Amid A Crisis, Ebony, Jet Look To Web For Help
Eric Easter may have one of the most challenging jobs in interactive media. As Vice President, Digital & Entertainment for Johnson Publishing Co., he must grow a website that supports two of Black America’s most famous magazines – Ebony and Jet – whose combined circulation is more than two million. At the same time, Easter feels he should use the Internet to reach a new, younger audience that does not read the magazines.
Read More3 Ways To Increase Business Relevance Online
So you have just relaunched the new website online. Congratulations but don’t think your work is done. The internet is a very big place and being found on the internet is more than just Googling for your business name.
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 MoreGoogle Chrome OS – A Lesson in World Domination
Early this morning, Google posted information on their official blog about their upcoming Google Chrome OS. Needless to say, many in the tech world lost it. Ever since Google’s “evil” plans for world domination were first set into motion so many years ago, many have wondered when they were going to drop the bomb and [...]
Read MoreBET 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 [...]
Read MoreJames 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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