IAC’s RushmoreDrive.com: Is it Over?

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 [...]

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Update: Johnny Taylor Resigns as CEO of RushmoreDrive

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 [...]

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Rushmore Drive’s New Design Focused on Search

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 [...]

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VIBE Expands Online Offerings

VIBE Media Group is enhancing its online offerings with the launch of two new digital services, Vibe Video and Vibe Mobile as well as a new search syndication partnership between Vibe.com and Rushmore Drive. VIBE has teamed up with some of the top music video providers including Universal, Sony/BMG, and Warner Music to provide more than [...]

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Are You In ‘The Loop’?

Call it a corollary of the “Obama effect”, but more websites are appearing which chronicle the breadth of the Black experience through our history and current times. One of the newest sites joining the chorus is The Loop 21, an interactive website providing in-depth analysis of economics, politics, social issues and the day’s top stories [...]

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Rushmore Drive + Global Grind: A Good Match?

Fresh off the heels of their announcement of Russell Simmons as EIC and the addition of several celebrities to their blogging roster, Global Grind has now partnered with IAC’s Rushmore Drive, famous for their Black search engine and unique sorting algorithm for finding Black content on the web. According to a recent press release, the scope [...]

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BlackBird: the Black focused Browser Speaks

Blackbird, a custom browser for the African-American community launched today to mixed reviews from mainstream users. We were tipped off about the browser a while ago, but this afternoon we actually had an opportunity to “talk turkey” with Blackbird co-founder and CEO 40A Inc. Ed Young. “Blackbird was originally the brainchild of Arnold Brown, who wanted [...]

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IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?

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: [...]

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RushmoreDrive Expands Editoral Content

RushmoreDrive, the search engine for the Black community, recently announced that Dr. Nsenga Burton will head up their editorial team. Dr. Burton brings with her over ten years of experience in journalism and new media to RushmoreDrive’s current editorial offerings; The Daily Drive and Detour. Nsenga has already hit the ground running, creating a new CNN-like [...]

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Open Discussion: Rushmore Drive Traffic Surges after Steve Harvey Interview

Did you have trouble getting on Rushmore Drive this morning? Well you weren’t the only one; it seems as if after Johnny Taylor, CEO of Rushmore Drive, appeared on the Steve Harvey Morning Show, drones of users flooded the site slowing it to a near crawl for most of the morning. The interview also subsequently [...]

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