Tech Week in Review 11-25-2011
No Flash for Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, is launching on the new Galaxy Nexus phone minus one standout feature of most Android devices: Adobe Flash. This has been one of the primary differences between Apple’s iPhone and Android devices. Following Adobe’s announcement that they will no longer support mobile Flash and [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Accounts, Life After Death
What happens after you die? One of the most existential questions of all time takes on a whole new meaning when you add technology to the mix. With the recent untimely passing of Heavy D and the profusion of re-tweets of his final tweet –‘Be Inspired’ — the obvious addendum to this question now becomes [...]
Read MoreInteractive One and Songza Launch Online Social Radio for African-Americans, BlackPlanet Radio
Interactive One announced a partnership with a streaming music service, Songza to launch BlackPlanet Radio. BlackPlanet Radio is targeted towards African-Americans and allows users to discover new music in a variety of ways, as well as create playlists from a library of more than 14.5 million songs to share with their social network communities. The [...]
Read MoreLalah Hathaway Engaging the Digital World
Her fans know her for the soulful voice that landed her first Grammy nomination in 2008 for her album “Self Portrait”, but many don’t know that the talented R&B singer, Lalah Hathaway is also a technology diva, or as her Twitter bio suggest, a supreme gadget girl. Hathaway has always been interested in technology and [...]
Read MoreChristina Milian Named New Social Media Correspondent for NBC’s “The Voice”
Christina Milian joins NBC’s The Voice as their new social media correspondent. Milian’s job will require her to interact with fans on Facebook, Twitter, NBC Live, and NBC.com. Last season, The Voice trained finalists to leverage blogs, Facebook Pages and Twitter, and gave them cameras and Samsung Galaxy Tabs. According to a spokesperson for The Voice, Milian knows [...]
Read MoreLalah Hathaway Launches Facebook and Mobile App for Her Fans
After recently dropping her latest album “Where it All Begins,” two-time Grammy nominated singer, Lalah Hathaway is giving her fans something special by incorporating a bit of social media and tech in the mix. Hathaway is giving everyone a chance to win an autographed copy of her new album through a Facebook campaign called Where [...]
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