Rebuttal: Why More Black Celebs Should Become VC’s

Entrepreneur

This post is in response to the earlier post on the need for Black Celebs to become VC’s as a means to increase investment in Start-ups founded by African Americans. This post is in no way to meant to slight the previous writer on her well intended idea but in a effort to get more [...]

Tech Week in Review 10-15-2010

Tech Week In Review

Antennagate is Over, but is Glassgate next?

A design flaw in the new iPhone 4 could make it easy to crack the glass-backed devices. The cause? Slider cases. This is probably the reason why Apple gave out bumper cases to fix the antenna scandal. It also explains why these bumper cases not only cover the antenna, [...]

#BeatCancer Returns to Fight for a Cure

social media

As you know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Everyone from General Mills to the NFL is joining the cause to make people think pink and join in the battle against breast cancer. This weekend, James Andrews (@keyinfluencer), Social Media Content curator and co-founder of EVERYWHERE, a social media marketing firm is giving you [...]

Myles and Ayesha Use Technology & History to Help Kids Learn

Apps

Uplift, Inc. is proud to announce Myles & Ayesha – two fictional African American kids who are eager to discover, play, learn and bring your kids along for the ride. Their site and Black Inventors Match Game are both designed with our kids in mind as they discover new things about themselves, their culture and their history and how their findings impact their everyday lives.

Google’s Income Jumps 32% as Mobile Ads Become $1 Billion Business

News

Search advertising revenue is still Google’s dominant revenue stream. They did better than expected, with overall revenue climbing 23 percent and net income rising 32 percent. Smashing expectations from Wall Street analysts, Google’s stock price rose about 9 percent in after-hours trading. Their third-quarter results also contain some interesting numbers regarding mobile ads and display [...]

Rise of the Black Network? Online and On-Air, Growing Alternatives to YouTube and BET

Digital Media

By Aymar Jean Christian
This fall TV season has been tough for minority-led shows – besides maybe NCIS: LL Cool J and Law & Order: Terence Howard. NBC’s much-promoted Undercovers bowed to lackluster ratings. Blair Underwood’s The Event is slipping. Jimmy Smits’ Outlaw is cancelled.
But since UPN, black Americans have grown accustomed to going elsewhere. These days [...]