Google CEO Sundar Pichai has written a blog post outlining the company’s plans for Latin America, including a $1.2 billion investment over the next five years.
Facebook On Target For 50% Market Penetration Latin America
Facebook’s growth may have slowed in recent years, but the pandemic is driving it to new heights in Latin America.
Netflix Is Now Available in Cuba
It appears that Netflix is one of the first tech companies to take advantage of the “Cuban Thaw”, the recent decision by the Obama administration to warm up trade and travel relations between the US and Cuba after decades of…
eBay Expands In Latin American Market
eBay just announced the launch of new Spanish and Portuguese-language versions of its website for customers in Latin America. The e-commerce giant already has over 2 million people in Latin America using its site in English and with U.S. dollars,…
Yelp Expands Into Argentina, Its 27th Country
Yelp continues to expand internationally with a launch in Argentina, its 27th market. This comes just two months after Yelp’s Mexico launch, further expanding the company’s presence in Latin America, which also includes Brazil. People in Argentina can now create…
Netflix Taps Gaz Alazraki For First Spanish-Language Original Series
Netflix just announced its first Spanish-language original series – a comedy set in the world of futbol, from director Gaz Alazraki. The so far untitled project will consist of thirteen episodes, and reunite the team behind Nosotros los Nobles (We…
Venezuela Protests Leave 3 People Dead
Youth Day marches in Caracas, Venezuela turned violent with at least three people dead from gunshot wounds. Protests against the government have been escalating since the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro in April 2013. The violent events were another cry from…
Demand Media Enters New Ad Partnership In Latin America
Demand Media announced that it has entered into a digital advertising partnership with Cisneros Interactive’s RedMas, which will see RedMas gain exclusive representation for branded digital ad solutions eHow en Español, in certain Latin American countries. Demand Media will provide…
GoDaddy Expands To Latin America
Emerging markets are where it’s at these days. While there’s still plenty of small businesses in mature markets in the U.S. and Western Europe, companies are now targeting small businesses in emerging markets to take advantage of the explosive growth…
Puerto Rico Earthquake Of 6.4 Magnitude Jolts Nation
A strong earthquake struck Northern Puerto Rico early Monday about 34 miles north of Hatillo municipality and caused minor damages including some power outages and floor cracks. No injuries have been reported so far. The earthquake is one of the largest quakes…