IAC’s RushmoreDrive.com: Is it Over?
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Read MoreUpdate: Johnny Taylor Resigns as CEO of RushmoreDrive
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Rushmore Drive’s New Design Focused on Search
by Markus Robinson
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 [...]
Read MoreBlack Voices releases Toolbar, Desktop App, and Email Service
by Markus Robinson
AOL Black Voices, the leading online destination for African-Americans, is far from satisfied with their steadily increasing year-over-year growth. Today we noticed Black Voices released a toolbar, desktop application, and email service (yes another email service), that allows users to read and access Black Voices’ content no matter where they are or what they’re doing [...]
Read MoreRushmoreDrive Announces Top Search and Email
by Markus Robinson
The black targeted search engine RushmoreDrive has added two new features to its lineup of online offerings. Stealing a few pages out of Google’s book, RD is now offering a listing of their Most Popular Searches and a brand new Email Service.
RushmoreDrive’s “most popular searches” is a listing of the most popular keywords collected by [...]
