Parranda Puerto Rico Community
“Building a Greater Puerto Rico” Parranda is a mapping project devoted to the economic, civic, and cultural development of a Greater Puerto Rico.” By providing a virtual platform for mass collaboration, Parranda enables the Puerto Ricans on and off the island (the diaspora) to meet, collaborate, and help each other on meaningful and measurable initiatives.
Join us in Porto Rico 30th May 2013 for the first ever Parranda Summit. 150+ leaders from the global Puerto Rican diaspora community are gathering to talk about the issues that matter most. Including job creation, entrepreneurship, education, healthcare and empowerment. Don't miss out on this opportunity. Join us. The Parranda way: together To register, visit … [Read more...]
A leader in the global Puerto Rican diaspora reflects on the impact of social engagement Guest post by Jose Masso [A native of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, José Masso moved to Boston in 1973. His career has included prominent and groundbreaking positions in education, communications, politics, entertainment, sports and philanthropy. Since June 22nd, 1975, generations of radio listeners … [Read more...]
This week -- a really busy one for me, filled with travel -- had many highlights. But one of the most important -- and moving -- was a day with Boston's public radio personality and all-around amazing person Jose Masso. The occasion: the informal launch of the Parranda Boston chapter. I spent the earlier part of the day with Jose Masso at WBUR, then met with the Boston Parranderos at … [Read more...]
Dear Parranderos In case yo didn't get the invite, this evening, we are continuing our Parranda Cities program with an informal meet-up in Boston. Come meet with celebrated Boston DJ Jose Masso and Parranda co-founder Mónica Feliú-Mójer (I'll be there, too) to discuss what Parranda can mean for the Boston area and what the Boston Parranda community can bring to Puerto Rico at this year's … [Read more...]
Dear Parranderos: If you have not yet registered into the Parranda.org we hope you will do so today! Tomorrow evening - Thursday, January 17th - (8PM Puerto Rico time, 7PM Eastern, 4PM Pacific), we will be hosting a "Twitter Party" to discuss how Parranderos throughout the Greater Puerto are setting up local groups in their cities. If you are interested in meeting Boricuas in your city, or … [Read more...]
Miami to Host First Parranda Meetup this Saturday at Jimmyz Kitchen Wynwood In preparation for our first annual conference in Puerto Rico, this Spring — and to accelerate our global mapping project — today we are announcing the launch of Parranda Cities, an ongoing program to help identify and recruit new members for Parranda in cities throughout the world. Members of the growing … [Read more...]
Who today is leaving the island? Can social networking bring them “back”? El Morro, San Juan. Source: Wikipedia [Originally published in Forbes, December 10, 2011. This article was one of the things that brought the first parranderos at Parranda.org together. We will soon be publishing a sequel to the article on Forbes.com. Stay tuned!] I was at TEDx San Juan this week … [Read more...]
Dear Parranderos, Happy Three Kings Day! If you have not yet registered to become a member of Parranda — the doors to the network are now open — please do so before Sunday January 6, El Dia de Los Reyes. Starting Saturday night, January 5th, we will be hosting a virtual parranda on our site to celebrate this special day with conversation, photos, and information about how Puerto Ricans … [Read more...]
@giorodriguez: How does a boricua restaurant make it big in San Rafael, a place not particularly well known for its Puerto Rican culture? By deeply thinking about what it means to be “social.” [Originally published in Forbes, Dec. 30 2012] As many of my readers know, when I talk about “social” I try not to say “media.” In conversations about marketing, the word media … [Read more...]
Dear Parranderos everywhere: we are proud to announce that we have opened the doors to the Parranda network, a new project dedicated to the economic, civic, and cultural development of a "Greater Puerto Rico." Already we have more than 1,200 people on the pre-registration list, and we expect many more to walk through the doors today. But in the middle of all the excitement and commotion, we … [Read more...]
