Shaq’s Social Media Guru Shares Her Secrets
Shaquille O’Neal — all 7-plus feet and 300-plus pounds of him — isn’t just known for casting a huge shadow on the basketball court. He looms large in social media, too, as America’s most-followed athlete (second in the world behind Brazilian soccer star Kaka) and Twitter’s first-ever verified celebrity account. He’s known for interacting with fans, [...]
Read MoreTrey Songz Speaks on Technology and Startups at Tech Crunch Disrupt Show [Video]
More and more artists have taken up an interest in technology. Kanye West, Chamillionaire, Talib Kweli and now R&B sensation Trey Songz. The Next Web catches up with Trey Songz at Tech Crunch’s Disrupt Show on his thoughts on the technology industry. He talks about how it has effected his career, his outreach to his [...]
Read MoreOprah Set to Do Live Interview at Facebook Next Week
Facebook is bringing in all the big names. First President Obama and now Oprah Winfrey. Oprah is set to give a live interview Sept. 8. Instead of Winfrey being the interviewer she will be the interviewee during a one hour Facebook live streaming video set for 4:30p.m. EST. This is a very interesting event in [...]
Read MoreDominick Brady Talks Online Media, Tech, and Journalism [Interview]
Dominick Brady is an independent multi-platform journalist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has spent the majority of his career working with online content on the web doing a number of things such as web design, radio documentary, audio and video features just to name a few. Check out some of his thoughts on online media, [...]
Read MoreInterview with Michael Seibel CEO of Justin.tv
In this episode of the Black Web 2.0 Show, we sat down with Michael Seibel CEO of Justin.tv. Michael, one the few black CEOs in Silicon Valley, co-founded Justin.tv in 2006 along side his good friends Justin Kan, Emmett Shear, and Kyle Vogt. Justin.tv started in 2007 when co-founder Justin Kan decided to live stream [...]
Read MoreTiffani Bell
In this week’s Peeps of the Web, we interview Tiffani Bell, recent college graduate and a very spirited Ruby on Rails developer and consultant. Tiffani is a staunch supporter of Ruby on Rails as a web development language, and we used this interview to discuss how she got started with the Ruby language, the tools she uses to code in Ruby, and the pros and cons surrounding the language. Enjoy!
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