SoundCloud, Ning Give Indie Artists Exposure on ThisIs50.com
Social media and networking is no stranger to helping indie artists get attention they otherwise would never receive. YouTube, Facebook and even Twitter has helped many indie music artists get their own fifteen minutes. With its new contest, 50 Cent’s ever-popular ThisIs50.com, a social networking site created by 50 and powered by Ning, wants to [...]
Read More50 Cent Puts WorldStarHipHop.com to Bed…Allegedly
Many were surprised when WorldStarHipHop.com unexpectedly disappeared from the net today. What’s more interesting is that rapper 50 Cent is taking credit for the shutdown on Twitter, saying in one tweet “I put worldstar to bed.” In November of 2009, 50 filed a lawsuit against the website for using his image without authorization. There has [...]
Read MoreAbove the Law: TOS Doesn’t Apply to Celebrity Tweeters
Over the past week Hip-Hop artist, 50 Cent, took control of his Twitter account and went on a tweet rampage. He threatened to kill people, posted pornographic images, issued defamatory statements against other artists, and also made racist statements. His Twitpic account was suspended due to the pornographic images. But his Twitter account is still [...]
Read MoreTop 10 Urban Websites of 2009
We partnered with the people at JumpOff.tv to weed through all the clutter and give you all the top 10 Urban websites of 2009.
Read More50 Cent Sues WorldStarHipHop For Unlawfully Using His Image. Bloggers Take Note!
Rapper 50 Cent is suing the popular website WorldStarHipHop.com for using his image/likeness without his permission. Basically, the website used the rapper’s photo on its home page…like a banner. 50 cent claims the site’s use of his image resulted in increased traffic for the site and the public perception that 50 cent was affiliated with [...]
Read MoreMaybe 50 Cent Gets Social Media After All
Back in April, on RushmoreDrive, I wrote What Does 50 Cent Know About Social Media?. I didn’t have the space to do a real analysis of the efforts there, but there are other sites that have dug in a little deeper, such as ReadWriteWeb and even the Tech Observer blog over at Portfolio in 50 [...]
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