Global Grind Gets an App
Here at Black Web 2.0, we’ve been having an ongoing conversation on the necessity of black media to further embrace current and emerging technologies when promoting content. The majority of black print publications have launched websites with mixed success. We are still, however, waiting to see publications embrace mobile technology in the form of apps. [...]
Read MoreTech Review: Brothatech Demos Flipboard
I got a chance to play around with the new Flipboard iPad app (yes, I managed to sign into Facebook and Twitter before Flipboard’s servers were overwhelmed). So I decided to shoot a video preview so you can see what the app looks like and how you add, navigate, and interact with content that is seamlessly streamed to [...]
Read MoreMeet Flipboard the $10.5M Superstar Invested App
The web’s ablaze with speculation about the latest announcement about the new start-up in town. According to All Things Digital, a new social magazine called Flipboard has secured $10.5M in funding from a who’s who in Silicon Valley. Investors include Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moscovitz, and Ashton Kutcher. There’s also a number [...]
Read MoreGourmet Magazine Reborn in App Form
Last year saw the shuttering of a number of popular magazines including Blender, King, and Vibe. When most magazines fold, they go walking quietly into the darkness, never to be heard from again. However the web is breathing new life into publications that died the slow death of poor ad sales and subscription numbers. Vibe [...]
Read MoreI Am T-Pain Version 1.1: The Holiday Edition
Maybe Jay-Z got it wrong. Mayhaps there’s no such thing as T-Painin’ too much. The king of Auto-Tune continues to make some serious change of the voice distortion gimmick. His “I Am T-Pain” app for iPhone has been a huge success since it became available back in September. To date, there have been approximately 10.2 million Auto-Tune recordings created using the app. And it’s seriously viral.
Read MoreiPhone App review “Be Like Lil’ Wayne” on your iPhone
I’m not sure if you saw this one coming or maybe you did but the guy who sold over a million copies of his album on day one of it’s release, now has an iPhone app called “Be Like Lil’ Wayne” . The app is made by EpicTilt the same team behind ESPN’s Cameraman app. [...]
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