buying slackens and clinical purchases and usage grows, according to Boston-based emerging technology market watcher Lux...
by JAM | Jul 1, 2014 | LISTA
Santa Clara University and the National Hispanic University Foundation announced, last week, a new collaboration to create educational opportunities for Latino communities. Through the University’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology, the Foundation and SCU...