Elected Officials Keep Pressure on FCC Over Upcoming Broadband Rules
Groups representing minority elected official organizations continue to worry that the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed rules on net neutrality will negatively impact minorities and low income communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. In a conference call today, several organizations who submitted comments last week to the FCC reiterated their concerns [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 1-22-2010
Foursquare and Yelp Got Beef? On the 15th, Yelp stepped into Foursquare’s arena, introducing a location check-in feature in it’s new iPhone app. Competition is usually a good thing though, pushes innovation. In this case, it looks like Yelp did a little more than provide some competition. In a post on his Tumblr blog, Foursquare [...]
Read MoreXbox Live & ESPN in Talks for Live Streaming of Sporting Events
News began to spread early this week about Microsoft’s Xbox Live offering live streaming of sporting events in the very near future. There is reportedly a partnership being discussed with ESPN to offer similar streaming services to what is offered currently with ESPN 360
Read MoreKia Motors Challenges Ford in Infotainment System Arena
Ford has been an industry leader in producing cars with connectivity ability. Their SYNC system has been updated giving users to ability to access web browsers and third-party apps like Twitter and Pandora from anywhere on the road. Automakers are beginning to realize the importance of integrating tech into the next generation of cars and [...]
Read MoreTagged Gives Haiti $50,000 Via Yele
Social networking site Tagged has announced today that they will be donating $50,000 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund. Last time we covered Tagged, they had beat Twitter in a Neilsen poll which ranked social sites based on how long users spent on them. Last week, they announced they would donate a maximum of $25,000 [...]
Read MoreAfrican American Magazines Need to Look Online for Advertising Future
As 2010 begins, many companies are putting the final touches on where they will allocate their marketing spend for the entire. Specifically which magazines they will choose to advertise in to grow their 2009 revenue levels to a higher level. Many Fortune 500 companies have chosen to decrease advertising within the African American demographic as they choose to focus more on their “core” market. This would be a crucial mistake. With President Obama entering his second year in office, the marketability of African Americans in mainstream media is considerably more permissible within the media world.
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