Q&A: Marcellus Alexander of Vesta Mobile Solutions

When BusinessWeek posted pictures of the finalist from the 2008 America’s Best Entrepreneurs list, we were very excited to see a photo of three young black men listed as finalist.  Vesta Mobile Solutions was launched in April of 2007 by Brandon Davenport, 24; Elwood Green III, 25; Marcellus Alexander III, 23. As the name [...]

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iPhone/iPod Touch Apps that you need

Today I came across Oosah via Mashable.com. It’s a web app. And well, I love web apps.  I hadn’t really browsed the iTunes store recently for free Apps, so today I made a goal to download 5 free apps. Here is the list in no particular order (All links go to iTunes [...]

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Avoid traffic tickets & enjoy clear convo with new blutetooth headset

(image courtesy of Acquire Magazine) In case you’ve been asleep at the wheel, recently California and Washington states have jumped on the bandwagon of states enforcing hands-free cellphone laws. Other metropolitian areas like Washington D.C., New York and New Jersey are also places where it’s illegal and you will be fined for talking on the celly while driving unless [...]

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Black & Mobile

Yahoo! launched their  Yahoo! Go 3.0 beta yesterday, a tool for browsing the internet from your mobile phone through a bunch of mobile widgets. It got me thinking…  Everyone I know checks their mobile phone as much (if not more than) they check things on their computer.  They all text more than they email and as [...]

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New owners of Soul Train bring along new digital distribution opportunities as well

The American iconic TV program Soul Train, which ceased production in 2006 has been sold to L.A. based Mad Vision Entertainment and the private equity firm Intermedia Partners. This is a hell of a deal in my mind, as there is a tremendous opportunity to resuscitate the legendary Soul Train franchise which includes the longest [...]

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Global Grinds Leverages Other Platforms

Global Grind, the user submitted social media site for the hip hop community, announced the release of new tools and features to help extend their reach across multiple platforms. Global Grind recently unveiled a new Facebook application that allows users to discover, collect, and share content with their Facebook friends, directly from Facebook. Global Grind [...]

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