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Awards/Recognitions:
Best Inspirational Blogger by Latism.org for her bilingual blog Mi Caminar.com (My Walk)
Featured As “Bloguera Spotlight” on AOL Latino Tu Voz En Tu Vida, October, 2011.
Appearances
First Ever Latina Blogger Retreat in Washington, DC – Blanca Stella Mejia was selected as one of 70 top Latina bloggers to attend the first ever Latina Blogger Retreat in Washington DC 20th to 22nd May 2012 as recognition for her inspiration and commitment to Latinas in social media and blogging. This event took Blanca to a briefing at the White House. The full recap of her trip can be found here: Latina Bloggers At The White House: My Heart and Spirit Is Stirred
Community Involvement
September, 2012 Joined as Board Member for Social Media Club South Florida
June, 2012 Part of team for Social Media Day Miami, a simultaneous event in other cities started by Mashable.
August, 2011: Named Latism South Florida Co-Director , August, 2011.
Latism.org South Florida Chapter. Latism, a non-profit organization, is the largest organization of Social Media professionals of Hispanic origin and the third largest community on Twitter. The members are bloggers, twitters, social network group leaders, e-commerce owners, marketers and more.
Speaking
April, 2013 Hispanicize at Tech Blogger Panel
April, 2013 Word Camp Miami on Content Curation Tools
October 26, 2012 Latism 2012 National Conference: Google Plus 1 , Facebook 101 and Moderator of Creating A New Education Culture for Hispanics.
October 23, 2012 International Money Transfer Conference: Mobile Marketing
May, 2012: Ignite Miami : Get Uncomfortable In Your Comfort Zone To Transform Your Life
May, 2012 : Inspiration University : Use Your Blog To Increase You Audience in Social Media
February, 2012 Wordcamp Miami – Weaving Your Way With Plugins and Widgets
February, 2012 Heart Camp – Unleashing Courage from the Heart
October, 2011: Social Media and Health Care at VSBrooks Advertising with the South Florida Hospital And Healthcare Association
August, 2011, Social Media Presentation at E Commerce Day Bogota:
July, 2011 Social Media Presentation at Aktio Colombia (Spanish):
July, 2011 Social Media Presentation at Clinica Palermo (Spanish) :
May, 2011: Panel Speaker at She Con, Topic: Diversity In Social Media:
April 2011: Guest lecturer at Alex De Carvalho Social Media Class at University of Miami
February 2011: Speaker at Miami Chamber of Commerce:
- Blog Post: Mission Possible: Social Media Success
August, 2010: Scholarship Award by Latism.org * to attend Blogher**because of her bilingual blog : Mi Caminar.com
For more information, videos & pictures, you can read her Blogher Recap: Blogher, Latism, Activists & More
Interviews
August 2010, Johnson & Johnson at Blogher (Included in Johnson & Johnson Feature Blogher Highlight Video)
August 2010, Yahoo Shines – You Reinvented
August 2010, Interview with HITN.org about the Latina Blogosphere
November 2011, Johnson and Johnson at Latism 2011 Conference: In English In Spanish
Radio
Various radio shows on 880thebiz.com with FriedOnBusiness.com talking about Social Media. Sample Show
More Shows vlogged on Radio Show category on BlancaStella.com
Local or National PR, Social Media Events
January – March, 2012, Chosen as a select blogger in the Southeast region of the United States for their Verizon Ambassador Program
June, 2011 Guest of General Motors at NAHJ ( National Association of Hispanic Journalists)
June, 2011 Contracted by Portada-Online to do Live Tweeting at “LATAM Advertising & Media Summit con el hashtag #latamsummit Blogger
Outreach For Various Local Social Media Campaigns For Tilson PR Corporate Clients:
July, 2010 : Truly Nolen Mouse Parade
September, 2010 Dunkin Donuts – Monkey See Monkey Do
January, 2011 Private Tour of Morikame Museum
*Latism is the largest organization of Social Media professionals of Hispanic origin and the third largest community on Twitter. The members are bloggers, twitters, social network group leaders, e-commerce owners, marketers and more.
**From Blogher Website:
Blogher reaches more than 20 million unique women each month and is the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for women online. Women turn to BlogHer to raise their voices, discuss relevant issues, aggregate their influence and engage with a supportive community of others doing the same.
The conference in New York had over 80 corporate sponsored and 2400 attendees.
Press Releases
February 2013: Social Media Week Panel