http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/ Top U.S. Hispanic Market Business and Finance News Magazine en-us Tue, 14 May 2013 03:59:36 PST http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/rss/ webmaster@hispanicbusiness.com http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/_client/images/logos/hb-for-rss.gif http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/rss/ http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/14/fox_twitter_team_up_to_promote.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/14/fox_twitter_team_up_to_promote.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Tue, 14 May 2013 03:50:19 PST May 14--Fox and Twitter have entered into a partnership to promote the broadcaster's programs and help advertisers reach TV audiences as they discuss shows on the social network. Twitter Inc., which has established itself as the water cooler where America dissects the latest developments on NBC's "The Voice" or AMC's "Mad Men," is expected to strike more deals with broadcasters.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/fox_twitter_join_in_promotional_partnership.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/fox_twitter_join_in_promotional_partnership.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 20:50:20 PST May 13--Fox and Twitter have entered into a partnership to promote the broadcaster's programs and allow advertisers a way to reach TV audiences as they discuss the shows on the social network. In an announcement Monday timed to coincide with its upfront ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/facebook_emoticons_no_substitute_for_words.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/facebook_emoticons_no_substitute_for_words.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 11:39:59 PST Most Facebook users don't routinely act like 3-year-olds, who get red-faced with frustration when they can't find the words that best express their feelings. But we can all channel our inner toddler now: Facebook is making things simple by introducing emoticons to use in status updates.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/social_media_gurus_debate_merits.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/13/social_media_gurus_debate_merits.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Mon, 13 May 2013 06:59:00 PST Social media is worthless. Social media is essential. Those contrasting views were on display March 21 at Benjamin Steakhouse in White Plains in a debate over the value of social media presented by the Business Journals and Wag magazine.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/kalispell_native_s_film_advocates_same-sex.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/11/kalispell_native_s_film_advocates_same-sex.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Sat, 11 May 2013 04:55:19 PST May 10--A year ago the raw emotion displayed in a YouTube video posted by Kalispell native Shane Bitney Crone swept the world as he described his struggles in the aftermath of his partner's accidental death.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/virtual_feel-bad_stories_commercial_appeal_memphis.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/virtual_feel-bad_stories_commercial_appeal_memphis.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:20 PST "Disconnect" is "Crash" for the age of social media. Unfortunately, the "Crash" I mean is the 2005 all-star ensemble about racial interconnection in Los Angeles that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, not the 1996 David Cronenberg movie about weirdos having sex in wrecked cars.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_mob_action_bill_in.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_mob_action_bill_in.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 16:38:58 PST People who use social media and other means of electronic communication to organize mob attacks could face tougher penalties under legislation House lawmakers sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday. Sponsoring Rep.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/twitter_enables_internet_hate_groups_report.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/twitter_enables_internet_hate_groups_report.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 15:06:34 PST Twitter, the Web-based social- messaging service, helped spur a 30 percent growth in online forums for hate and terror over the past year, according to a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The center is currently tracking about 20,000 hate and terror- related sites, up from 15,000 a year earlier, according to a report set to be presented Wednesday at a briefing in Washington, D.C.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/disconnect_is_crash_for_the_age.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/disconnect_is_crash_for_the_age.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:26 PST May 10--HH "Disconnect" is "Crash" for the age of social media. Unfortunately, the "Crash" I mean is the 2005 all-star ensemble about racial interconnection in Los Angeles that won the Academy Award for Best Picture, not the 1996 David Cronenberg movie about weirdos having sex in wrecked cars.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/optimedia_releases_content_power_ratings_6.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/optimedia_releases_content_power_ratings_6.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:23 PST Proprietary World Class Research Study is Industry's Only TV Ranking System of its Kind Across Four Screens AMC's "The Walking Dead" Stumbles into the #1 Position; In Its 24th Season, "The Simpsons" Ranks #2 ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mobile_search_more_important_than_ever.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/mobile_search_more_important_than_ever.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Digital agency, SEO Consult wants to highlight the importance to businesses of mobile search marketing. This comes after it was announced that Google Now is now available on Apple's iOS operating system.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_success_stories_by_marketing.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/social_media_success_stories_by_marketing.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:58:39 PST Social media marketing guru Martin Stoll came to the Hilton on Thursday with a suitcase full of stories about what social media can do. --Stoll posted a photo of himself at the Penny Ice Creamery to show he was getting great ice cream.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/honda_rocks_the_summer_s_biggest.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/10/honda_rocks_the_summer_s_biggest.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:22 PST - Honda-sponsored stages return to Sasquatch!, Governors Ball and Austin City Limits Music Festival - Festival attendees can enter to win a 2013 Civic Sedan and VIP festival passes - Music fans encouraged to ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/google_launching_youtube_fee_plan.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/google_launching_youtube_fee_plan.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Thu, 9 May 2013 09:41:23 PST Netflix, Hulu and even cable companies, beware: Internet giant Google has big plans for its Web video powerhouse YouTube. Google reportedly is planning a subscription service that would charge viewers $2 or more per month for high-quality YouTube channels to raise money from sources other than advertising.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/target_friends_facebook.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/target_friends_facebook.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Thu, 9 May 2013 09:41:22 PST Target just friended Facebook, big time. In its boldest foray into digital retailing, Target on Wednesday launched a test version of Cartwheel, an ambitious collaboration with the world's largest social network that will allow users to earn savings via Facebook and then use their smartphones to redeem those savings in stores.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/twitters_nicole_wong_praised_for_first.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/twitters_nicole_wong_praised_for_first.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Thu, 9 May 2013 09:41:22 PST A Silicon Valley lawyer who has headed free speech efforts at Google (GOOG) and Twitter is in the running to be named a top Obama administration adviser on privacy issues. Nicole Wong, who was deputy general counsel at Google before leaving last year to become Twitter's legal director, is widely praised for her smarts, thoughtfulness and consumer focus.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/tech_head_honchos_motives_on_immigration.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/tech_head_honchos_motives_on_immigration.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Thu, 9 May 2013 08:14:11 PST ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/centennial_college_s_new_music_industry.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/9/centennial_college_s_new_music_industry.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Thu, 9 May 2013 06:50:27 PST TORONTO, May 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Centennial College is launching a three-year diploma program in Music Industry Arts and Performance (MIAP), offering a unique opportunity for students who want to turn a passion for popular music, world music or indigenous music into an exciting and sustainable career.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/the_hollywood_reporter_to_honor_fan.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/the_hollywood_reporter_to_honor_fan.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 17:00:25 PST LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hollywood Reporter announced that China's leading movie star and fashion icon Fan Bingbing will be honored as recipient of the inaugural THR International Artist of the Year at an exclusive cocktail party during the height of the Cannes Film Festival at the Mouton Cadet Wine Bar atop the Palais des Festivals in Cannes on May 18.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/the_hollywood_reporter_to_honor_fan.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/the_hollywood_reporter_to_honor_fan.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 17:00:23 PST China&apos;s Top Actress & Co-Star of Upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past and Skiptrace To Be Feted on May 18 Party at Mouton Cadet Wine Bar atop the Palais des Festivals LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/social_media_leads_to_realtime_revolution.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/social_media_leads_to_realtime_revolution.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 15:08:36 PST Social media's rapidly growing influence in societies all over the world means that transport operators should ignore it at their peril, "Wild Wild West of marketing" though it might be. Facebook now has over 1 billion worldwide subscribers, while Twitter has 200 million active users.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/face2face_using_social_media_to_create.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/face2face_using_social_media_to_create.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 15:08:36 PST I brought Face2Face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections to bed with me, mistakenly thinking an explanation of how social media tools can help create customer service is just what I needed to lull me to sleep.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/para_mama_hire_a_virtual_mariachi.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/para_mama_hire_a_virtual_mariachi.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 11:43:24 PST <!-- 'Serenata Para Mama' for Mother's Day, Says Toyota --> The usual flowers, jewelry, brunch and cards are fine for <i>Dia del las Madres</i>. Nothing wrong with them, easy to do, moms like them, and they're much cheaper than a new car.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/latino_lakers_fans_prove_their_markets.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/latino_lakers_fans_prove_their_markets.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 11:28:08 PST <!-- Latino Lakers Fans Prove Their Market's Pull --> The Los Angeles Lakers' season may be over, but two stars managed to blossom -– Spanish-language broadcasters Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/siriusxm_s_entertainment_weekly_radio_channel.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/siriusxm_s_entertainment_weekly_radio_channel.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 07:50:25 PST New 24/7 channel to feature live daily shows, unparalleled access to Hollywood's most creative minds and fascinating stars and the latest on all things pop culture NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/google_glass_stirring_up_a_legal.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/google_glass_stirring_up_a_legal.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 06:51:23 PST Google's latest computerized device, the Google Glass, is likely to run into widespread legal challenges, attorneys and market observers say. The computer on an eye glass frame is not expected to be available to consumers for months, but the glasses outfitted with computer capabilities are already provoking a legal response, The New York Times reported Tuesday.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/web_series_to_feature_festival.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/web_series_to_feature_festival.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 02:50:31 PST May 08--In the past 34 years, Owensboro's International Bar-B-Q Festival has been featured on its share of cable channels -- Discovery, Food Network, the Travel Channel and Home & Garden Television.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/uae_s_door_to_hollywood.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/8/uae_s_door_to_hollywood.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Wed, 8 May 2013 00:50:23 PST May 08--A crowd-funded short film being shot in Dubai will give UAE actors the chance to get their names under the Hollywood spotlight, and help develop the next generation of aspiring filmmakers. ... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/7/winnipeg_poked_by_facebook.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/7/winnipeg_poked_by_facebook.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Tue, 7 May 2013 08:32:36 PST They really liked us but in the end, Facebook and Manitoba were never destined to friend. Now that the deal is officially dead, details are starting to leak out about just how close Manitoba was to landing an enormous Facebook "data farm" on land in Headingley west of Winnipeg.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/7/social_media_game_el_paso_its.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/7/social_media_game_el_paso_its.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Tue, 7 May 2013 08:13:58 PST M The "El Paso. It's All Good" billboard campaign was finally revealed this morning and it appears it was all just for fun. After weeks of mystery, the billboards that have slowly revealed a message, were finished this morning and are unveiling an interactive game.... http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/7/workers_spending_an_hour_a_day.htm http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/5/7/workers_spending_an_hour_a_day.htm $HBSI $HBDSI Tue, 7 May 2013 06:39:59 PST The browsing of social media services takes up an average of 56 minutes of the working day for more than 80 per cent of Irish employees, a report published yesterday claims. Law firm William Fry, which compiled the report, said that even though ...