Is Twitter the New Auto-Tune?
by Jabari Johnson
With the rise of entertainers signing up for Twitter in the past year, many artists have added “tweeting” to their daily routines. Whether it be for promotional use (Soulja Boy), to inspire the world (Diddy) , or to simply interact with fans (Wale), Twitter seems to be here to stay (until the next hot social network emerges) among entertainers.
Read MoreTech Week in Review 8-28-09
by rahsheen
Looks like Microsoft made a major error in judgement when they removed the head of a black man on a Polish marketing site and replaced it with a white guy’s. Not only that, but they didn’t even bother to Photoshop the hands to match. At first, I thought this was really racist of them, but it looks like there really aren’t that many black people in that region and they were just trying to match the marketing with the local demographic. Still, how sloppy and lazy of them to simply Photoshop the image. Now, TechCrunch has an excuse to kick off a meme.
Read MoreDiddy’s Million Overshadowed by Hashtag
by Markus Robinson
Step aside CNN and Ashton Kutcher, but there’s a new tw-illionaire in town. Sean “P-Twitty” Combs has finally reached the coveted one million followers mark, placing him #2 behind John Mayer on WeFollow’s music list.
Unfortunately Diddy’s twitter milestone was overshadowed by the immensely popular #unfollowdiddy hash tag which has taken twitter by storm. The hashtag’s [...]
Diddy Launches iPhone App
by waynesutton
If you’re already following Diddy on Twitter you may have already seen his tweets about his new album Last Train to Paris and the accompanying iPhone Application. Diddy is the latest Hip-hop celeb to bring his brand not only to social media but to the iPhone. He joins the likes of MC Hammer, [...]
Read MoreWhich MC has Online Swag?
by Erica Hartfield
One of the hottest songs out, Swagger Like Us, features four of the hottest MCs in the game: T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay Z, and Kayne West. In today’s music industry, it is absolutely necessary to connect with your fans on all online destinations. Taking an analysis of these four men, I found they each have [...]
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