The Community Startup: Lance Rios and 25K+ People Love Being Latino

by Antonio Altamirano on March 11, 2010 · 4 comments

in Social Media, Technology

Being Latino

Being Latino

Belief, lots of work and sweat lots of sweat equity. That is what it takes to create and maintain a community that focuses around the simple notion of being latino. That is what Lance Rios has been able to create. An active and vibrant community of folks that share the love of being latino.

The success and sheer growth of the being latino community within facebook has been quiet healthy. Now it boosts over $25K members of which many of them are active users. Topics of discussion range from politics, to entertainment and technology.

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