Radio One’s spending spree
These days it seems like it is hard to get away from all the talk about Radio One’s interactive play. This weekend was no exception, while visiting family in the DC area I opened the Business section of Monday’s Washington Post and what do you know! Another story about Radio One, this article took a [...]
Read MoreWhat if GlobalGrind fails?
The Internet has been buzzing about the possible demise of Global Grind, the Digg-like Social bookmarking site targeting an urban audience. It’s unclear whether or not the rumors will be confirmed, but as one of only a few venture capitalist funded websites targeting an urban niche, I wonder what impact Global Grind’s failure could have [...]
Read MoreDid Allhiphop.com Get the Short End?
We recently reported that Allhiphop.com signed a 5 year multi-million dollar exclusive ad deal with Radio One’s Interactive One. On the surface the ad deal looked like a win win for both companies. AHH, gets rid of the burden of searching for ad inventory by teaming up with Radio One’s well connected urban radio ad [...]
Read MoreComcast invests in P2P video-delivery startup
Seems Comcast has been busy lately, as reported a few days ago with the Plaxo deal. I noticed today that Seattle-based GridNetworks on Monday said that Comcast would make an unspecified investment in the company and collaborate on developing so-called peer-to-peer file-sharing techniques that are “friendly” to Internet service providers. That’s a step in the [...]
Read MoreDoes my cable box Plaxo too?
+ We love to network online, and we love cable TV, but what the hell does the nation’s largest cable company want with a social networking tool? The acquisition of Plaxo by Comcast, could quite possibly revolutionize the effort to converge the digital living room with the PC.
Read MoreSocial Networking Wars
Super news takes a very funny look at the battle of the social networks. Discovered via Baratunde
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