Black Web 2.0

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.

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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 will launch soon, lets run down them: (more…)

Markus gave you updated blog posts yesterday, today here is a recap of sorts in pics:

RushmoreDrive Launch Event - NY

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IAC’s Black Web Enterprises finally unveiled their online initiative targeting black people this evening with its launch of Rushmore Drive. The launch party, held in the magnificent IAC building, was a gather of the who’s who of African-American internet and media spaces.
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Black Web 2.0 will be traveling to New York City tomorrow to get a “sneek peek” at IAC’s Black Web Enterprises (BWE) new black targeted website Rushmore Drive. We were first introduced to Rushmore Drive during our interview with the CEO of BWE Johnny Taylor. The launch party takes place at the beautiful IAC Building in Chelsea, NY. Barring no unforeseen circumstances, we will be live blogging the event.

Stay Tuned!

IAC Building via Vimeo.

A look inside the new IAC Headquarters from Jon Feldman on Vimeo.

I got an email a few days ago from a colleague Jeff Yoshimora, letting me know he had left a senior position with the Salesforce.com incubator to join a SAAS billing start up in Palo Alto named “Zuora“. I was curious to say the least, so after snooping around on the site (not launched yet publicly), I immediately dropped him an email, and set up a quick call to get the low down.

Toby: So what is “Zuora” Jeff?
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Freeprojectmanager.com released application upgrades last week, this includes RSS feeds for projects, Skype “Status” support for team presence, increased file upload size, contact importing from services like MSN, Hotmail, & Gmail. They also increased the user licenses for FREE account individuals and small businesses from 1 users to 2 because of feedback. (more…)

I recently read an interesting article about web services, and how “The Future is Web Services, Not Web Sites”, and I must admit, it put a big smile on my face. As most of you know, several start-ups I have been involved with in last few years have pretty much “bet the house” on web services. Look at DAVE TV, and IP Network Systems, both of these starts-ups have web services platforms powering large media company portals. In the case of DAVE TV, its social broadcasting, for IP Network Systems, its media distribution, asset management, and rights management for record labels. (more…)

No this is not a joke, it is a real site complete with an embeddable Meebo chatroom, BallerAlert TV powered by Kyte, and its own social network. BallerAlert.com is self described as:

“The Ultimate New Nightlife based FREE Text Service That lets you know where the Ballers are!!!! (more…)

SplashCast Corp. has raised a $4 million Series A round of funding, the company plans to blend advertising with the viral effects of social media. The company openly boasts on its site that it has served some 260 million videos already. “Brands have to do that if they want to stay relevant to that younger demographic,” Chief Executive Michael Berkley said. “Banner ads just aren’t working. The demographic has become very cynical about advertising.”

“This is a land grab,” Berkley said. “There is a tremendous opportunity out there, so we really need to scale on the sales side and marketing.” (more…)