BlogHer Offers Scholarships to Attend Blogging While Brown 2011
Blogging While Brown is only 2 weeks away, but if you haven’t made arrangements to go, but are still available and interested in attending, BlogHer is the place to go. As one of the sponsors, BlogHer is offering two scholarships to attend the 2011 Blogging While Brown Conference. The scholarship includes accommodations for two nights [...]
Read MoreNon Profit Tech Company Ushadhidi Wins Knight News Challenge
The Knight Foundation, a non-profit entity that is one of the biggest funders of media-related projects in the United States announced the winners of its annual $4.7-million News Challenge, one of them a being an African American led team from non profit tech company Ushahidi. Ushahidi, which means testimony in Swahili, specializes in developing free and open source [...]
Read MoreBrooklyn Hip Hop Festival Teams Up With iTunes to Offer Free Playlist
Brooklyn Bodega has teamed up with iTunes in offering a free 10-song playlist featuring past and present Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) artists. Retailers throughout NYC will also be carrying iTunes cards offering the BHF playlist free download. A celebration of Hip-Hop music and culture, the free iTunes playlist is in line with the Festival’s commitment [...]
Read MoreSilicon Valley Welcomes First of its Kind Minority Accelerator
Silicon Valley welcomed the first ever technology accelerator for minority-led start-ups, NewME Accelerator. NewME’s select participants commenced their first class on June 16 and will participate in this program throughout the summer. The start-up founders are based in a shared house in Mountain View, Calif. and are utilizing co-working space at Citizen Space in San [...]
Read MoreKenya Launches Africa’s First Mobile App Lab
This is an exciting time in Kenya as they step into the mobile spectrum, recently launching Africa’s first mobile apps lab. The lab, named mLab, aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship within the Kenyan community, with a focus on Web and mobile services. mLab will provide a full range of resources and initiatives including training, [...]
Read MoreSir Mix-A-Lot Releases New Game on Facebook
Oh. My. God, Becky. Look at this game. Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot of “Baby Got Back” fame has just popped the top on a hilarious new Facebook venture. Called MixNMatch, the game challenges you to answer either-or questions. The catch is that you have to answer them the way another person would. For example, you might [...]
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