NewME Accelerator Named BreakOut Startup of the Year
Earlier this month Black Enterprise in their 2011 Year in Review Through Technology named NewME Accelerator BreakOut Startup of the year. BREAKOUT STARTUP OF THE YEAR: The NewMe Accelerator. The first minority-led tech accelerator launched in June 2011 with the first class of 11-startups and helped shine national light on the fact that there are [...]
Read MoreTop 10 iOS and Android Apps of 2011
As 2011 comes to an end both Apple’s App Store and Google Android market place saw a huge growth due to the continue rise of smartphone sales. In 2011 Apple’s app store passed 500,000 apps with over 200 million iOS users downloaded 15 billion apps and Google Market place reached 380,297 apps with over 10 [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 12-29-2011
Apps Year in Review GigaOM lays out what has happen so far this year in the world of mobile apps and predicts what we will see in 2012. We started using apps more than web browsers, iOS still the hot spot for devs who want to get paid (even though Android continues to dominate in [...]
Read More2011: The Year of Black Digital Domination
Was 2011 the year of Black digital domination? From “Black Twitter” to black tech entrepreneurship, 2011 was the year that black influence on all things digital blew into the mainstream. Digital events like the fight to prevent Troy Davis’ execution and CNN’sBlack in America also confirmed that the black “digital divide” could no longer be ignored. President Barack [...]
Read MoreNewME Community Entrepreneurs and Startup Directory Updated
Earlier this month we announced the NewME Community website at NewMECommunity.org. The site features a community forum, an entrepreneurs and startup Directory. We launched with an empty directory as part of goal is for founders to submit to the database for visibility and let others know if they’re seeking funding and/or hiring. We’re pleased to [...]
Read MoreAfrican-American Woman Creates Online Dating Site, Reboundlovers.com
Believe it or not, online dating is a male dominated industry. But that didn’t stop LaVonya Reeves from creating her own. She is the founder and CEO of online dating site Reboundlovers.com. Reboundlovers launched in 2010 and is now a global dating site that offers a place for singles looking to re-enter into the dating [...]
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