Quincy Jones Talks about Future of Music at 2009 SxSW
by Robin Caldwell
Quincy Jones is the cat who performed with some of the greatest names in music, produced some of the hottest music for some of the hottest musicians most recently and notably Michael Jackson. He is the founder of Vibe magazine who found the perfect formula of bringing together multiple genres of music with a focus on the vibe and less on the difference. Do you think I’m a fan? I am.
Read MoreAward-Winning DJ Garth Trinidad to Speak at LA Digital Music Forum
by Robin Caldwell
The DJ and radio host (KCRW) credited with jump starting the careers of Van Hunt, Dwele, Jill Scott, Kelis and Gnarls Barkley and creating the genre “urban alternative,” Garth Trinidad will be speaking at Digital Media Wire’s Digital Music Forum West in Los Angeles, October 8-9, at the historic Hotel Roosevelt.
Read MoreHammer Go-Go-Goes to Harvard to Keynote Gravity Summit
by Robin Caldwell
M. C. Hammer (Stanley K. Burrell) has a return engagement at Harvard University on August 31 to keynote the Gravity Summit. This isn’t the first time the multi-platinum selling entertainer has spoken at the Ivy League school. He talked to students at the Harvard Business School about social media and Twitter in February.
Read MorePurewire has Web Security on Lock
by Black Digerati
Purewire™ secures business and social interactions on the Web, keeping the Web a place where users can be productive and safe. Purewire is the only vendor that addresses the complete Web security threat landscape, providing unique algorithms and scalable services to protect users from malicious people, places and things on the Web™.
Read More2009 Blogging While Brown Wrap Up
by Markus Robinson
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. [...]
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