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March, 25, 2013 – 05:17 PM / ET
Hispanicize 2013 will kick off with 1st Annual Diversity Tech Leaders and Social Media Entrepreneurs Summit presented by Sprint
- A national video contest for $1,000 is being launched for Latino tech and social media entrepreneurs
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Hispanicize 2013 will kick off with 1st Annual Diversity Tech Leaders and Social Media Entrepreneurs Summit presented by Sprint. (PRNewsFoto/Hispanicize 2013)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — A consortium of leading Latino and African American tech leaders and organizations are banding together for the launch of the first annual Diversity Tech Leaders and Social Media Entrepreneurs Summit presented by Sprint at Hispanicize 2013 (http://www.HispanicizeEvent.com ), the fourth annual Latino trends event set for April 9-13 at the Eden Roc hotel in Miami Beach.

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Slated for April 9th, the first day of Hispanicize 2013, the Diversity Tech Leaders Summit is presented by Sprint and being organized in partnership with the Latinos in Science and Technology Association (LISTA), the Latino Start Up Alliance and Silicon Valley Latino. Part TedX and part “Shark Tank” the summit will highlight some of the lesser-known business stories of diverse tech and social media entrepreneurs who are making their marks in digital media, apps and more.

“Sprint is honored to partner with Hispanicize in supporting diverse and emerging leaders who are harnessing technology to move industries and communities forward,” said Hector Galvan, Sprint Hispanic Corporate Media Relations Manager.

“Silicon Valley lacks diversity but through this summit powered by Sprint we’re going to demonstrate that when given the platform and opportunity there are plenty of Latino and African American entrepreneurs who are dedicated to building technology, web and social media-based ventures,” said Manny Ruiz (@MannyRuiz) (http://twitter.com/mannyruiz ), founder and creative director of Hispanicize 2013. “Given that Hispanicize is already a magnate for tech and social media entrepreneurs this is the natural meeting place to showcase the diverse stories developing outside Silicon Valley in places like Chicago, New York or even Miami Beach. This is going to be a fun, engaging program for entrepreneurs, bloggers and even journalists that are themselves considering the plunge into social media entrepreneurship.”

SUMMIT SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

The summit will launch with a keynote address by one of the most respected Hispanic tech leaders today, Rafael Urbina, CEO of Batanga Network. Urbina will present a talk about the hard earned lessons that he and his company have learned since launching in 1999, a 14-year span of innovation that has included raising capital, creating technologies, merging companies and ultimately acquiring other businesses.

Urbina’s address will be followed by a round robin of entrepreneur stories and inspirational talks of 10 minutes each on themes like creativity, finding the right investors, learning from failures and more topics that that are part and parcel of being in business in an increasingly digital-minded world.

Sharing their stories of tech successes and failures will also be Felicia Hatcher, author of How to Start a Business on a Ramen Noodle Budget and the Chief Popsicle of Feverish Ice Cream & Gourmet Pops, Jesse Martinez, founder of the Latino Start Up Alliance founder, Laura Gomez, former lead of Twitter’s Latino outreach, Lamar Tyler of Tyler New Media and Black and Married with Kids, Jose Marquez, executive director of Latinos in Science and Technology Association (LISTA), Jewel Figueras of Jewel’s Fab Life, among others.

HISPANICIZE DISRUPT COMPETITION

The summit will culminate with a “Shark Tank”-style Web video competition for $1,000 called Hispanicize Disrupt.
Between now and April 6 Hispanicize 2013 is seeking videos with an “elevator pitch” (3 minutes or less) that provides a compelling overview of a business idea, product, or expansion. The videos should be no longer than 3 minutes and no fancy editing is required – just your 1-3 minute business pitch. Board members from the Diversity Tech Summit team will select the top 10 submissions to take part in the live competition and only contestants that will be at Hispanicize 2013 on April 9 will qualify to be a finalist.

The Hispanicize Disrupt contest is for entrepreneurs who want to expand their businesses into new arenas, launch new products, or fund new technology. Whether you’re an established company looking to rapidly expand, an early-stage start-up seeking to get off the ground, or a blogger looking to scale up, this is your chance to not only win critical seed funding but also invaluable publicity on the largest stage in Hispanic new media.

The 10 finalists will give a live elevator pitch to an all-star panel of investor judges that include Andy Unanue, Managing Partner/Founder of AUA Private Equity and Jorge Consuegra of The Fearless Group. These judges will critique each contestant, ask questions and then select the Top 3 finalists. A mobile phone text vote from the audience will decide the winner. The winner will be awarded $1,000 by Sprint and will be prominently showcased during Hispanicize 2013.

To enter the contest:

1. Fill out the online form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gbdi6zkSFsRJahJVweNsNuNYLqeu-3yrOySsom-5Y2s/viewform
2. Shoot your short video (no more than 3 minutes, please)
3. Tweet it with the two hashtags #Hispz13 #Disrupt.
4. Fancy video editing is not necessary as the entry will be judged for content.
5. ONLY participants who are physically present at Hispanicize 2013 on April 9 qualify for the grand prize.

Sponsorship and Registration Information

The title sponsor of the event is Procter & Gamble. As of today, confirmed sponsors include: Sprint, Target, Tide, Charmin, Coca-Cola, Pandora, MundoFox, Sherwin-Williams, Ford, McDonald’s, The Clorox Company, Maseca, ViSalus, Swiffer, Fender, Radio Shack, Transitions, NBC Latino, The Axis Agency, JeffreyGroup, NBCUniversal, Lanugo, Visit Orlando, Lowe’s, ESPN Deportes, Fox News Latino, Business Wire, Sensis Agency, Avocados of Mexico, UnitedHealthcare, PR Newswire, The Zocalo Group, Yo Soy Segundo, El Sentinel, The American Latino Museum, Marketwire, The St. Augustine Visitor’s Bureau, Collective Bias and several more brands who will shortly be disclosed. Media partners include Latin Heat Media, Getty Images Hispanic, Media Moves, PRODU and Hispanic Market Weekly.

Sponsorship information is available by contacting sponsorship@hispanicizeevent.com or calling 203.364.4779. To reserve a hotel room visit https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_gi_new&groupID=14723119

About Hispanicize 2013

Now in its fourth year, Hispanicize 2013 (http://www.HispanicizeEvent.com ) (#Hispz13) is the iconic, largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in social media, journalism, advertising, PR, film, music and innovation.

Hispanicize 2013 brings brands, media, marketers, celebrities, filmmakers, innovators and bloggers together in a unique creative environment focused on ideas and best practices. The event is a launch pad for creative endeavors, new products, technologies, marketing campaigns, films, books and more targeting Latinos.

Hispanicize 2013, a partnership of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) (http://www.hpra-usa.org ), Hispanicize and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) (http://www.prsa.org ), will be held at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach, April 9-13, 2013.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Was it nostalgia or was it spite? Was it relief? Or was it simple courtesy? Or perhaps the novelty of the service. No one knows for sure what led four Latin American presidents to serenade the outgoing Alvaro Uribe of Colombia.

Four traditional Mexican mariachi were sent from www.serenata4u.com to the man who led Colombia for eight years with a steady hand and without fear of controversy.

Senders with the names of the presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil found in the wide repertoire of www.serenata4u.com the one melody that perfectly defines their feelings for Uribe.

www.serenata4u.com allows friends and lovers to send electronic serenades in the form of music videos. Each song is personalized with a message and two photos uploaded by the person sending them.

So, Hugo Chavez, with whom Uribe exchanged harsh words on several occasions, sent “El Rey” (The King), a selection that some may read as confrontational. Link to Hugo Chavezs serenade  (http://www.serenata4u.com/app/webroot/files/final_serenatas/e6403365350214703763569edef497e0/index.php?configLanguage=es).

Evo Morales, in a message a bit nostalgic, sent the song “Volver, volver, volver” (Return, return, return). Link to Evo Moraless serenade (http://www.serenata4u.com/app/webroot/files/final_serenatas/6dd36e7dc260bc1beeb79a33da67b5df/index.php?configLanguage=es).

Ecuadors Rafael Correa, with whom Uribe had border disputes, send “Serenata Huasteca”, accompanied by a photo of him playing guitar. Link to Rafael Correas serenade (http://www.serenata4u.com/app/webroot/files/final_serenatas/d9976f1c2c0c972d1cee0c3647cbd194/index.php?configLanguage=es).

Luis Inacio da Silva, Lula sent “Las Mananitas” (Mornings), accompanied by warm, but somewhat reflective words. Link to the Lula serenade (http://www.serenata4u.com/app/webroot/files/final_serenatas/46a731f4af282372a4097ba1e4d76b95/index.php?configLanguage=es).

Whatever the reasons behind the serenades to Uribe, it is clear that the Colombian president leaves and indelible mark on the continents history.

www.serenata4u.com is a project of Freydell Torres Diversity.

www.ftdiversity.com, an advertising agency based in New York. Since its launch in February 2010, over 20 000 virtual serenades have been distributed to over 100 countries worldwide.

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NEWTON, Mass., GUATEMALA CIUDAD, Guatemala and LAS VEGAS, March 22 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — International CTIA Wireless Show — MoreMagic Solutions, a leading mobile financial solutions provider, and Claro, a leading mobile network operator, are providing immigrants in the United States, Canada, and worldwide an easy and affordable way to send minutes home to relatives and friends in an expanded set of countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. All Claro mobile operator networks are now connected to the MoreMagic Solutions International Recharge Hub, the leading platform for international TopUp transactions and settlements.

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Customers in other countries recognize the Claro brand due to the consistent reliability of our mobile services.

By going online at www.etopuponline.com, or to any of thousands of independent retail stores, a customer can purchase minutes for a Claro mobile phone. When a customer sends an international recharge, the airtime is immediately available, and the recipient is notified with a personalized SMS message. Travelers in the United States, Canada, and other countries are also able to recharge their own phones. Since MoreMagic Solutions offers the best foreign exchange rates (FX) available, Claro customers receive maximum airtime value.

“A wide-ranging community of Central Americans living in the United States, Canada, and throughout the rest of the world, gives continuous financial support to family and friends back home. Members of this vital group prefer to send airtime as a gift over any other gift, since it is inexpensive and instantaneous,” said Pankaj Gulati, CEO of MoreMagic Solutions. “Responding to growing demand from this community, MoreMagic Solutions offers international recharge service for Claro mobile phones through www.etopuponline.com, as well as at hundreds of thousands of store locations worldwide.”

“Customers in other countries recognize the Claro brand due to the consistent reliability of our mobile services. In conjunction with MoreMagic Solutions we welcome the opportunity to offer airtime to our customers at today’s exchange rate,” said Monica Ruiz, Value Added Services, Director for Claro Central America. “The extensive availability of retail locations, as well as internet purchases through www.etopuponline.com, make it easier than ever to give a gift of airtime for a Claro mobile phone, and friends and family members can immediately receive calls from the community back home.”

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Claro is a subsidiary of America Movil, the third largest telecommunications company in the world, in terms of equity subscribers. America Movil uses the trademark Claro in eleven countries in Latin America. In Central America the trademark Claro is used in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua since September 2006. Claro offers comprehensive services in telecommunications, which included mobile phone, Internet, landlines, and cable television, as of December 31st 2009 for 11.8 million subscribers for its Central American operations.

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Thursday, Oct. 15

LATIN AMERICA- Latin America reacted with pleasure to news of the awarding of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama. Latin American leaders and winners of the prize from previous years offered words of support and recognition to the US leader.

Most Central and South American presidents, including Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Argentinian President Cristina Fernández, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, sent their congratulations to Obama, according to Clarín.

According to Reuters, after thanking his counterparts in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia and other countries for their signs of support by telephone, Obama declared his intention to help Latin America meet its principal challenges: Poverty and drug trafficking.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet told ANSA that the award “was recognition for his efforts and for the positive political climate” Obama had created since his arrival at the White House. This should be a “call to other political leaders to move forward with disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation,” Bachelet added.

Costa Rican President Óscar Arias, who won the same prize in 1987, termed the Nobel Committee’s decision to recognize Obama’s efforts as visionary. According to Terra.com, Arias said, “Possibly, the Obama administration’s most import foreign policy theme has been a return to multilateralism and an abandonment of domination by the world powers.”

Obama’s most significant commitments, ABC Color noted, include gradually reducing the US military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, closing the prison at Guantanamo, and nuclear disarmament.

Uribe, one of the United States’ most important allies in South America, said he “greatly supports President Obama’s efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear threat.”

Both Guatemalan Rigoberta Menchú (the 1992 winner) and Argentinian Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (the 1980 winner) also congratulated the US leader.

Shortly after learning the news on Oct. 9, Obama, according to Reuters, declared he felt honored to appear alongside persons who were his source of inspiration throughout the “valiant quest for peace.” After thanking the Nobel Committee, he said he would consider the prize a “call for action.”

While most Latin American leaders supported the decision, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez doubted the validity of awarding the prize to President Obama. Chavez, according to Reuters, stated, “The jury put store on his hope for a nuclear arms-free world, forgetting his role in perpetuating his battalions in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

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South African media company Naspers announced today the acquisition of 91% of the share capital of Brazilian e-commerce group BuscaPé.com Inc. for an amount of US$342m.

Buscapé, which started as comparison shopping ten years ago, currently is Latin America’s top such network for new and used goods and one of the region’s best-known internet brands. It is the exclusive provider of comparison shopping solutions to more than 100 portals and websites in Latin America, including Microsoft, Globo and Abril, with over 10 million products and over 320 000 online and offline stores.

In recent years BuscaPé acquired a competitor, Bondfaro. It also expanded with QueBarato, the leading free-classifieds network in Latin America. Electronic payments can be done with Pagamento Digital. In addition it has an affiliate advertising network named Lomadee, an e-commerce research business, eBit, and a fraud risk assessment service, FControl.

All details on Naspers’ press realease.

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