Archive for August, 2007
Missing in Action
Friday, August 31st, 2007
Sorry about the lack of posting here lately. Admixture’s office move to Washington, D.C. is almost complete and things will get back to less-hectic-than-this.
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The Cost of Discriminating Against Latinos
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Inspired by the backlash against Andy Rooney’s recent baseball-related comments that “today’s baseball stars are all guys named Rodriguez to me,” Stephen Dubner at the Freakonomics blog today is examining the cost of discriminating against Latinos. What Dubner’s entry seems to imply is that the unacceptability (or “cost” as he puts it) of discriminating against [...]
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‘Viva Juan!’ Comes Out of Stealth Mode – New Company Develops Social Network Targeted to Popular Hispanic Name
Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Los Angles, CA, Friday, Aug 24, 2007 11:08 PM ET FIRST THERE WAS FRIENDSTER. THEN there was MySpace and Facebook. Now a new company is launching “Viva Juan!,” a new online social community where people can discuss TV, music, movies, Internet sites and celebrities about or involving people named Juan. “Part opinion engine, part social [...]
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Nobody Panic. Everybody Panic!
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
With the volatility on Wall Street related to the subprime lending mess and accompanying credit squeeze, there has been a lot of talk of a slow down in spending, particularly in discretionary spending. Like it or not, advertising and marketing is largely discretionary spending for businesses. Two stories directly connecting the subprime mess and the [...]
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Press Release?!
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
“How did QuieroLatino get you to put their press release on your blog?” Well, they sent it to me. And it was relevant to what we write about. I’m a blogger. They realized that this monkey can cut-and-paste with the best of them.
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