Members and nonmembers can now access Costco products via DoorDash in Bayamón, San Juan and Caguas. #NewsismyBusiness
The “like” button was not created in a vacuum; it was made with bumps and lumps and research along the path, and its making wasn’t straight-line. #NewsismyBusiness
Edward Bernays, the father of public relations, published his book Propaganda in 1928. This text was considered innovative at the time and raises the importance of opinion leaders and persuasive messages to mobilize individuals, influence their behaviors and habits of speech. consumption. Twenty-one years later, George Orwell published the famous 1984, a dystopian novel set […]
Facebook, the beleaguered social media platform is up to new devices with a revamped branding it calls Meta and an offshoot enterprise described as FB metaverse, or its multiple reality web. So, what is CEO Mark Zuckerberg up to now? Facebook defines its proposed metaverse as “a set of virtual spaces where you can create […]
Facebook and Cisneros Interactive announced the launch of “Activa la Temporada,” a hub geared toward digital acceleration, that allows advertisers, agencies, and developers to access personalized content according to their level of e-commerce adoption and needs. It is available in Spanish for countries served by the Facebook and Cisneros partnership: Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, […]
Puerto Rico-based business internet service provider AeroNet this week launched a new, advanced Wi-Fi service in Old San Juan, in partnership with Facebook Connectivity. The new service is powered by Facebook Connectivity’s Express Wi-Fi platform, which will enable AeroNet to provide its Wi-Fi service in a sustainable and scalable way, and Terragraph, a gigabit wireless […]
High-speed business internet service provider AeroNet announced it will pilot Terragraph, a gigabit wireless technology by Facebook Connectivity, in Old San Juan. With Terragraph, AeroNet aims to deliver reliable and affordable high-speed broadband to the historic city. The trial deployment will improve on the city’s digital infrastructure and ensure greater availability of broadband services for […]
The closing event for Startup Hub Caribbean, a program by Facebook and Puerto Rican accelerator parallel18, showcased the growth and impact of 10 startups that are helping improve their communities’ access to high-quality education, jobs, and technology. The Demo Day took place in parallel18’s HQ, in San Juan and was the final phase of a […]
Facebook and online technology training school Platzi announced that 1,000 scholarships will be awarded to residents of Brazil and Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America to contribute to the region’s talent development and economic growth. The scholarships consist of a 21-week course at Platzi and the end of the course, participants will receive certification as front-end […]
Facebook and accelerator parallel18, an initiative of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust, are partnering to launch “Startup Hub Caribbean,” a program that will support 10 technology startups that have outsized social impact potential and are focused on improving the lives of communities across the Caribbean. Startups selected for the program will receive […]
As the April 15 income tax return filing deadline looms, the Puerto Rico Society of CPAs has launched its tax orientation campaign, which this year has extended to digital platforms such as Facebook. “For the first time we use live transmissions via Facebook to receive and answer questions from the public,” said Cecilia C. Columbus […]
Although the financial crisis in Puerto Rico has not yet taken a drastic swing of balance in a positive direction, that hasn’t stopped Facebook from identifying opportunities that are available on its plaform for small and medium businesses to expand their operations.
Social media giant Facebook is hosting a series of “Boost your Business” seminars in Puerto Rico this week, it announced.
Digital platform Facebook will organize a series of training events aimed at small and medium enterprises in Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló confirmed.
During his trip to California this week, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, met with top Facebook, Uber, and Sunrun executives to generate an interest from them to collaborate, establish, or expand their operations on the island.
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA