What Does Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” Look Like On Google Maps?
Posted by Lynne d Johnson
Inspired by a map of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Posse on Broadway,” Tyler Gray, deputy editor at FastCompany.com decided to plot Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind.” It’s got to be one of the coolest mashups ever. And maybe the BK in me is adding to the bias, but whatever, it’s definitely worth a peek. (Click here to see the full map and note Jay’s corresponding bars at each point on the map.)
Read MoreAfrican-American Mommys Online Finally Getting Their Just Due
Posted by Lynne d Johnson
Mommy bloggers are all the rage. Right now the attention they’re receiving is a bit negative. In fact, they’re on the short end of the stick when it comes to discussions about the new FTC blogger payola rules. They must seem like easy targets to other bloggers (and even journalists) because of how heavily they’re [...]
Read MoreAfrican-American Internet Summit
Posted by Lynne d Johnson
Media and research company, Target Market News, recently announced what it calls:
The first comprehensive conference examining how African-Americans are connected to the Internet and are creating new business opportunities.
The conference, the 2008 African-American Internet Summit, will be held in downtownChicago on October 30, 2008 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Target Market hopes to [...]
Q-Tip Shweets on Spin
Posted by Lynne d Johnson
For the digeratti of us all up in Tweetspace, that’s Twitter for those not in the know, Q-Tip of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest just unleashed a tweetstorm on SPIN magazine over there. And no, I couldn’t find a better way to capture “Shits on Spin,” and converging shits with tweets — well it [...]
Read MoreGorilla Nation Broadens Its African-American Reach
Posted by Lynne d Johnson
Online advertising rep firm Gorilla Nation recently signed four leading African-American Web properties to its GNMulticultural Vertical giving its advertisers access to 16 million unique visitors per month. The four sites added include, BlackPeopleMeet.com, BlackChristianPeopleMeet.com, BlackWebPortal.com, and Rap-Up.com.
“The addition of these new AA properties now brings our GNMulticultural vertical to an estimated 13 million [...]
