Black Techies Find the Industry Elusive
Despite the high number of Black technology consumers and users on popular social networking sites like Twitter, African-Americans are lagging behind in the creation of successful technology start-ups and work in the field of technology. African-Americans make up just one percent of internet company founders nationally and, on average, Black founders raise less than half the amount [...]
Read MoreKevin McFall Takes on New Role as CEO at Online Black Professional Social Network AMightyRiver.com
Kevin McFall has been named Chief Executive Officer of AMightyRiver.com , one of the largest black professional online networks in the United States. AMightyRiver.com is a division of Professional Diversity Network which is a leading destination for diverse professionals, including iHispano.com for Hispanic professionals and the WomensCareerChannel.com. AMightyRiver.com allows African-American professionals to network and search [...]
Read MoreAfrican Social Networking Platform Motribe Reaches 1.5 Million Users In a Year
There have been many reports of the mobile growth in Africa recently. New devices and networks are emerging left and right. It was only a year ago South African mobile social networking platform Motribe launched and they now already have more than 1.5 million users. Motribe is a platform enabling users, brands, agencies and publishers across [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 7-1-2011
HBO Go Gives Viewers a Reason to Not Cut the Cable I would really love to cut the cable , but there are still a few reasons why I and many others can’t go through with it. It boils down to quality of programming. Netflix, Hulu, and others give you a way to watch a [...]
Read MoreNews Corporation Sells MySpace for $35 Million, Now What? [Op-Ed]
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MySpace finally sold for $35 million dollars to advertising network Specific Media. Starting out essentially making a name for what social networking is today, MySpace was one of the most popular online destinations in the mid 2000s; that is until Facebook came and reined on their parade. But now what? It’s sold, in someone else’s [...]
Read MoreOnly 17% of Mobile Users Actually Check In [INFOGRAPHIC]
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According to a study commissioned by digital agency Beyond, Only 17% of mobile users check-in using social location-based services like Foursquare and Facebook Places. While 48% of those avoiding these location-based apps did so because of privacy concerns, 50% just don’t have a smartphone to check-in with. Facebook and Groupon are apparently well-trusted by many [...]
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