Inside Look at MediaTakeOut.com
by Angela
From the outside-in, MediaTakeOut.com looks a little different than most urban entertainment blogs. But Fred Mwangaguhunga, the website’s founder, says the site was originally created to (and still is) primarily run as a business that fills a void in the online media marketspace.
“It’s not an extension of personality, it’s not a hobby, it’s not some [...]
Political Blogging After Obama
by Nokware Knight
Black Web 2.0 asked five practicing experts what they thought black political blogs will look like now that Barack has moved on from promising candidate and president elect to an official appointment to the highest office in the land. The responses were surprisingly non-uniform, but did have one theme in common… Black bloggers and online [...]
Read MoreLil Wayne lands a Blog on ESPN
by Markus Robinson
First Lil Wayne tries his luck with Twitter, then a brief foray in video blogging, now the multi-platinum artist lands a deal to write a series of blogs for ESPN The Magazine. If Weezy’s first post is an indication of the series, expect to see a mixture of his sports analysis, fantasy football tips, and [...]
Read MoreIt’s Time for an Ad Manager
by Markus Robinson
So you have a great blog, your traffic is up, and now it’s time to make some money. You have signed up with an ad network, and you’re getting multiple offers from companies interested in purchasing your ad inventory. But how do you manage it all? A few months ago I would have recommended OpenX, [...]
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