Tom Joyner Virtual College Fair Launches Today and Apparently it’s 1998
While I love the idea of having a virtual college fair, TJMS and Reach Media misses the boat on offering a true interactive experience. The online hub for the campaign, which also has an offline counterpart, visually looks straight out of 1998 and performs that way as well. Powered and developed by a company called [...]
Read MoreRadio One Looks To The Internet To Boost Revenues
Radio One Inc., the largest radio broadcasting company targeting African-American and urban listeners, is busy building audience through another platform — the Internet.
Read MoreRobert Johnson scolds Alfred Liggins for FCC Complaint
Robert Johnson, entrepreneur and founder of BET has some harsh words for Interactive One’s CEO Alfred Liggins, about their recent FCC complaint in opposition of Johnson’s newest endeavor Urban Television, LLC. In the letter Johnson states: As you know, TV One is the only minority-owned channel since BET is now a division of Viacom, yet [...]
Read MoreThe BW20 Stimulus Plan
President Obama has taken swift action to turn around America’s steep economic downturn by wasting no time and moving an $820 billion stimulus package proposal through congress. Still, a little more scrutiny could have been used in deciding where the money will and will not be spent. How is $50 million dollars in grants to [...]
Read MoreInterview with Smokey Fontaine of Interactive One
In 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
Just 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 [...]
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