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The Vatican recently announced that the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, is poised to make a foray into the world of social media by joining micro-blogging platform Twitter. That’s right – the Holy See will be sending out messages on the popular website, spreading the Gospel and the word of God, 140 characters at a Read More
Being Latino this evening for a live tweet-chat during the GOP primary debates in Arizona, maybe these reasons will do the trick: 1. Everybody will be waiting to see who the next inevitable GOP nominee will be. 2. A healthy Twitter account requires constant care and attention. 3. Your pizza will take at least an Read More
Whether you were cheering for the now Super Bowl champs, NY Giants or the New England Patriots, one thing most of the audience can agree on is the fact that we all look forward to the Super Bowl ads. Here are some of this year’s favorites. M&M: It’s That Kind of Party NBC Read More
The top networks: CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC se unieron in their programming on Tuesday night for what are the political Academy Awards. The biggest night of the year for politicos (other than presidential election day, the World Cup of politics): the State of the Union Address. However, for us Latinos there was something missing. Read More
It’s easy to assume that a person with a lot of Twitter followers or Facebook friends is wildly popular, right? But it’s not so. And just as it’s not so for individual, the same holds true for politicians. The number of followers or likes aren’t not a predictor to his or her real popularity. Haven’t Read More
We all know that person. The one who copies and pastes every single status they see pop up on Facebook proclaiming love and thanks for a great sister/child/husband/parent or warning you of a virus. Well, now you can tell them it’s official. That behavior is one they should add to their list of resolutions for Read More
- via MercuryNews.com Phones at the radio studios on the outskirts of town kept ringing. Saul from Visalia lamented cuts to public education, calling in on a December afternoon to Linea Abierta, the first nationwide Spanish-language public affairs show. Miguel from Madera asked how county taxes are distributed and Manuel from Calexico wanted to know Read More
- via Time Magazine Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help. A program launching Tuesday enables users to instantly connect with a crisis counselor through Facebook’s “chat” messaging system.
No, I’m not implying that Mark Zuckerberg is watching you as you read this (though it’s certainly possible), but your favorite social network, in addition to knowing all the personal details we so willingly give up, can now recognize you by your face. Facebook is rolling out a new feature for tagging friends in your Read More
via MSNBC SAN ANTONIO – Hours before her mother shot her, Ramie Marie Grimmer, 12, posted a chilling Facebook update: “May die 2day.”