What is Black Web 2.0?
Black Web 2.0 addresses emerging web trends and how they apply to web properties that target African-Americans or African-American culture. There has been a recent surge of websites that target this demographic, some of which were existing and redesigned to take advantage of new web 2.0 technologies while others are start-ups. In addition to website and application launches we will be covering relevant Internet industry news as well as mainstream Internet industry news from an African-American perspective. Here is a summary of some of the editorial content we plan to discuss:
Topics
Social Networking
Emerging Trends
Development
Strategy
Design/Redesign
Digital Media
Web Content
Regular Features
“Launched”
Reviews on Websites and Web Applications.
“5 On It”
A short 5 question interview from individuals in the Internet industry.
“Week in Links”
A weekly list of favorite links from the staff on plug-ins, applications, blogs, and more.
“The Black Web 2.0 Show”
Monthly podcast from key players in the Internet industry.
“Hip-Hop 2.0″
Weekly insight into web 2.0 developments and trends in the Hip-Hop culture.
In addition, I would like to offer tools such as research and advice from guest bloggers to help those websites (new or existing) to benefit from their knowledge, check out the Black Web 2.0 Tools section for more info.
Here is a little more about some of our Contributors:
Angela Benton
Founder
Website
Markus Robinson
General Manager
Website
Lynne d Johnson
Consultant & Hip-Hop 2.0 Columnist
Website
Lynne d Johnson is the Senior Editor/Community Director for FastCompany.com, a leading website and community for people passionate about business ideas that also offers the complete content of Fast Company magazine. She also writes Digital Media Diva, a technology blog following web, media, and consumer trends for FastCompany.com, and has recently served as a guest blogger or columnist for TheDailyVoice, techPresident, Black Web 2.0, Rushmore Drive, IAC’s online community for African Americans.
Lynne also serves on the Board of Directors of the Literary Freedom Project, a nonprofit arts organization, which seeks to empower communities of color through literature, creative thinking, and new media. Prior to joining Fast Company, she was the General Manager, New Media for VIBE, SPIN, and VIBE Vixen where she she managed marketing, editorial, production, business development, and sales operations for the magazines’ websites and mobile properties. Her personal blog, Lynne d Johnson || music, media, my life, which launched in July 2001, is the recipient of the 2006 Black Weblog Awards Black Blogger Achievement Award.
Toby Morning aka urbantech
Contributing Writer
Website
TOBY ”URBANTECH” MORNING is a serial entrepreneur, who founded Urban Technology Ventures in 2001 in Hollywood, California, U.S.A. Toby was previously VP of Business development for Destiny Media Technologies, and worked on the MPE DRM, and Radio Destiny projects while at Destiny. Toby is the founder of the DJ Union, IP Network Systems, WIFI Phone Network, Urban Colo Networks, IP Band, Blue Monitor, Hip Mode, Digiplates Software, and in investor in several other technology company’s like DAVE Networks, and Winsonic Cable Systems. Toby’s focus is now on developing cutting edge internet services specifically for Africa, and the emerging markets. Toby’s Hip Mode company is quickly becoming the top content provider to African carriers, and boast some 300 games on license from game publishers.
Kevin McFall aka Mega
Contributing Writer
Website
And we are happy to have our newest additions:
Mario Armstrong
Contributor
NPR Technology Correspondent
National Radio & TV Technology Talk Show Host
Co-Founder, Urban Video Game Academy
Website
Mario Armstrong–much like the technology he loves–has always been an amalgamation of many different things: media personality, motivational speaker and social entrepreneur.
At his heart, Armstrong is a just your typical case study of a kid from Baltimore who just wanted to hack his Rubik’s cube and glue robot stickers to the front of his notebooks. Never wanting to be known as just the “tech guy”, Armstrong’s CV is filled with forays into politics, media and press endeavors and ultimately as co-owner and chief technology advocate for Mario Armstrong Media, LLC.
Mario delivers national weekly television segments for Comcast’s “Your Morning” and “Money Matters” and on WBAL-TV, a top ranked local NBC affiliate. He is a technology correspondent for National Public Radio heard on NPR’s Morning Edition and News and Notes programs.
Armstrong’s oeuvre is rounded out with “Mario Armstrong’s Digital Spin” on XM radio, which he owns and distributes, and two regional technology talk shows named “The Digital Café” and “The Digital Spin”.
In the same breath, Mario’s passion is to bridge the digital divide between the haves and the have-nots. To that end, Mario has delved into the world of social entrepreneurship by touring the nation and delivering an interactive showcase of technology and fun for youth called “Mario Armstrong’s Dream, Create, Go!.”™ The goal of this project is to morph kids from passive users of cell phones and laptops into the next generation of digital scientists and activists.
Jade E. Davis
Contributing Writer
Website
Check back often for updates on our latest contributors. If you would like to contribute please feel free to drop us a line.
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