Recently in my Spanish translation class, one of the Hispanic heritage speakers was telling the rest of the class about how his family and friends use the Internet. He was telling us that they were much more likely than his non-Hispanic friends to actually PAY for downloaded music. "It's like they don't really know how to get around it--everybody else has figured out how to go to pirate sites and download for free."
They are much more likely to download numerous ringtones, he said.
This matched my own observations--just being connected and able to interface and communicate is the best aspect of Internet usage.
Just hours after this in-class discussion, this article on Hispanics and digital media appeared:
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