Elaine Rita
Elaine Rita Mendus is a undergraduate student working on graduating college (someday soon). Her career interests include geopolitics, the Hispanic community, and urban planning. She really wouldn't mind ending up a scriptwriter though...
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Race and the tech industry’s immigration reform motives
Comprehensive immigration reform was one of the goals of the Obama administration during the campaign, but the tech world is also strongly interested in seeing… more -
ooVoo: a video chat app that Latinos love to use
OoVoo is a video and chat application that allows people to chat with up to 12 people at a time. According to company reps, the… more -
What’s the role of immigrant entrepreneurs?
The Kauffman Foundation has released a new publication focusing on immigrant entrepreneurs in the United States. This study shows an interesting array of figures, which… more -
Affordable ed in California with open source textbooks
Rising costs of tuition and textbooks are not unknown to college students and there’s historically been little in terms of relief for these rising costs… more -
MySpace is back, but does anyone care?
The former king of social networking, MySpace, has risen from the grave with a new interface, and bold ambition. In taking cues from other social… more -
Voxy Music turns songs into English lessons
Voxy has launched a new service allowing customers to learn English by listening to music. We previously wrote about Voxy, a mobile app to help… more -
MiTú taps demand for Latino content online
Beatriz Acevedo and partner Doug Greiff were often asked by clients to name a “destination on the web that had critical mass” for U.S. Hispanics.… more -
Good Eggs brings hi-tech to organic food
Agriculture and technology are things that don’t usually go together. However, Alon Salant and Rob Spiro at Good Eggs have found a way to bring… more -
Do fake Facebookers lower value of Likes?
5-6% of Facebook's profiles are fake, but the social networking site is still useful for brands. -
How tied to tech are we?
Technology has become remarkably portable in the span of a single decade. We can now interact with billions of people seamlessly, but are these portable… more
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