IAC’s RushmoreDrive.com: Is it Over?
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Read MoreUpdate: Johnny Taylor Resigns as CEO of RushmoreDrive
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Rushmore Drive’s New Design Focused on Search
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Read MoreIAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?
by Markus Robinson
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: [...]
Read MoreCarol’s Daughter and HSN make shopping personal
by Angela
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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