Comments on: BlackVoices.com talks Audience Acquisition

By: Black Voices releases Toolbar, Desktop App, and Email Service | Black Web 2.0

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:09:27 +0000

[...] the leading online destination for African-American, is far from satisfied with their steadily increasing year-over-year growth. Today we noticed Black Voices released a toolbar, desktop application, and email service (yes [...]

By: TheJennTaFur

TheJennTaFur — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:48:19 +0000

When I first received an email address in 1996, it was through AOL and I was a regular reader of Black Voices section of AOL. I used to also use their chat room. However, after about 9 months my interest was not there anymore but I always give Black Voices credit for my introduction to black culture on the web.

Thank you for the lesson on how BlackVoices.com is able to get their audience.

There is an entity on myspace – http://www.myblackamerica.com – who is an avid reader and sharer of the information of BlacKVoices.com blogs and that is where I am able to sometimes know what is going on in Black America from them for they have a loyal following on myspace.

By: Lynne d Johnson

Lynne d Johnson — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:22:51 +0000

@Fredric Mitchell — If news is the angle, then The Root, Ebony/Jet, the sites over at Interactive One, and especially The Daily Voice are competitors. But one thing that BV has that they don’t, the history of Africana and BlackVoices, as well as the deep tie ins with the AOL brand. If anyone is in a position to become the black CNN, so to speak, BV is it, but early entrant doesn’t always mean winner. Sounds like Muhammad is aware of all of this.

By: Urban Media News Report: 12.23.08 – Foxxology Report

Urban Media News Report: 12.23.08 – Foxxology Report — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:28:14 +0000

[...] BlackVoices.com talks Audience Acquisition Nice but expected by most since BlackVoices has been the leader of the pack for sometime now. BlackWeb 2.0. was able to chat with Tariq Muhammad, Director at BlackVoices to get some insight into what exactly they did on a day-to-day basis to acquire more audience. Angela Benton of BlackWeb 2.0.: What I discovered was interesting and surprising coming from BlackVoices but was also something that all of us already knows works, Social Media. Our discussion revealed tactics that have been employed by blogs for some time now (and on a regular basis) can easily work on sites of any scale. (BlackWeb2.0) [...]

By: Fredric Mitchell

Fredric Mitchell — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:44:13 +0000

I subscribe to the BV blog, but the massive gossip tone of their site and articles reminds me of the BET model.

Yeah, we sprinkle thoughtful and interesting news every now and then, but our bread and butter is pics and pics and pics of celebs with scandalous news.

By: Sista GP

Sista GP — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:24:52 +0000

I don’t recall every visiting that site. I will now. Articles like this helps them also.

By: Gem2001

Gem2001 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:52:44 +0000

I will say that Black Voices does send traffic to “indie” blogs. Both have my blogs have had comments listed in the “Best of the blogs”, but more importantly, they have writers that link to blogs int heir regular stories.

I am not a frequent visitor, but one thing they have mastered is providing frequently updated contents and it is not surprising that they “Get” google trends. There are some sites online that don’t update for days.

It will be interesting to see everyone’s traffic now that the election is over. Will large media properties experience the same drop as the cable news outlets?