Mixtape Comedy: Live Show Tonight (February 21)
by Markus Robinson
What started off as a comedy battle between friends, actor and comedians Royale Watkins and Anthony Anderson, has now turned into the most interactive comedy show online. The Mixtape Comedy Show, is a mixture of professional comedians, and live musical performances, streamed live on Facebook. The monthly show, hosted at New York’s Gotham Comedy Club, [...]
Read MoreMediatakeout.com Blocked by Firefox for Installing Malicious Software
by Markus Robinson
If you’ve installed the latest version of the Firefox (3.0.12), you may have trouble browsing MediaTakeOut.com. Internal pages at MTO, one of the most visited African-American websites online, were blocked by Firefox because malicious software found on some of the sites pages. According to the Google Safe Browsing Report generated by Firefox:
Of the 956 pages [...]
Audio: RapRadar.com Founder and CEO Elliott Wilson
by Markus Robinson
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.
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Audio: Interview with Vibe’s Chief Content Officer Danyel Smith
by Markus Robinson
In this episode of the Black Web 2.0 Show, we sat down with Daynel Smith, Chief Content Officer of Vibe Media Group. Danyel joined VIBE in 1993 and was appointed music editor a year later. In 1996 Danyel became Editor-In-Chief of Vibe Media Group, serving until 1999. Danyel returned to VIBE in 2006 as Editor-In-Chief, and in [...]
Read MoreScribd: Pioneers in the World of Publishing
by Sky Obercam
Scribd’s original vision to liberate the written word and “turn everyone into a publisher and create the best possible reading experience on the web and mobile platforms” has just reached a new plateau. The world’s largest social publishing company is opening an Internet store that will offer new sales opportunities for authors and publishers who [...]
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