Inauguration 2009

News

The world is abuzz with anticipation as Washington D.C. gears up for the inauguration of the 44th president elect, Barack Obama. This election is historic for everyone, especially the global black community. With the inauguration 5 days away, I decided to see what was happening in the online world so that we can [...]

Boondocks’ Bootleg

Trends

I am sure everyone saw all the news reports about the rise in online video viewership noting that 77% of all internet users are consumers of online video content. That is a 34% jump over last year according to comscore. The internet is a great tool for artistic expression through video without the [...]

Going Mobile in 2009

Most sites can’t exist as just plain text. Sites are meant to be dynamic and visually appealing. This doesn’t always work when crossing over to a mobile platform. With mobile browsing increasing, more and more people are asking, “what can I do to optimize my site for mobile browsing?” Luckily, smart [...]

Track Santa 2008

It’s that time of year again. I heard that in Australia they already started getting their presents dropped off, and honestly, I am a little bit jealous. But I can wait until tomorrow morning. In the mean time, I will continue to watch Santa’s Progress on NORAD’s Santa tracking website. This [...]

Dos and Don’ts for the New Year

Over the past few weeks I’ve seen a lot of talk about Black sites/browsers/people trying to self segregate on the internet because they were openly targeting a black audience.  As a result, I decided to put together a list of Dos and Don’ts for the New Year so some won’t make the same mistakes twice.

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