Before Radio One’s OnOne, before GlobalGrind, there was Urban Box Office. The hopes for it were right up there with BlackVoices, BlackPlanet, and BET.com. But it was supposed to be even bigger. It was like a network of sites of everything urban. But what happened?
It looks like John Threat is directing a movie that answers those questions. This video clip appeared in my Facebook account today and I felt strongly about sharing it beyond the confines of Facebook.
Take a peek at the preview:
Video: First Generation Urban
If you remember UrbanExposé, then think of this upcoming film as UrbanExposé on streroids. There’s going to be a lot of insider and behind-the-scenes information. Urban 2.0 could learn a lot from urban 1.0, that’s if it hasn’t already.
Lynne d Johnson is the Director, Social Media for FastCompany.com, a leading website and community for people passionate about business ideas that also offers the complete content of Fast Company magazine. She also writes Digital Media Diva, a technology blog following web, media, and consumer trends for FastCompany.com, and has also recently contributed to TheDailyVoice, techPresident, Black Web 2.0, and Rushmore Drive. As a consultant Lynne works with technology and Web clients in the areas of content, community, and brand strategy.
Lynne also serves on the Board of Directors of the Literary Freedom Project, a nonprofit arts organization, which seeks to empower communities of color through literature, creative thinking, and new media. Prior to joining Fast Company, she was the General Manager, New Media for VIBE, SPIN, and VIBE Vixen where she she managed marketing, editorial, production, business development, and sales operations for the magazines’ websites and mobile properties. Her personal blog, Lynne d Johnson || music, media, my life, which launched in July 2001, is the recipient of the 2006 Black Weblog Awards Black Blogger Achievement Award.
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