Twitter Claims Another Athlete: Larry Johnson Barred After Twitter Slur
by Markus Robinson
Kansas City Chief Star Running Back Larry Johnson has landed himself in hot water after making an anti-gay comments on his Twitter account. The incident ,which occurred during an exchange with one of his Twitter followers, was exacerbated after Johnson used the same anti-gay slur to brush off reporters a day later. [...]
Read MoreEd Lover’s C’mon Son! Domain Name Trouble
by Jabari Johnson
Many YouTube stars have websites of their own where they can direct their audience for more information, merchandise, and much more. With the viral success of radio personality Ed Lover’s “C’mon Son!” video series, (the series reached over half a million viewers in under two months), it seemed that the next step for the video blogger would be his own website.
Read MoreState Farm Launches Online Series Featuring Steve Harvey
by Robin Caldwell
Iconic comedian and “America’s funniest father” Bill Cosby introduced his project Cosnarati on Ustream (go here in case you missed it) and on other social platforms. And this week also marked the launch of Harvey Knows Best, a State Farm Insurance sponsored series of online animated shorts featuring comedian, host and author Steve Harvey.
Read MoreGlobal Grind Acquires CelebrityTweet.com
by Angela
Russell Simmons @UncleRush announced via Twitter today that Global Grind had acquired celebrity twitter aggregation site CelebrityTweet.com. We’ve contacted them the get terms of the deal and will update if we hear back. He mentioned on Twitter that he thinks the site’s integration into Global Grind will help the property continue to grow. Developing…
Read MoreJermaine Dupri on Social Media via BlogWorld Expo
by waynesutton
For those of you who weren’t lucky enough to be at BlogWorld Expo (THE Largest blogging conference to date) I was able to snag this interview with Jermaine Dupri after his keynote there. He talks about social media, the speed of blogging and publishing content among other things. Jermaine currently has his own blog called Globa14.com, we’ve covered it here before, and has plans to continue to expand into new media. Check the video after the jump.
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