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http://pewinternet.org/Commentary/2010/September/Technology-Trends-Among-People-of-Color.aspx

Technology Trends Among People of Color | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

On September 16, 2010 Pew Internet Project Senior Research Specialist Aaron Smith spoke to the Center for American Progress Internet Advocacy Roundtable about three trends in minority technology use. The outline of his discussion (along with links to the relevant research) is posted below.
http://blogs.forrester.com/tamara_barber/10-03-03-hispanics%E2%80%99_use_social_media_%E2%80%93_it_new_mainstream It’s been almost 18 months since I wrote Hispanic Social Technographics Revealed , which highlighted this consumer segment’s very strong inroads using social media of all types. And in that time, the volume around how, why, and when companies should use social media has grown even louder. Likewise, Hispanics' engagement in social media has grown.

Hispanics’ Use Of Social Media – Is It The New Mainstream? | Forrester Blogs

http://pewinternet.org/Trend-Data/Online-Activities-Daily.aspx

Online Activities, Daily | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

On a typical day, 82% of adult internet users use the internet.
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Propagation Planning: Culture Mapping [Presentation]

http://griffinfarley.typepad.com/propagation/2010/12/culture-mapping-presentation.html
Movements

F or the 10th consecutive December, the magazine has chosen to look back on the past year through a distinctive prism: ideas.

The 10th Annual Year in Ideas - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/12/19/magazine/ideas2010.html#-1