Latino Internet use grows fast!
Internet use grows fast among Latinos
Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Between 2006 and 2008, the percentage of adult Latinos in the U.S. who used the Internet grew to 64 percent from 54 percent, according to the survey. Among whites, Internet use increased to 76 percent from 72 percent. Blacks saw the smallest overall gain — two percentage points to 63 percent.
Latinos who were born in the U.S. were much more likely to go online than those born outside the U.S. This gap persisted even after accounting for differences in education levels, household income and English proficiency, the report said.
Poor Latinos went online less than those with higher incomes. But overall, groups that traditionally have had low rates of Internet use were increasingly embracing the Web. In 2006, for example, 31 percent of Latinos without a high school diploma reported ever going online. In 2008, this number grew to 41 percent. [google.com]
Myspace creators partner with Quepasa.com
Interactive Design and Technology Firm to Accelerate the Social Application Strategy at Leading Online Latino Social Community. Quepasa Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: QPSA), (http://quepasacorp.com), which owns and operates the popular Latino social networking site Quepasa.com, has partnered with the interactive design and technology firm speakTECH, which played a vital role in the successful development of MySpace, to build out Quepasa’s OpenSocial framework and significantly broaden Quepasa’s selection of social applications. “As social networking continues to resonate with people across the globe, Latino online communities like ours are aiming to become more standardized and to offer similar applications, widgets and other interactive features,” said John C. Abbott, CEO of Quepasa.
He continued, “We selected speakTECH not only for their wide range of experience implementing social computing sites, but also for their ability with OpenSocial and OpenID. These technologies are currently considered to be industry standards, and speakTECH has been working with them from the beginning of their social computing practice.”
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Latino In World War II
Latino In World War II
from: http://www.latinalista.net
It’s estimated that anywhere from 250,000 to as many as 750,000 Latinos and Latinas served in the armed forces during World War II. Yet, their stories were never known outside their immediate families. The U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project has changed that.
Chavez: Venezuela is Palestine and Palestine is Venezuela
Venezuela to upgrade Palestinan ties, offers aid
“We … are on the side of the Palestinian people’s memorable struggle … against the genocidal state of Israel that knocks down, kills and aims to terminate the Palestinian people.”
Chavez ordered his education minister to circulate maps Abbas gave him to illustrate the small dimensions of the Gaza Strip, where he said 1.5 million people lived in “concentration camp” like conditions, their movements to the outside world virtually blocked by Israel.
“We (Venezuelans) should devote the entire force of our hearts and souls towards the creation of a Palestinian state,” he said. “Venezuela is Palestine; Palestine is Venezuela, we have a common struggle.”
* Venezuela to send ambassador to Palestinian Authority
* Venezuela offers medical scholarships for Palestinians
Popular Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Friday his country would open an embassy in Palestine and upgrade ties to ambassadorial level to help support Palestinians and their struggle against Israel. Reuters reported.
‘We have decided to designate an ambassador and open an embassy in Palestine,’ Chavez told reporters after a meeting with Mahmoud Abbas. ‘We now have a charge d’affaires; we will name an ambassador in coming days as part of accords to boost our bilateral relations,’ he said.
Venezuela also provided scholarship for 20 Palestinian to study medicine in Venezuela.
read more [hamsayeh.net]
The 49th Street Massacre - Declared a mistrial
A mistrial has been declared for two Los Angeles men accused of spraying bullets into a crowd in a 2006 gang attack that killed a 10-year-old
A judge declared a mistrial today in the case of two gang members accused in the “49th Street Massacre” of three people in 2006.
The decision came after a jury deadlocked in the case, which sparked community outrage and became a symbol of the long reach of gang violence in South L.A.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives concluded that members of the Rollin’ 30s gang fired at the victims — who had no gang ties — while driving around the neighborhood looking for members of the Eastside Trece. The suspects, who are black, fired on a group, all Latinos, standing outside a house on 49th Street.
The shooting was dubbed “the 49th Street Massacre” by then-Police Chief William J. Bratton.
read more [latimesblogs.latimes.com]
Do not use the word “race” around Eddie Olmos’ dude of the big ship Galactica
By Choire Sicha
The star of this live chat show was Edward James Olmos, the head dude of the big ship Galactica. Because he was crazy-awesome! (Maybe awesome-crazy.) First, he took Craig Mokhiber, of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Read more
Latin America in The Mix with Trade and U.S dictating unilaterally ends
The president of China’s central bank said his nation’s trade with Latin America was up nearly 40 percent last year to more than $140 billion.
- Zhu Xiaochuan also told the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank that Chinese direct investment in the region totaled $24 billion last year. Zhu said China sees “huge potential” in trade and cooperation with Latin America. Read more
Hoy Newspaper folds paper, goes to Web
Latino Media is not safe from the free media online news and info , its not surprising. this was a long time coming and most rational people could have predicted it.
The difficult economy has shut down another Spanish-language newspaper in New York City.
Hoy Nueva York’s editor, Javier Castano (ha-vee-AIR’ ka-STAHN’-yo), says he and his staff of about 15 were fired Tuesday without notice.
The 31,000-circulation paper was owned by ImpreMedia LLC and published Monday through Friday. Castano says falling advertising revenue and the poor economy contributed to the demise of Hoy (pronounced “oi”), which had been in circulation for a decade.
ImpreMedia also publishes El Diario/La Prensa in New York, La Opinion in Los Angeles and several other Spanish-language publications. A call to ImpreMedia was not immediately returned.
Another Spanish-language paper in New York, 24 Horas, went out of business in June.
link: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D95DAUCO0.htm
Remittances to Mexico
Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico ($24 billion) remained steady, increasing by only one percent in 2007. Two years ago, remittances grew by 17 percent.
Immigrants in California
Immigrants in California are less likely to commit crime than U.S. natives, according to a report by the Public Policy Institute of California. (via Foreign Policy)