Crowdfunding: An Alternative for Minority Startups?
Posted by Lesly Simmons
During last month’s Social Media Week 2011 in San Francisco, the most interesting panel I heard was a group of people who had success with crowdfunding projects. The subjects varied wildly–one panelist used it to pay for emergency dental care after he broke a tooth, another used it to set a world record in kiteboarding. [...]
Read MoreLanyrd Tracks Conferences Socially
Posted by Lesly Simmons
The vast number of social media, digital marketing and technology conferences happening today can be hard to keep track of, and there’s nothing worse than learning about an event you should have attended after it’s sold out or even worse, after it has passed altogether. A new social calendar site called Lanyrd is a tool [...]
Read MoreOutdoorAfro.com Connects Blacks With Nature
Posted by Lesly Simmons
The concept of blacks spending free time in the outdoors might be the butt of an occasional joke (have you seen the black hiker video starring Blair Underwood?) but connecting with nature is a way of life for many people of color across the country, and OutdoorAfro.com is a central meeting place for many of [...]
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