Latino Technology Trends
Young Latinos spend more time reading than they do on the computer, according to a new study released in December by Northwestern University and the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL). The study delves into what kinds of media are most important in Hispanic families today, and includes some interesting findings.
For those of us who worry about spending too much of our work and free time connected to the World Wide Web, this may sound incredible: of the 15 percent of American adults who are usually offline, the largest percentage of them shun the internet because they don't find it relevant to their lives.
Technology entrepreneurship runs in the family for Jennifer Lopez.
Influential Latinos in social media are being honored this week in New York at the third annual LATISM Awards Gala.
A new Pew study shows some delay for broadband internet access for Latinos, but also a possible solution.
Evernote is expanding into Latin America with the help of telecommunications company Telefonica.
On Monday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project released another survey tracking the use of social networking sites by adults in the United States, a statistic that the group has been following since at least 2005. In it, Pew reports, among other things, that Hispanics use social media at a rate of 80 percent, as opposed to 72 percent overall.
A new study has been published by Nielsen, the global information and measurement company best known for its television ratings, underscoring how important Latinas are for the future of consumer technology, as well as the U.S. economy in general. The report Latina Power Shift comprises metrics gathered on the powerful emerging U.S. demographic, including how Latinas interact with the modern world through technology and media.
