IAC’s RushmoreDrive.com: Is it Over?

The 38% of you who voted that Rushmore Drive would be the first to enter the deadpool may have hit the nail on the head. It seems as if Rushmore Drive, the search engine for the black community, may shut down as early as Friday of this week. Sources close to RushmoreDrive tell us [...]

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Update: Johnny Taylor Resigns as CEO of RushmoreDrive

Johnny Taylor CEO of Rushmore Drive has abruptly announced his resignation effective immediately as CEO of Rushmore Drive. Taylor’s resignation comes off the heels of a sales negotiation with an undisclosed company to buy Rushmore Drive, which was later rejected by IAC executives. In a letter forwarded to Black Web 2.0 Taylor states: As you [...]

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Rushmore Drive’s New Design Focused on Search

Time may be running short at black targeted search engine Rushmore Drive, amidst a negative earnings call by parent company IAC, which reported a first-quarter net loss of $28.4 million, compared to a profit of $52.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. The company is now more than ever focused on their goal [...]

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IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

IAC, parent company of the “black search engine” RushmoreDrive, may be looking to shed some of its emerging business. According to this year’s 3 quarter earnings call, CEO Barry Diller reported that, “No businesses in the emerging sectors are carrying any big investments. It is an area we not going to emphasize in the future: [...]

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Carol’s Daughter and HSN make shopping personal

Carol’s Daughter will host another live web chat today.  However this chat is slightly different than the last.  This time Lisa Price, Carol’s Daughter CEO will be conducting the chat from HSN (Home Shopping Network) and will broadcast it on her site.  Lately I have really been looking at how retail operations are including social [...]

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Pics from RushmoreDrive Launch Event

Markus gave you updated blog posts yesterday, today here is a recap of sorts in pics: RushmoreDrive Launch Event - NY You can also check out the Events widget in our sidebar.

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Rushmore Drive Launches

IAC’s Black Web Enterprises finally unveiled their online initiative targeting black people this evening with its launch of Rushmore Drive. The launch party, held in the magnificent IAC building, was a gather of the who’s who of African-American internet and media spaces.

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Rushmore Drive Launch Party

Black Web 2.0 will be traveling to New York City tomorrow to get a “sneek peek” at IAC’s Black Web Enterprises (BWE) new black targeted website Rushmore Drive. We were first introduced to Rushmore Drive during our interview with the CEO of BWE Johnny Taylor. The launch party takes place at the beautiful IAC Building [...]

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