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The March for Innovation, or iMarch, launched by bipartisan voices for immigration reform, is using social media to push for reform.

iMarch for immigration reform launches with high-profile backers and social media prodding

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Rupert Murdoch, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger all agree. Immigration reform has to get done. That's why Murdoch and Bloomberg … Read More

Yahoo has acquired social blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion. (Getty Images)

Yumblr! Yahoo buys Tumblr; users worry about future of social blogging platform

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Longtime Internet media company Yahoo is buying social blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the two companies announced. As word leaked last week and … Read More

WATERTOWN, MA - Onlookers take pictures as they watch from windows while SWAT team members search for one remaining suspect at a neighboring apartment building on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts.(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Bombings, a manhunt and the new role of social media for parents

By Monica J. Vila, The Online Mom

It was striking to watch accomplished news anchors and reporters as the manhunt for the Boston marathon bombers unfolded. They were in Copley Square, only 5 … Read More

Manny Ruiz, in charge of Hispanicize 2013, which seeks to celebrate content creators and connect Latino bloggers and brands. (Courtesy Hispanicize)

Hispanicize conference aims to redefine “content creators,” adds journalist showcase

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"My friends tell me I'm crazy," says Manny Ruiz, the founder and creative director of Hispanicize, a resource for Hispanic social media marketers and Latino … Read More

Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) drew outrage after its chairman made offensive comments about immigrants. The organization says she does not reflect its views. (Cuentame)

California org. focused on curbing population growth under scrutiny for anti-immigrant stance

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The nonprofit Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) is under scrutiny for comments made by a member of the organization who said the DREAM Act is … Read More

A grab bag of Twitter lists in celebration of its seventh birthday. (Getty Images)

Twitter birthday lists: Who to follow, rising stars and a shameless plug

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People love lists. That's why we shamelessly produce them. In celebration of Twitter's seventh birthday, which has changed the way we connect with news makers … Read More

Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican.

Argentinian Pope Francis: Latinos on social media react

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Just moments after white smoke appeared in Vatican City to signal that the conclave had chosen a new pope, the world took to Twitter and Facebook to express … Read More

Latinos are erasing the digital divide as their internet usage has shot up in the last three years. (Getty Images)

Study: Digital divide disappearing as Latinos catch up on internet usage

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The digital divide is vanishing when it comes to Latinos and their internet usage compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to a new report from Pew Hispanic … Read More

How do you keep up with your kid's tech habits when you can't keep up with tech? (Getty Images)

Monitoring tech habits as a parent

By Monica Vila, The Online Mom

Some of us parents have made a big effort of being relatively tech-savvy. You know the type – we know how to set up a home network and are always up to date … Read More

Actress Eva Longoria reveals a surprising new passion.

Eva Longoria reveals surprising passion in new short

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Eva Longoria has gone through several attractive men in the past year – Eduardo Cruz and Mark Sanchez, just to name two – but along with an interest in … Read More