Conserving Jet and Ebony in The Digital Era

Posted by Nokware Knight

Like many media companies, Johnson Publishing Company, the publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, is rumored to be dangerously close to wiping out under the waves of the crashing economy.  And everybody seems to have an opinion as to why Johnson Publishing and the readers of both marquee brands should do whatever it takes to [...]

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Harlem Heights Adds Depth Online

Posted by Nokware Knight

Harlem Heights, a reality show about a group of Harlem professionals in their late 20′s, debuted on BET last night.  BET did a great deal of marketing the show off and online.  To extend the shows brand online BET also put in work on their own website, including video clip extras and a blog covering [...]

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Smooth Mag Blog Struggles

Posted by Nokware Knight

The most popular Black men’s magazines have been having a comparatively hard time adjusting online.  King-mag.com and smoothmag.com have both seen their total traffic in terms of unique visitors per month drop to about half of what it was a year ago.   Much like in the print world, that has left Smooth as an also-ran [...]

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