Mobile Tech: The Top Five Coolest Car Tech of 2009
by Sherri L. Smith
While we’ve been wringing our hands excitedly in anticipation for the next big smartphone, hot new game, or fly behind computer, the world of auto technology has been bubbling with its own attention-grabbing tech. Here’s a list of the year’s most innovative automotive technology. More than sitting on 26’s or being chromed out, this tech [...]
Read MoreWilliam Kamkwamba’s Streak of Genius
by Robin Caldwell
Tom Rielly, partnership director of TED (Technology, Education, Design) Conferences introduced BlackWeb20.com to this amazing young man, William Kamkwamba. William is barely 20 years old, a former school dropout from a small village in Malawi, Africa, and proof positive that technology knows few boundaries. Watch this video about William and note that his next endeavor has a little, ahem, something to do with Internet access.
Read MoreThree of Inc.’s Top 10 Black-Owned Businesses are Tech Companies
by Robin Caldwell
Since the age of 12, Andre Gudger has been an “ethical hacker.” In addition to a fascination with computer programming, he was generally studious growing up. “I took every book home from my locker from 6th grade through my senior year in high school,” he says. (Read the rest here.)
Read MoreDoes a Race have a brand?
by waynesutton
I can’t take it anymore, I just looked at the trending topics on Twitter and number one is #uknowublackwhen and the tweets that flowing in at an alarming rate are TERRIBLE! Most of the tweets are racist, stereotypical and appalling. To some they may be funny but to me they’re not. It just shows to others that we need to learn some online etiquette ASAP!
Read MoreRecovery.gov: Track the Stimulus Package Online
by BW 2.0 Staff
President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 today, and while much of the $789 billion in spending provided over the legislation’s 1,100 pages will take years to make its way into the economy, one provision of the bill is already being enacted: The White House has launched Recovery.gov, a site designed [...]
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