North Carolina HBCU’s Receive 2 Million Dollar Broadband Investment
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently announced a grant given directly to North Carolina Central University’s School of Law to upgrade broadband service while providing access to its legal education programs for other North Carolina HBCU’s…
Read MoreListen Up!: 5 Must-Have Black Podcasts
While blogs provide a wealth of information on various subjects, it is difficult to multitask while you read one. Podcasts provide a way to consume information while doing a variety of tasks like driving or exercising. The iTunes Store is the most popular directory of podcasts, and it contains over 100,000 of them. A small [...]
Read MoreHBCUSportsOnline Covers the Wild World of HBCU Sports
Need a place to check to see how bad Howard beat Hampton in their annual “Battle of the Real HU’s” football game in the fall? Curious to see how the MEAC did in the NCAA Women’s Softball tournament? Looking to see exclusive interviews and features on former sports stars from Historically Black College’s and Universities? HBCU sports now has an online voice in the form of HBCUsportsonline.
Read MoreObama Says Our iPods and iPads are Distractions
US President Barack Obama addressed a class of graduating students at Hampton University in Virginia recently. During his speech, he warned of the dangers that our technology-driven society puts us in as a nation. While many may complain about information overload, Obama points at more pressing underlying issues. According to AFP: “You’re coming of age [...]
Read MoreInside Windows 7 with Cordell Jones (Video)
I had the opportunity to sit down with Windows 7 Program Manager Cordell Jones. Cordell has worked with Microsoft for the past 14 years, with the past 2 years focused on Windows 7. Some of Cordell’s past project include Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Exchange. Cordell now works on the networking side of Windows 7. Cordell [...]
Read MoreBET’s Black College Tour 2009 Snags Big Tech Sponsors
BET Networks announced it has secured several partners in support of their award-winning 2009 Black College Tour, including such high-profile brands as Microsoft, Microsoft XBox, and Verizon Wireless. The 2009 BET Black College Tour, the largest and only tour of its kind, returns to 14 historically Black college and university campuses across the country for the eighth consecutive year. Together with its key marketing partners, BET will bring a day of entertainment, games, contests, product samples and consumer information exclusively for college students.
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