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IAC Announces the Launch of Black Web Enterprises Inc.

By Markus

Via PRNewswire
IAC, the web conglomerate that owns and operates more than 60 of the top web destinations online, including Ask.com, Match.com and LendingTree.com, has just launched their foray into the African-American targeted web space. Black Web Enterprises Inc (BWE)., will house a number of yet-to-be-announced online destinations catering to the distinct needs and interests of the estimated 50 million Black people living in the U.S., from African Americans to Blacks from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Rather than compete with existing sites already geared toward the Black community, our goal with the initiative is to expand this market in order to bring the absolute best and most relevant web experience to Black people everywhere.

says Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President & CEO of BWE.

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Mega Says:
February 5th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
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IAC Adds Management To Black Community Deja-Site; Launch Coming
By Rafat Ali - Mon 04 Feb 2008 08:29 AM PST
IAC (NSDQ: IACI), which announced its Black community-focused division last year in April, is close to launching its first site under the “Black Web Enterprises” banner. The company said last year that Jan 2008 was the site launch month, but seems to have been delayed at least a month now. The CEO heading the project is Johnnie C. Taylor, who has been IAC’s SVP-HR previously. Among the execs it has added include:

– Kevin McFall, VP of Products: He was previously at Zap2it.com and BlackVoices.com (Tribune Company).
– Katrina Witherspoon, VP, Marketing & Business Development: She was with Reach Media’s BlackAmericaWeb.com and IAC’s Match.com prior to this.

The business is a part of IAC Programming, established in 2006 under Michael Jackson to grow branded online content properties. More here.
Interview with Johnny Taylor CEO of Black Web Enterprises | Black Web 2.0 Says:
March 8th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
[...] the fifth episode of the Black Web 2.0 Show I sat down with Johnny Taylor President and CEO of Black Web Enterprises (BWE) IAC’s Black community-focused division. BWE is slated to launch its first site [...]