Apple Severs Ties with Long Time Tablet Partner SurfaceInk
It seems that Apple has decided to take their toys and go home after playing in the technology sandbox with SurfaceInk for the last decade or so. SurfaceInk, a small Silicon Valley design firm, may have helped Apple with many of their successful gadgets. We can’t know because of confidentiality agreements, but it looks like [...]
Read MoreDesiree Rogers’ Digital Media Strategy for Johnson Publishing
Most people know about Desiree Rogers job as Social Secretary for the White House and her recent appointment as CEO of Johnson Publishing. However, little has been written about her digital media strategy for the brands she’s now responsible for nurturing: Ebony and Jet. Black Web 2.0 had the opportunity to interview Rogers and learn [...]
Read MoreOmar Wasow: How a $10 Computer Changed My Life
BlackPlanet co-founder Omar Wasow recently spoke at TEDxBoston. The topic of conversation? How his parents decision to get him a Commodore VIC-20, instead of an Atari changed his life and inspired him to become a programmer. For those of you that might need a quick history lesson, the VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer and one [...]
Read MoreBlack Enterprise iPad Review (Video)
As the popularity of the iPad continues to grow (over 3 million sold in less than three months), an increasing number of publishers are looking for ways to help the fluttering print magazine market, finding their way into the interactive space. A few months ago we asked black media to consider doing the same by [...]
Read MoreGoogle Realtime Search Strikes Out On Its Own
Realtime search has been a part of your Google experience for a while. While it added some flair and more information to your results, Google has decided it can do more. To do this, they have given realtime search its own home and added a few new features and tools to make it more useful. [...]
Read MoreKanye Presents Good Friday and the Free Track Evolution
Looking to add some hott tracks to your music collection? Look no further than @kanyewest. As the latest artist to join Twitter, Kanye is going full speed ahead with his social networking. Not only has he joined Twitter and made his first follower an Internet celebrity, he also visited Facebook and Twitter headquarters and debuted [...]
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