What the Comcast-NBC Merger Means for the Digital Divide
Yesterday’s announcement that the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice approved the merger to Comcast and NBC-Universal created a large amount of media scrutiny. Most reports focused on size of the deal, and the merger is indeed a staggering one. The deal joins Comcast’s cable network and TV channels with NBC-Universal’s theme parks, [...]
Read MoreMonster and Nick Cannon Team Up for Youth Initiative
Monster, a manufacturer of high-performance headphones and electronics accessories, recently announced a Youth Empowerment Initiative for 2011 at the annual 2011 CES. The initiative will partner with Nick Cannon, as well as Dean Kamen in support of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics programs. Nick Cannon and Monster will create a [...]
Read MoreSemantic Seed Presents Mobile Start Up Camp, 20% Discount for Black Web 2.0 Readers
As many of you know, part of the battle for many startups is procuring funding to take that next great tech innovation from the drawing board to production. In many cases that means that startup owners are searching for angel investors or venture capitalists to help get their projects off the ground. In prior coverage, [...]
Read MoreLivingSocial and Amazon Offer 50% Off Gift Cards
Groupon may be the best known group-buying site around, but competitor LivingSocial is making a name for itself with a little help from its big brother Amazon. Today, they launched a promotion that is buzzing across all social networks and trending on the search engines. The deal offers buyers who subscribe to LivingSocial a $20 [...]
Read MoreThe Loop 21 to Expand Management and Editorial Team in 2011
Today The Loop 21 announces that Ken Gibbs will join the staff as Chief Operating Officer & Executive Editor. Danielle Belton, Janee Bolden, Michael Brody and Keli Goff have all been named Editors. Theloop21.com, a leading African-American website for economic and political news, has made key alliances with media companies and has steadily grown their [...]
Read MoreApple Reports $26 Billion Revenue as Jobs Goes On Medical Leave
On Martin Luther King Day, Steve Jobs released a letter saying he would be taking a medical leave of absence. It’s believed he did this on a holiday in order to avoid Apple stock taking a big hit in the US, but the Frankfurt exchange saw an immediate drop of 7%, shaving more than $22 [...]
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