Hello Brooklyn! NBA’s Nets Became the First Team to Join SocialCam
After co-owner Jay-Z recently unveiled the hot new logos for the Brooklyn Nets, the team is rolling out more exciting re-branding concepts including joining social video sharing app, Socialcam. Joining Socialcam is part of a marketing campaign called “Hello Brooklyn.” The campaign was created in effort to get people excited about the new team. With [...]
Read MoreJohn S. Knight Fellowships Welcome Blogging While Brown Attendees to Revitalize Journalism With Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The John S. Knight Fellowships is giving Blogging While Brown attendees and other content creators the opportunity to be a John S. Knight fellow. Participants spend a year at Stanford utilizing the resources of the university and Silicon Valley as they pursue their own proposals for improving journalism with the program’s focus on journalism innovation, [...]
Read MoreWhy Every Startup Founder Needs a Mentor – And How to Find One
Why does founding a startup sometimes feel like the loneliest journey on the planet? Yes, you may be surrounded by family and friends who want to support you emotionally, but do they really understand what you’re going through? The answer: Find yourself a mentor. No “Yes Men” Surrounding yourself with “yes men” is a stupid [...]
Read MoreFrom BET to Wave45, Tech Entrepreneur Creates Urban Online Video Platform
Starbucks is currently tech entrepreneur Adrian Grant’s new office. After leaving his position as a product manager at BET, he is working full-time on his entrepreneurial endeavours including most recent project, Wave45. Wave45 is an online video platform that curates the best urban videos from music to web series; a startup that makes absolute sense when African-Americans [...]
Read MoreHow Are African-Americans Staying Socially Connected? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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We’ve heard it before, African-Americans engage online more than their counterparts. But what exactly are African-Americans doing in the online space? In an infographic by Nielsen, you can see a short breakdown. Black adults are 72% more likely than the average U.S. adult on line to build and update a personal blog, making African-Americans creators [...]
Read MoreVirginia State University’s Business School Wins RichTech Technology Innovation Deployment Award
HBCUs are showing off those tech skills! Virginia State University’s Reginald F. Lewis School of Business was awarded the RichTech Technology Innovation Deployment Award for its “Digital at the Core” initiative that developed a new, integrated business curriculum focusing heavily on technological participation and digital content. RichTech, a Richmond VA-based company that promotes the region as [...]
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