We can now rest a little better knowing that we won’t have to listen to another Senator asking about wise Latinas. But if you think the debate at Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, especially about her famous two words, don’t have any deeper implications–including for those of us who toil in the world of marketing to Hispanics, I want some of the stuff you’re smoking. To paraphrase Sen. Lindsay Graham, “elections have consequences.” To read El Blog CLICK above.
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‘One Small Step’ no longer seen as such a Giant Leap for America.
Four decades after the first American astronauts walked on the moon, that historic accomplishment has lost some prominence in the eyes of the public.
Comcast & One Economy roll out National Digital Connectors Program.
One Economy and Comcast Corporation announced the rollout of a major technology learning initiative that teaches teens and young adults about broadband technologies and how to put that knowledge to work in a wide range of community service activities. With a $1.2 million commitment from the Comcast Foundation, the Comcast Digital Connectors program will be rolled out in at least 22 locations across the United States.
PBS and impreMedia stream Sotomayor Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings.
PBS announced an agreement with impreMedia to live stream PBS’ NewsHour feed of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings, translated to Spanish, on impreMedia’s Web site.
NASA starts Agency’s first Bilingual Twitter.
NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, set to fly aboard space shuttle Discovery in August, is providing insights about his training on Twitter in both English and Spanish. It will be the agency’s first bilingual Twitter.
