Jay-Z the #1 Trending Artist on Twitter
To take a look at Jay-Z ‘s trending reign on Twitter you’ll have to go back to June 5 when Jay-Z released Death of Autotunes track. We covered it here on the post “Jay-Z Kills AutoTune via Twitter with D.O.A.” Ever since then Jay-Z has been trending on Twitter longer than any other music artist. Jay hasn’t been trending every day since June 5 but every time a new announcement about the Blueprint 3 album was made he would crawl back to #1 trending on Twitter or reappear.
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Call 911 in An Emergency? Nah, Just Update Your Facebook Status
Two young girls, lost in a drain, chose to update their Facebook status rather than call for help.
The 10- and 12-year-old girls updated a Facebook status to say they were lost in a drain on Honeypot Road at Hackham in Adelaide’s southern suburbs on Sunday night.
Read MoreKirk Franklin Tweets from Kampala, Uganda Riot
Popular American Gospel artist Kirk Franklin tweeted as he was caught up in riots in Kampala, Uganda yesterday afternoon. The penman of the songs “Stomp” and “Do You Want a Revolution” was returning from a visit with Uganda’s Vice President. KIRK FRANKLIN, an American gospel singer and author, was yesterday caught up in the Kampala [...]
Read MoreGhana’s Digital Dumping Ground Breeds Toxic e-Waste and Crime
PBS Frontlines World: Stories from a Small Planet featured this story on the digital dumping grounds of Accra, Ghana a couple of months ago.
Read MorePhonte Phontificates on His New Work and iTunes
Best-selling hip hop artist Phonte gives one of the most concise explanations of the beefs recording artists have with iTunes. In this video he dishes on iTunes and discusses his latest project. (Viewer advisory. Yes, he cusses.)
Read More365Black.com: You Wouldn’t Understand.
I recently read an article about 365black.com, a website dedicated to celebrating black history and achievements 365 days a year. This site is actually over 6 years old and has caught a lot of flack during that time. Why? Because it’s owned and operated by McDonald’s.
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