Rushmore Drive + Global Grind: A Good Match?
by Maurice Cherry
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 [...]
BlackBird: the Black focused Browser Speaks
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
IAC’s Cutting Emerging Businesses is Rushmore Drive at Risk?
by Markus Robinson
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: [...]
Read MoreRushmoreDrive Expands Editoral Content
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Open Discussion: Rushmore Drive Traffic Surges after Steve Harvey Interview
by Markus Robinson
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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