Obama rolls out Change.gov
by Markus Robinson
As if we weren’t already impressed enough with Obama’s use of the web and social media today he rolled out Change.gov, the Obama Administration’s offical website. H/T Shelton Reese who commented in our other post about Obama making history. There was never any doubt that Obama would change the way government operates on the web [...]
Read MoreObama Wins, makes history as First African-American President
by Angela
Damn yall I know we said we weren’t posting until tomorrow but absolute history has just been made. Barack Obama is the new President of the United States. I am speechless but feel like I need to write. Not just to get out this ball of emotion I and many others are feeling right now [...]
Read MoreElection Day Coverage Online
by Markus Robinson
If you’re like me and would prefer to catch tonight’s election day coverage online instead of from your TV or Radio, then you’re in luck, because there’s no shortage of online coverage for today’s historic election. Black online media properties are no exception either. We have compiled a small listing of just some of the [...]
Read MoreBarack and Technology
by Markus Robinson
As some of you may know, I had the honor and pleasure to serve as a panelist at this year’s African American Internet Summit in Chicago. The panel was called African-Americans and Digital Media: The Next Big Thing, and consisted of Cheryl Mayberry McKissack, President and CEO of Nia Enterprises, Jason Smikle, Director, TUVOnline Quincy [...]
Read MoreDiddy + Politics
by Erica Hartfield
You are living under a rock if you don’t know the presidential election is this Tuesday! Both presidential candidates have campaigned over the last couple of years, but I can say that Barack Obama has extended his reach online way further than John McCain. In a previous posts, we’ve shared the external channels where Barack [...]
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