La Red Innova

Building Bridges Between The Latin American and European Tech Communities

Submitted by Pablo Larguia on June 13, 2010

The entrepreneurial spirit forms part of the intrinsic culture of all of the Ibero-American countries.  Despite  social differences, Latin America has historically been a region which has enthusiastically embraced technological developments. In the 90s, many of its countries were leaders in the penetration of cable TV. Now they also find themselves at the top of the rankings of Internet use while broadband penetration continues to grow.Read more

Spanish-Speaking Companies and Governments Embrace Social Networking

Submitted by Jennifer L. Schenker on June 8, 2010

Ariel Brailovsky beat thousands of consumers to win a dream vacation package. All he had to do with tweet and complete some tasks on Facebook. The contest was launched on behalf of the Spanish government by SrBurns, a firm specialized in helping companies and countries in the Spanish-speaking world leverage social media to increase business. SrBurns is one of dozens of innovative young companies from Spain and Latin America that are expected to particpate in La Red Innova a June 14-15 conference in Madrid.Read more

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