Why were minorities late to accessing social media sites like Facebook?
by Black Digerati
This video from 2007 is an interview prominent researcher and Digital Divide expert Dr. Eszter Hargittai did on Chicago Tonight speaking on possible structure issues early on with social media. For example, why early on did more whites tend to use Facebook than minorities? She makes a good point that perhaps the reason why so many minorities were late to accessing social media sites like Facebook is because at one point Facebook was only open to certain majority white universities and colleges and was later opened up to everyone else. Check out the video below:
Read MoreDo You Know Yoono?
by rahsheen
Yoono has been around for quite a while as the Firefox plugin that helps you simplify your online social life. Now, they’ve created a desktop client which is not based on Adobe AIR. Quite refreshing to see. I’ve actually been back and forth with Yoono and it’s developers for over a year, providing feedback as a user. I haven’t used it constantly, but I’m thoroughly impressed with they’re latest upgrades to the service and software.
Read MoreOneRiot Snatches Up $7 Million
by rahsheen
OneRiot has just closed their Series C round of $7 million led by Appian Ventures, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and Spark Capital. You may recall us mentioning this real-time search engine in a recent post about the new Digsby.
Read MoreVideo: Urban League CEO Marc Morial discusses Web Strategy
by Markus Robinson
We caught up with the Urban League’s CEO Marc Morial to discuss the company’s usage of social media to communicatate and connect with urban communities. Currently the company’s Twitter and Facebook accounts have been used primarily to promote the Urban League’s news and events. Morial would like to refocus their social media efforts to affect [...]
Read MoreThe Race for Facebook Usernames
by Leon
Saturday, June at 12:01 AM, Facebook users will be able to choose custom usernames for their pages. This presents a number of potential benefits as well as problems.
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