Building Web Businesses: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Pt.1
By Clarence Wooten For someone who has been involved with the Web as an entrepreneur since it’s inception, I find it fascinating how the Web continues to evolve and transform the startup experience. Having started Web companies in both eras, I felt it would be good to share my perspective. To appreciate how far we’ve [...]
Read MoreNewMe Conference: Toni Cook Bush
Black Web 2.0 recently held the NewMe Conference. If you’re unfamiliar, the conference was set up to bring together the creative, innovative energy of minority entrepreneurs. The goal of the two day event was not only to engage in discussion on where to find opportunities to nurture opportunities for blacks in new media, but to [...]
Read MoreTwitter Moves to Murder Paid Tweet Services
In an update about the state of the Twitter platform on their blog today, Twitter has slipped in a section devoted to the demise of paid tweet services. These include the likes of Ad.ly, Magpie, Sponsored Tweets, and others. Many Twitter users are probably rejoicing at this announcement as paid tweets have been a point [...]
Read MoreGroup Fundraising Just Got Simple & Social
Got an idea, project, cause, or startup idea but need a way to raise, collect, and manage funds? Look to the web and social networking to find the answer as I look at several different sites dedicated to offering new, fun, and innovative ways to raise cash. Read more…
Read MoreHow to Integrate MS Office and Google Docs with Offisync
Offisync is currently the top rated application in the Google Apps Marketplace. 216 users have taken a second to say how much they like it. This is because Offisync let’s you do what may seem impossible at first: integrate Microsoft Office on your desktop with Google Docs in the cloud. Many users, forced to choose [...]
Read MoreMozy 2.0: Faster, Easier, and Now Supports Local Backups
Mozy is probably the most popular consumer solution for secure online backup out there. They are one of the few backup brands running television commercials and actually reaching out within social media to customers and potential customers. Mozy gives you 2.0GB of free space online to backup your important documents. If you need more backup [...]
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