MediaPost: More African-American College Students Use Twitter
According to a survey of first-year college students at the University of Illinois at Chicago published online by New Media & Society, Twitter in general is making big inroads among college students, with the percentage using the microblogging service jumping from 3.6% in 2009 to 17.8% in 2010. And there were indeed some remarkable differences [...]
Read MoreDreamIt And Comcast Partner For New Program For Minority Entrepreneurs
Comcast Interactive Capital, the venture capital arm of the media giant, has partnered with Philadelphia based venture fund and startup accelerator Dreamit Ventures to provide seed funding, training, mentoring and other benefits to minority-led startups through DreamIt’s accelerator program. The new $350,000 fund will give five minority-led startups for its Fall Philadelphia 2011 program a [...]
Read MoreAdAge: Latinos Surpass Percentage of Blacks on Twitter
So says AdAge Stats in an infographic released on the demographics of popular social networks. There’s been lots of talk around why there are so many black people on Twitter over the past year or so however with Latinos being the fastest growing minority population it’s not surprising that this stat may very well in [...]
Read MoreThe Innovators Explores Black Entrepreneurship, Launches on Kickstarter
If you haven’t heard of The Innovators yet you’re not too late. The project led by journalist Faye Anderson is a web documentary that aims to show the changing face of innovation. Her goal is to raise $25k to fund the project. Take a look at the trailer she produced to help raise awareness for [...]
Read MoreBrand your Short Url with Domai.nr & Bit.ly
If you’re an avid Twitter user like me, then you’re WELL aware of the 140 character limit per tweet. If you’re sharing a link that you think your followers should read, the site’s url could quite possibly leave you NO ROOM to add your “Flash and Flare” to the tweet. To combat this, most sites [...]
Read MoreNerd Culture finds its way into the trenches of Harlem, NYC
In a digitized world, Sekai Farai has emerged as a high-tech fairy godmother. She spots would-be beneficiaries on the streets of New York City – a teen in a Best Buy electronics store, for instance – and asks them a simple question: Are you ready to become a producer of technology, not just a consumer? [...]
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