Kathryn Finney Named Editor-at-Large of BlogHer.com
BlogHer Inc., the media network and publisher for women announced its new editor-at-large for BlogHer.com to be Kathryn Finney. Finney’s new role will contribute to the growth of BlogHer’s style, fashion and beauty presence in response to community and client demand. In addition, Finney will work with BlogHer to advance the businesses of bloggers in [...]
Read More5 Black Fashion Blogs to Follow During NY Fashion Week
It’s the first day of New York Fashion Week! The latest fashions from all the top designers will be presented all week long. Unfortunately, even if you live in New York, the likelihood of you making it into a show is very slim. So the next best thing is looking to the media for coverage. [...]
Read MoreBlack Web 2.0′s Angela Benton and Latoicha Givens will Present at 2009 Blogalicious Weekend in ATL
Blogalicious Weekend makes it debut in Atlanta tonight with two of BlackWeb20.com’s best: founder/publisher Angela Benton and legal columnist Latoicha Givens. Both will join hundreds of female bloggers of color for the first event celebrating our unique presence in the blogosphere.
Read More2009 Blogging While Brown Wrap Up
The 2nd annual Blogging While Brown Conference, held at the University Center in Chicago, IL, was an extraordinary gathering of participants from diverse backgrounds and a wide range of technological skill levels with many ideas. Though the participant’s backgrounds were diverse, they gathered with one common goal; to discuss the issues affecting bloggers of color. [...]
Read MoreAudio: RapRadar.com Founder and CEO Elliott Wilson
In this edition of the Black Web 2.0 Show, I sit down with the Founder and CEO of RapRadar.com Elliott Wilson. Elliott boasts an impressive resume, spanning across nearly 20 years of monitoring and documenting Hip-Hop music and culture. Elliott’s career was jump started after he co-founded an independent magazine, Ego Trip, which subsequently morphed into successful books and television shows.
Read MoreBlogs Join Forces to Create “The Black Family Blog Network”
In a post entitled Surviving the Economic Forest Fire, I mentioned that one of the keys to surviving during the economic slow down was to join forces, create partnerships, and begin working together. In a African-American targeted niche blog industry, it’s sometimes very difficult to reach and impact the numbers readers we would like too [...]
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