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5 Must-Have Apps for Elementary School Students

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As more and more Latino families turn to smartphones and tablets to access the Internet, it’s important to know which apps are available, safe, and beneficial for your child. So we’re doing the legwork for you, and we’re finding apps…
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10 Tips to Waste Less Time Online

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Today's world has us on the Internet at work, on the Internet for leisure, on the Internet at home, and on the Internet even when we’re on the go. Surely that can’t all be time spent productively, plus, what does all that time spent…
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Sabrina Vourvoulias: Author, Blogger & Immigration Advocate

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For more than 13 years, Sabrina Vourvoulias has been tirelessly covering immigration issues from every possible genre and angle. She started as a journalist tracking migrant workers in upstate New York. Now she is the managing editor of Al…
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How to Promote Your Blog Using Social Media

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For many bloggers who are new to blogging, getting the word out about your new venture can seem like a pretty big obstacle. How do you build readership from scratch and get people to comment? Why is it that when you post a link to your blog…
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How Being a Mom Blogger Made Me a Happier Wife & Mother

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Can being a mom blogger really make one happy? This time last year, if you had asked me my opinion on blogs, I would have rolled my eyes and said they were stupid. That’s my composition teacher and journalist snobbery talking—I really…
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Spreading the Word About the Dangers of Prostate Cancer

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When I turned 40, I went to the doctor for an exam. I dreaded it all day, but I knew it was necessary. I entered the examination room and sat in a chair in the corner. The nurse entered the room and started checking my vital signs. “Your…
5 Ways to Raise More Media Literate Kids

5 Ways to Raise More Media Literate Kids

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The average young person in America spends most of his or her free time—more than 10 hours a day—engaged with media. And if that were not daunting enough, the number goes up to 13 hours of media a day for Latino kids. Yet, research shows…
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Follow Friday: #LATISM #HurricaneSandy Relief & Other News

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So we´re back from LATISM12 (Latinos in Social Media), which I tried my best to capture in a recap post published yesterday on Mamiverse. Thank you all who made it a wonderful enriching experience. I encourage you to follow the #LATISM hashtag…
LATISM12: An Empowering Social Media Experience

LATISM12: An Empowering Social Media Experience

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It’s really hard, if not impossible, to do a recap of a social media conference without feeling that you were unfair to someone by omission. But then, when attending a social media conference, I always leave with the feeling that I didn’t…