Former Bronxites turn to the Internet and digitized records to find their family histories and discover past eras of the Bronx.
Archive | April, 2011
DIGITAL BRONX: The Bronx of my past
Posted on 15 April 2011.
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DIGITAL BRONX: Whither Bronx Bombers, bloggers will follow
Posted on 15 April 2011.
By Alex Eriksen It isn’t only the Yankees that are out of spring training. Baseball bloggers have taken the virtual field and nowhere in greater numbers than to cover the New York Yankees. “The Yankees are the most watched and reported team in baseball,” says Lenny Neslin, the one-man operation behind Lennysyankees.com. Neslin, a sophomore […]
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DIGITAL BRONX: Bronx Bloggers Unite
Posted on 15 April 2011.
Video Q&A: Clairisel Gonzalez founder of the Bronx Blogging Network
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DIGITAL BRONX: Brothers bypass record labels to promote music online
Posted on 15 April 2011.
By Manuel Rueda Gonzalo Venegas and his brother Rodrigo have been rapping about social inequalities since the 1990s. Based in the south Bronx—the cradle of the hip-hop movement—the two brothers use the Internet to share their work with fans across the world. Known in hip-hop circles as the Rebel Diaz duo, the Venegas brothers blend […]
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DIGITAL BRONX: Electronic aggression: Cyberbullying a hot topic
Posted on 15 April 2011.
Concern about online bullies has prompted the Bronx D.A. workshops
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DIGITAL BRONX: Ballads of the Bronx
Posted on 15 April 2011.
Bronx Ink selected our favorite YouTube music videos highlighting the Bronx. Vote for yours.
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DIGITAL BRONX: Thought you knew the Bronx? Mainland Media wants to open your mind
Posted on 15 April 2011.
By Olivia Damavandi @OliviaDamavandi Companies around the world are using online social networks to personify their brands and enhance their images. Three Bronx natives are harnessing the digital frontier not just to promote their small business, but also to give their hometown a virtual makeover. The co-founders of Mainland Media —brothers Paul Ramirez, 29, and […]
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DIGITAL BRONX: Alzheimer’s patients Tweet
Posted on 15 April 2011.
By Linda Thrasybule The quiet devastation of Alzheimer’s is usually an experience families suffer from behind closed doors. But recently, Libby Embry, 63, shared her battle with the disease in a most unexpected way, tweet by tweet. “I’m still me,” Embry wrote in a message meant to educate doctors about her condition. “I wanted to […]
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