Tech Week in Review 9-30-2011
Dreamworks Dumps HBO for Netflix Need a sign that television as we know it is crumbling? In a deal estimated to be worth $30 million per picture over an unspecified number of years, Dreamworks has decided to dump HBO and pump their films and television specials through Netflix. Dreamworks Animation, the company behind movies like [...]
Read MoreWill.i.am’s Google+ Profile Gets Link on Google’s Front Page
New advertising opportunities just became available, at least for Will.i.am it has. Go to Google’s homepage today and see a link to the Black Eyed Peas band member’s Google+ profile reading: Hangout with the Black Eyed Peas before they go on stage. Tonight at 6pm ET. It is reported to be the first time a [...]
Read MoreWorkplace Disparities in Information Technology Careers Leading to Increased Turnover Rate for Women and Minorities
A new report from The Level Playing Field Institute indicates that women and people of color are significantly underrepresented and have vastly different work experiences than their white counterparts in technology jobs leading to a high turnover rate. The report, entitled Tilted Playing Field: An Examination of Hidden Bias in Information Technology Workplaces, reports on [...]
Read MoreThe Root Continues to be the Leading News Site for African-Americans
The Washington Post Company’s African- American news and commentary site, The Root has been bringing quality online news to the African-American community since 2008 and since then have continued to grow. The Root has been ranked the number one black news site for four straight months, with an average of 1.7 million unique visitors and [...]
Read MoreSnoop Dogg to Launch Video Editing App for iPhone
Snoop Dogg announced the launch of his new production tool, Snoop Pack on Viddy today. Viddy is a mobile social video application that enables users to shoot, beautify and share 15-second video clips using Adobe and Final Cut style visual effects pre-bundled into one-click production packages, similar to an Instagram filter – for video. The Snoop [...]
Read MoreDreamIt Ventures and Comcast Team Up for Minority Tech Accelerator
DreamIt Ventures and Comcast have partnered up to create opportunities for minority tech startups with the Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program. The Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program features 5 minority startups including ElectNext, a company that works like a dating site, for your elections. Clients can compare candidates and find the perfect fit. Kwelia, a company that [...]
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