Barack and Technology
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
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 [...]
Read MoreObama, Electoral ’08 & Slate Apps for tracking the Election
Want to track the Elections on your iPhone? Well BlackWeb2.0 can show you how. We take a look at three iPhone applications that can keep you up-to-date with the latest polls, pictures and who’s winning each in state. We review the Obama ’08, Slate and the Electora ’08 iPhone applications. Obama, Electoral ’08 & Slate [...]
Read MoreObama is Gaming
Question: What do 360 gamers in Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Colorado, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, and Wisconsin have in common if they are playing titles by Electronic Arts online? Answer: In game advertisements bought by Barack Obama. With the social networking groups on Obama’s site such as Black Gamers for Obama, is it [...]
Read MoreBarack 2.0 Takes Small Businesses to the Next Level
On the verge of our country picking its next President of the United States, one candidate has truly taken advantage of how he uses the internet to spread his message of change. Closely watching this revolutionary online movement is Barack20.com, a Web 2.0 marketing concept created by Social CRM Expert Brent Leary and Online Business Development [...]
Read MoreKarrine Steffans Joins Twitter?
Just when you thought Twitter was falling off due to its technical difficulties, Twitter gets a new kid on the block: Karrine Steffans. Karrine Steffans recently joined Twitter, and instead of quietly setting up an account, it appears as though she executed a pub stint by announcing her Twitter membership on her website. I suspect she [...]
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