Interactive One, BET, and Council of Urban Professionals to Host 3rd Annual Digital Summit
Interactive One, BET Networks, and Council of Urban Professionals (CUP), announced today the third annual Digital Summit to be held during Internet Week on Wednesday, May 16 at the SVA Theatre in New York City. The Digital Summit brings together some of the most powerful leaders of the digital world to explore topics such as [...]
Read MoreNewME Accelerator Extends Fall Application Deadline to June 15th
If you were planning on applying to the next cycle of NewME Accelerator and thought you missed the deadline, we have great news, it has been extended to June 15! The original deadline May 15 is now the early application deadline, but entrepreneurs still have an additional month to get applications in. Accepted founders will [...]
Read MoreHow To Appeal To Investors: Top VCs Reveal The Anatomy Of A Successful Entrepreneur
There’s a lot of money floating around Silicon Valley right now, and it’s becoming easier and easier for entrepreneurs to get access to the capital they need to get their companies off the ground. Resources like AngelList are trying to level the playing field, and facilitate conversations between founder and investor, and the passage of the JOBS Act [...]
Read MoreVenture Capital Access Program Connecting Minority Entrepreneurs With Venture Capital Resources
Capital is a major component in running and establishing a business. But often times women, African-Americans, and other entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds don’t have the access to it. A program was recently launched to help solve that. The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York and The National Association of Investment Companies have announced [...]
Read MoreNAACP Launches High-Tech/Low-Tech Voter Registration Initiative
A new NAACP initiative to register, educate and prepare hundreds of thousands of African-American voters for the November elections blends 21st-century technology with old-school activism. “This Is My Vote!” will be implemented in all 50 states, with a more intensive effort in 12 states that have large numbers of unregistered African-American voters, are key battlegrounds or have already implemented [...]
Read MoreMyFaceWhen iPhone App Making Text Messaging Fun and Interactive
Do you ever wish you could show some real expression in your text messages? Well Space Age Nerds, an app company based in the nation’s capitol created MyFaceWhen to help you add a little spice to your text life. The mobile app enables users to create textable gifs from user’s pre-recorded videos, the app’s built [...]
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