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We recently hosted a local blogger social in Orlando to celebrate the launch of the Aio Wireless brand in town! Our friends at Boden PR partnered with us to provide them with consulting on the local blogging community, perform blogger outreach to local bloggers, and host an event for their client Aio Wireless. We had a great time learning more about the Aio Wireless brand and working with Boden PR to put together a great event for local bloggers - check

Last week, our founder Melanie Edwards had the pleasure of being a panelist on a live webinar hosted by the ELLA Leadership Institute. The Advance Your Career as a Blogger webinar was viewed by those interested in starting a blog as well as newer or established bloggers that wanted to learn more from the panelists. Live-streamed via a Google+ Hangout On Air, the webinar was also recorded and is available for viewing, free of charge. As a veteran seven-year blogger, Melanie (along with Chantilly

Last week we had the pleasure of speaking at the Hispanic Business Conference in Orlando, part of the Hispanic Business & Consumer Expo presented by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando. The panel we were a part of was Translating Social Media, moderated by Ian Suarez of the Chamber, and included the following co-presenters: Adly Santiago, Spanish Web Services Coordinator for The Orlando Magic, Ashley Cisneros, Co-founder of Chatter Buzz Media, and Christie Volastro, VP of Digital Marketing for Walt Disney World. You can imagine that the panel was full of information on social media best practices for

Yesterday as I began my morning social media routine, I began to see articles stating that Disney had unveiled their first Latina princess - Sofia. The new princess is from the upcoming Disney Junior movie and show, Sofia the First, and I was shocked that this was the first I had ever heard of her being Hispanic or Latina. The shock came from the fact that clips from the show have been on TV, previews of the show have been

Photo courtesy of Be Blogalicious/Flickr I first met the Blogalicious conference organizers during the BlogHer 2009 conference. I was excited to see a new conference in the scene that was promoting and supporting diversity in social media. The Blogalicious ladies were passionate about their mission and it showed. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the first Blogalicious Weekend in 2009 due to the job I had at that time. However, I was able to join the Blogalicious community in 2010 in

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin and Me Editor's Note: This is a guest post by Stacey Ferguson, known as Justice Fergie, who attended an event on our behalf at The White House. Last month I had the honor of attending the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Minority Health Blogger Townhall at The White House on behalf of Ella Media to engage

This past Saturday, we hosted the Digital Latinas Meetup During Viva La Música at SeaWorld Orlando and what a great time we had! Latina bloggers from all over Florida attended with their families and enjoyed the fun of celebrating our cultura Latina on the annual festival's opening day.

We recently chatted with the National Honey Board and Bárbara Trujillo Gómez, who have partnered to encourage consumers to lead an active and healthy life, and are spreading the message of how honey can help you in your efforts. Through this partnership, they've launched a three-month challenge with recipes, exercise ideas, and tips from Barbara on a Spanish-language site. This partnership piqued our interest because it seeks to inform Latino consumers, and the National Honey Board is working

We're so excited about an upcoming event we're hosting - mostly because we get to share a wonderful local event with Latina bloggers in the area, but also because we're fans of anything celebrating Latino culture! In just over a week, the Viva la Música festival kicks off at SeaWorld Orlando on April

Last weekend, we attended the SheStreams conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and were able to learn, share, and connect with many of the attendees. There were some great sessions with valuable information, motivation, and inspiration. Plus, it was great that we were conference partners and presented as well! We want to share some of what we learned at SheStreams, and a bit of our presentation too. Let's start