Apple To Announce Newspaper Subscription Plan For iTunes
Early this week Apple is expected to announce a subscription plan for newspapers which should increase sales and revenue of the iPad. Word on the street is that Apple probably will take a 30 percent cut of all subscriptions sold through the company’s online App Store, and as much as 40 percent of the advertising revenue from publications’ apps. Find out more details of the Apple plan inside.
Read MoreDirect TV Officially Adds Whole Home DVR (Finally)
After being approximately two years late in the multi-room DVR game, Direct TV has announced their addition to the market place. There have been other solutions in the past if you had a Windows computer and the necessary cords to connect a computer to a television. However, this is the first official feature offering and it is very impressive. A few facts to consider are inside.
Read MoreMixtape Comedy: Live Show Tonight (February 21)
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
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 [...]
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 MoreAudio: Interview with Vibe’s Chief Content Officer Danyel Smith
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 [...]
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