NewsOne and Why Black Blogs are so Important

Does filling your web property with Associated Press news articles about black issues make you a black news source? Well it does if you’re Radio One’s NewsOne. As Black writers continue to struggle for credence in mainstream media, it seems as if NewsOne thinks that Black folks shouldn’t write about their own issues either. Aside [...]

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Radio One’s spending spree

These days it seems like it is hard to get away from all the talk about Radio One’s interactive play. This weekend was no exception, while visiting family in the DC area I opened the Business section of Monday’s Washington Post and what do you know! Another story about Radio One, this [...]

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InteractiveOne’s Web Strategy

There has been lots of buzz around InteractiveOne, a RadioOne company that plans to focus on interactive web media. Many of us have been wondering what exactly is InteractiveOne and what plans does RadioOne have for it? I recently noticed there are actually a few sites out there from InteractiveOne that are either in Beta or [...]

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Community Connect bought buy RadioOne for $38 million

Community Connect was purchased by RadioOne today for $38 million. We broke the news first on Community Connect being up for sale back in February. Community Connect owns BlackPlanet.com, MiGente.com, and AsianAve.com. This is a major move in the space as RadioOne continues to make strategic decisions regarding their interactive venture, [...]

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