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Niche Dating Sites Up…Mainstream Sites Down

30. April 2008

According to the latest U.S. numbers from Hitwise, the top niche dating sites are steadily gaining market share while their big mainstream counterparts stagnate. This report compared the overall market share of the top 5 dating sites; Singlesnet, Plentyoffish, TRUE, Yahoo Personals, and Match to the market share of some of the top niche categories [...]

Facebook “Insider’s Guide To Viral Marketing”

23. April 2008

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Interesting post on TechCrunch about Facebook publishing a guide to viral marketing on their site. See below for a full embedded version:

Socialthing! the next big thing

16. April 2008

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The other day I had a nice surprise in my inbox, a private beta invite to Socialthing! I first came in contact with Socialthing! at this years SxSwi. Though I recognized the name I wasn’t quite sure what exactly they did, a quick stop to their website answered the question.

Clutch Magazine’s 1st Annual Blog Academy

14. April 2008

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So if you haven’t heard yet Clutch Magazine is having their 1st Annual Blog Academy this summer. Along with others Black Web 2.0 will be partnering with Clutch to share social media tips on how you can succeed online in this Web 2.0 world. The academy will last for 2 months and will [...]

InteractiveOne’s Web Strategy

11. April 2008

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There has been lots of buzz around InteractiveOne, a RadioOne company that plans to focus on interactive web media. Many of us have been wondering what exactly is InteractiveOne and what plans does RadioOne have for it? I recently noticed there are actually a few sites out there from InteractiveOne that are either in Beta or [...]

Community Connect bought buy RadioOne for $38 million

10. April 2008

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Community Connect was purchased by RadioOne today for $38 million. We broke the news first on Community Connect being up for sale back in February. Community Connect owns BlackPlanet.com, MiGente.com, and AsianAve.com. This is a major move in the space as RadioOne continues to make strategic decisions regarding their interactive venture, [...]

Pics from RushmoreDrive Launch Event

10. April 2008

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Markus gave you updated blog posts yesterday, today here is a recap of sorts in pics: RushmoreDrive Launch Event - NY You can also check out the Events widget in our sidebar.

GlobalGrind Facebook App

7. April 2008

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The GlobalGrind Facebook app is pretty sweet I must admit. Essentially, what this app does is make it super easy for a GlobalGrind user with a Facebook account to access and utilize GlobalGrind within the Facebook framework. Adding the GlobalGrind Facebook app was simple and took no time at all. When you are logged in [...]

4.05.08 webNews Wrap-up

5. April 2008

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Dell layoff woes. Kanye launches Travel website? Universal Music Group + MySpace + Sony BMG Music Entertainment + Warner Music Group = MySpace Music

Remembering Dr. King

4. April 2008

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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was assassinated, as he stood outside of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. He was 39. Media sites and blogs all over, honored Dr. King’s life and legacy through touching articles, thought provoking poll questions, and video [...]

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