BET Awards Dominate Twitter, Causes Racist Backlash

Say what you will about the content of the BET Awards.  I tuned in late but monitored activity on Twitter last night and to be quite honest was surprised and pleased to see not only Twitter’s integration into the show but also the show dominating trending topics on Twitter.  They even used the awards show [...]

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James Andrews leaves Ketchum Digital to launch EVERYWHERE

James Andrews, Vice President of Ketchum Digital has left his post to strike out on his own. James, along with his two co-founders Danica Kombol, a former VP at Ketchum, and Tamara Knechtel, formerly SVP of Operations at Radio One, has announced the launch of EVERYWHERE, a social media communications and content development company. The [...]

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Getting Started with PeopleBrowsr

We recently covered PeopleBrowsr and described the 3 levels of service they offer. I’m going to walk you through a few options I use in setting up PeopleBrowsr’s advanced mode to help keep an eye on what’s important to you. The first thing you want to do is fire up PeopleBrowsr. You can login with [...]

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A New Paradigm in Video Content

NPBN, the New Paradigm Broadcast Network, is a new, innovative, and cutting edge television and internet broadcast network dedicated to delivering entertainment for the nation’s ever-changing African-American and Latino audiences. Focusing on entertaining, empowering, and compelling content for these communities, NPBN is attempting to present a new and hopeful vision for entertainment that establishes an [...]

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Rushmore Drive’s New Design Focused on Search

Time may be running short at black targeted search engine Rushmore Drive, amidst a negative earnings call by parent company IAC, which reported a first-quarter net loss of $28.4 million, compared to a profit of $52.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company is now more than ever focused on their goal [...]

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Google Profile might be worth it…if you have an Alias

I took the time to create a profile just to experience what Google profile was really offering and think it has some real benefits that other profiles just don’t offer. The profile is simple and boasts some interesting things you can add to the profile in terms of content.  The differentiator and item of [...]

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Jet Magazine Crafts Web Strategy

For months media analysts, journalists, and the black community have been speculating the fate of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of seminal magazines, Ebony and Jet. It’s no secret that the company like many other publications have been teetering on the brink of collapse due to decline in ad pages and subscriptions as well as increasing [...]

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LaidOffCamp: Not Your Average Day Camp

With U.S. unemployment at an all time high, many people are finding themselves at a crossroads. Some opt for the tried and true method of sending newly updated resume to anyone even remotely related to their industry. Others choose to reinvent themselves, going back to school or changing careers entirely. But some people decide to [...]

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Diddy Launches iPhone App

If you’re already following Diddy on Twitter you may have already seen his tweets about his new album Last Train to Paris and the accompanying iPhone Application. Diddy is the latest Hip-hop celeb to bring his brand not only to social media but to the iPhone. He joins the likes of MC Hammer, [...]

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BlackPlanet’s Featured Blogger Program

Many of you (including us) have been contacted by someone on staff at BlackPlanet about their new Featured Blogger Program. It is being described by BlackPlanet’s Chief Content Officer Smokey Fontaine as: Essentially, it’s a home page program that uses my content sites as distribution points for our community’s best bloggers. It’s something I may [...]

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