Where do you fit in the Black America Study?
Last week Radio One and Yankelovick (a consumer market research agency) released the “largest national survey of African-Americans” and website that hosts the findings on BlackAmericaStudy.com. It is definitely interesting and gives great insight into Blacks and our relationship with New Media. The study surveyed about 3,400 Blacks and also states what many of you [...]
Read MorePras Joins Revver’s Lineup of Video Bloggers; Launches Platinum Brand
Revver just brought new talent to its site, with the Pras Michel video blog. (See the announcement here.) Of course he isn’t the first urban celebrity to vlog, it’s just that most of them do it as a channel on YouTube, like Diddy. Then most of them don’t have their own site where they cross [...]
Read MoreGlobalGrind to Launch Hip-Hop Network with Glam
There’s been big news for Glam Media lately: It acquired Monetise Ltd, an online media sales company based in the UK. It formed a partnership with Brightcove to boost video content for Glam’s network. Expanded to include video distribution across its network of sites, in partnership with Sony BMG, E! Online, Lifetime Networks, and TV [...]
Read MoreUPDATE: Hip-Hop Sites under attack
The recent attacks on SOHH and AHH are D Dos and cross script attacks so some of you may want to double check to make sure your databases are updated with the latest security patch. Earlier today Miss Theda also posted exactly how the security on these sites were broken. Be sure to check with [...]
Read MoreThe Money Trail 6-27-2008
San Francisco, Seesmic Says ‘Why Not?’ To $6M More Just four months after closing its Series A funding, video chat company Seesmic Inc. has raised $6 million in Series B financing from E-Bay Co Founders “Omidyar Network” and Wellington Partners. http://www.seesmic.com
Read MoreCyber Hate: Hip-Hop Sites Under Attack
It’s seems as if haters have taken their tactics online. According to LvLselect, a group of hackers calling themselves “Anonymous” have started cyber attacks on Hip Hop sites including SOHH and All Hip Hop. It seems as if it all started with some racially charged statements on SOHHs Forums and has escalated to brute force [...]
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