Category Archives: News
Religious Groups Build Communities on Facebook
[An Inside Facebook post] Religion takes many forms on Facebook. There’s a Page for The Bible, with more than 4.5 million Likes. Religious leaders are gaining lots of fans, for example the Dalai Lama’s 913,200. Places of worship have their … Continue reading
Swedish App Polls for Parliamentary Election Voting Plans
[An Inside Facebook post] Riksdagsvalet 2010 is a new Swedish application that allows people to “vote” in the country’s 2010 parliamentary elections. The app is intended by its creators to be nothing more than an informal poll. It has you give … Continue reading
My journey towards Mexitarianism
[A NewsTaco post] I want to be a vegetarian. I really do. But I’ve had to give up. Let me explain. Me and my family are Mexicans via South Texas via Northern Mexico, which for those of you not in … Continue reading
Is culture to blame for high Latina suicide attempt rates?
[A NewsTaco post] Latina girls have twice the rate of suicide attempts as their Anglo and African-American peers: 21%. Professor Luis H. Zayas has been studying the phenomenon since he accidentally stumbled upon it in the 1980s. I spoke with … Continue reading
Boxing Your Way To Bodacious
[A Guanabee Post] I love to eat. A lot. Especially if frijoles and tortillas are involved. Loving to eat has forced me to find a way to do so without suffering the inevitable side effects of an overly voluptuous figure. … Continue reading
Barbara Talks To A Professor Studying Latina Adolescent Suicide
[A Guanabee post] At 21%, the suicide rate for Latina adolescents is twice as high as that of whites and blacks. That’s something Professor Luis H. Zayas has been studying for 20 years during his career as a social worker and … Continue reading
Work For Us App Brings Job Hunting to Facebook
[An Inside Facebook post] Facebook can now be a job board with a new application, Work For Us, which allows Page administrators to install a tab on their Page to collect potential hires’ information. The app’s basic version is free for 30 days … Continue reading
Kraft Foods Focuses Messaging on Facebook
[An Inside Facebook post] Global food giant Kraft Foods has set its eyes on Facebook, pumping up at least three campaigns for Wheat Thins (crackers), Oreo (cookies) and Crystal Light (flavored beverage) in recent weeks. The Facebook and Twitter campaigns are paired with … Continue reading
As AT&T Gears Up Social Media Customer Service Efforts, A Look at Its Facebook Activity
[An Inside Facebook post] In the face of the launch of iPhone 4 and unrelenting customer dissatisfaction AT&T has set aside resources to focus more on its customers on social media. This discontent is registered by an average of at least 10,000 … Continue reading
Police in Delhi, India Use Facebook Page to Address Traffic Problems
[An Inside Facebook post] The Delhi Traffic Police in India have launched a Facebook Page that is trying to help the city government better understand and address traffic problems, in part intended to help the city prepare for the Commonwealth Games … Continue reading