As Unemployment Rises for African Americans, Digital Literacy Could be the Solution, Part II
In a recent post I talked about the continued disproportionately high unemployment rates among African Americans, and why we must develop innovative solutions now to counteract those trends. I argued primarily that there is an opportunity to train the unemployed to fill the jobs technology companies, hungry for talent, are longing to fill. But what [...]
Read MoreOp-Ed: You Too Should Experience the Startup Rush
I talk a lot about Internet startups. It’s not just because they’re cool and exciting due to the movie “The Social Network,” but more because of the power of the process. It’s the opportunity to be able to create something and sometimes quickly be able to have an effect on people, in some cases thousands [...]
Read MoreAs Unemployment Rises for African Americans, Digital Literacy Could Be The Solution
Unemployment rates continue to remain high among African Americans. The issue is that these are more than statistics, they represent people with lives and families and people like you and me. The other problem is that mainstream society will not come up with solutions to solve this problem in the short term so we need [...]
Read MoreiPad on Display: Air Display App Review
Black Web 2.0 reviews the The Air Display app that turns any iPad into an extra monitor for netbook, laptop or desktop computers, adding up to 70 percent more usable screen space…
Read MoreGoogle and Verizon Present Joint Policy Proposal for an Open Internet
Today Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon announced a joint proposal for an open Internet policy. In a blog titled, “A Joint Policy Proposal for an Open Internet,” Alan Davidson, Google director of public policy and Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy, and communications detailed [...]
Read MorePresident’s Broadband Boost Plan: Increase Jobs, Wi-Fi Access
Reuters reports that President Obama’s plan to free up airways would “nearly double the amount of commercial spectrum currently available for wireless devices.” Available details of the plan are as follows: The plan would make available 500 megahertz of federal and commercial spectrum over the next 10 years Freeing up spectrum would also create jobs [...]
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