Interview with Smokey Fontaine of Interactive One
by Markus RobinsonIn this episode of the Black Web 2.0 Show, we discuss content, the business of content, and entrepreneurship with Interactive One’s Chief Content Officer Smokey Fontaine. Smokey Fontaine has been a staple in the magazine industry for years, holding positions with such magazine giants (no pun intended) such as Vibe Magazine, The Source Magazine, and [...]
Read MoreThe BlackPlanet Universe
by AngelaJust last week we wrote about OnOne’s short life span and its entering the deadpool (theoretically). Well, this week Interactive One has made distinct changes to further integrate the bevy of sites they recently launched into their recently acquired BlackPlanet.com. You will notice that NewsOne, The Urban Daily, Hello Beautiful, and Giant are all now [...]
Read MoreOnOne Enters the Deadpool
by Markus RobinsonInteractive One’s first foray into social networking, OnOne will be entering the dead pool on October 1st. The death of OnOne is just a little house cleaning in preparation to unify the current OnOne users with Interactive One’s most recent acquisition, Black Planet. According to an email sent by the OnOne administrators, the “new and [...]
Read MoreBlackPlanet.com is focused man…
by AngelaOn focus groups that is. If you’re a member of BlackPlanet.com who actually reads their emails and doesn’t have them directed straight to your Spam box you may have gotten an email from them yesterday soliciting your participation in a focus group. If you didn’t get the email, or just don’t read them, you may [...]
Read MoreInteractive One is not your average start-up
by AngelaSmokey Fontaine, Chief Content Officer at Interactive One, describes the company as a “super start-up” in a quick interview with MarketWatch. Thanks to Theo for the heads-up on this:
Read More



