Not Sure What To Write? Plinky Can Help.
by rahsheen
Plinky is a service that dropped earlier today. Let me make it clear that they do not consider themselves a microblogging platform and I tend to agree. While most new social media services focus on giving you a place to put your content, connect with friends, and aggregate content that you’ve created elsewhere, Plinky takes [...]
Read MoreBloggers Debate Anonymity vs Branding
by Maurice Cherry
The Black entertainment blogging game may seem like low-hanging fruit for people new to the game, but as any successful blogger will tell you, it was no cake walk to get where they are today. Most entertainment bloggers do so anonymously through a catchy pseudonym and a faceless presence, but with these blogs getting more [...]
Read MoreGina McCauley
by Markus Robinson
This week’s Peeps of the Web profiles Gina McCauley, Lawyer, Blogger, and Coordinator of the Blogging While Brown Conference. Gina shares with us her thoughts on social media, blogging, and the future of the Blogging While Brown Conference.
Black Web 2.0: Let’s start by telling the people who you are…in a nutshell.
Gina McCauley: Well my name is [...]
A Troubled Marriage: Journalism and Blogging
by Fredric Mitchell
The crux of professional journalism is the first amendment of the constitution, enabling the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. As with most interpretations, the definition of this fact is slanted with the ubiquity of perspective the internet provides. Blogging and its popularity is the quintessential example, and most bloggers just want [...]
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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