Articles Posted in 2009
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Global PR Firm Seeks Social Media All-Stars for NYC Internship
We wanted to pass along some information regarding a great spring internship opportunity in the New York Digital group of my full-time employer Fleishman-Hillard. We’re looking for social media all-stars who can start in January/February 2010. Please see post below with the details and requirements. If you’re not able to do the spring internship, the [...]
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New Year’s Day Census Bureau predictions for U.S. Population
Our friends at the Census Bureau have released some New Year’s Day predictions. They predict that on Jan. 1, 2010 — three months out from Census Day — the total U.S. population will be 308,400,408. This would represent an increase of 2,606,181, or 0.9 percent, from New Year’s Day 2009. Net international migration is expected [...]
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Yo Quiero Taco Bell…and umm…Weight Loss?
Remember Jared the big guy from the Subway ads who ate his way to a healthy weight with the help of subway sandwiches? Well, meet Christine Dougherty (She’s the one holding a taco) who lost 54 pounds driving to Taco Bell and ordering from their low-fat “Fresco” menu. I don’t think Gidget, Taco Bell’s former [...]
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Mexicans no longer have to cross border for laundry detergent
There’s one less reason for Mexicans living in the U.S. to cross the border gracias a laundry detergent maker. Mexicans used to using the powdered laundry detergent brand Ariel can now find it here in the U.S. and it’s even in their preferred bagged version as opposed to the popular cardboard box preferred by most [...]
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California launches Web site to attract more…MEXICANS!
“CALIFORNIA TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMISSION LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO HELP LURE MORE MEXICANS TO CALIFORNIA.” No, we didn’t make this headline up. This is the actual headline from a California Travel and Tourism Commission press release released this week. Does California really need to launch a new Web site to “lure” more Mexicans to the Golden [...]
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Merry Pepsi Mexican Christmas Tree
Merry Pepsi Christmas from Mexico! The Pepsi tree was lit tonight in Mexico City and it’s setting a record at 367 feet tall, beating out Brazil’s tree for the world record. Dos Lives has the pictures from tonight’s festivities which included 600 strobe lights and also how this megaárbol looks during the day with it’s red, white and [...]
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Swine Flu Masks on the way for California Kids
California is taking additional steps to help curb the spread of the Swine flu by distributing 23 million masks and pairs of gloves to school districts.They are intended for roughly 10,000 public schools with about 6.3 million students in more than 1,000 districts. Students who are suspected of having Swine Flu will be required to [...]
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Where do Latinos connect with the éne-bé-a (NBA) Online?
The NBA has announced a new season-long campaign targeting Hispanics on both Spanish and English-language media. As I was taking a look at the new Spanish-language section of the NBA Web site (www.nba/enebea.com), I noticed they are connecting with Latinos on several social networking sites including QuePasa, Facebook and MySpace. I was curious. Where do [...]
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Empire State Building goes “Mango Yellow” for El Museo del Barrio
After 17 months and $35 million, El Museo del Barrio, here in New York City has reopened! Watch the Empire State building tonight at it glows “mango yellow” in honor of this special weekend. The museum has a new glass facade, a redesigned courtyard and modernized galleries among the many improvements. What is your favorite [...]
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The Dos Lives Te Invito Fitness Challenge!
It’s time for the Dos Lives Te Invito Fitness Challenge! TE INVITO! We invite you to join us in getting fit this week and forever! For complete contest rules, visit the Te Invito Fitness Challenge page. Meet the Dos Lives team members below who are participating in the challenge. We look forward getting fit together. [...]
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Tu Tecnología: Our Review of Univision’s New iPhone App
This week on Tu Tecnología, Elio reviews Univision’s new iPhone app. Is it worth the download? Find out from Elio and for more Tu Tecnología, visit DosLives.com every week for the latest from Elio and Emilio. Leave a comment below and let us know what you think. – Elio (@eliovale) TuTecnología@DosLives.com What do you think? [...]
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What if Sotomayor had not been Confirmed?
Many in the Bronx were excited when Judge Sonia Sotomayor was first nominated and again when she was confirmed to be a Supreme Court Justice. She hears her first case in the morning! When she was first nominated, Dos Lives took to the calle and found other potential Supreme Court nominees outside the Bronx Court [...]
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First-Ever Latinos in Social Media #LATISM NYC 2009
What a day! Dos Lives was at today’s first-ever Latinos In Social Media (LATISM) conference here in New York City. Great to connect with others within LATISM and learn from each other. Thanks to all of the organizers of the conference and the attendees. Elio Valenzuela of Dos Lives also attended and has a recap [...]
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund – 2009 Hall of Fame Gala
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s (HSF) Alumni Hall of Fame Gala was held tonight here in NYC. It was a great evening with incredible inductees who all had moving and heart warming stories of how they go to where they are today. The biggest announcement of the night came from Edgar Sandoval of Procter & Gamble [...]
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Podcast: Latina School Nurse Preps Latinos to Face the Flu
Are you ready for Flu Season? This week’s podcast could save your life. Latina school nurse and Mom, Carolina Sandoval, from the National Association of School Nurses, shares specific ways that we as Latinos can survive this flu season. She also shares the latest info on the H1N1 (Swine Flu) and tips to keep your [...]
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