Launched: Afriville.com

I came across Afriville.com today on Digg and was intrigued. As I researched this website I began to learn more and more about a whole Africa 2.0 movement. Whether I read criticism or encouragement, both sides seem to be driven by a passion for developing awareness around African Web 2.0 sites and applications. [...]

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Launched: HipHop.cn Globalizing Hip-Hop Content

WebContentStrategy.com recently expanded the definition of content globalization: “…content globalization is typically defined as the adaptation of Web content, interactive media, printed documents, or packaging to meet the cultural, linguistic, and business requirements of a global audience…expand that definition to include content focused on the various ethnicities that make-up what we call America.” What if this definition [...]

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The Top 10 Web Trends You Should Keep an Eye on

Richard MacManus over at ReadWriteWeb listed 10 current web trends that will dominate the web as we know it (in the form of mash-ups and apps that most of us can’t even envision at this point) 10 years from now. 1. Semantic Web 2. Artificial Intelligence 3. Virtual Worlds 4. Mobile 5. Attention Economy 6. Web Sites as Web Services 7. Online [...]

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AllHipHop + Social Networking = HipHop’s Biggest Social Network?

Visually…Very nice, I was totally impressed and eager to explore the site more when I just happen to login one day a few months ago. Overall content was presented effectively (I didn’t expect anything less, they have insightful editorials, reviews, and features); a commerce element (powerd by Amazon) was intergrated into the site seamlessly; [...]

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