urbantech
About: Black Web 2.0 addresses emerging web trends and how they apply to web properties that target African-Americans or African-American culture. There has been a recent surge of websites that target this demographic, some of which were existing and redesigned to take advantage of new web 2.0 technologies while others are start-ups. In addition to website and application launches we will be covering relevant Internet industry news as well as mainstream Internet industry news from an African-American perspective. Here is a summary of some of the editorial content we plan to discuss:
Topics
Social Networking
Emerging Trends
Development
Strategy
Design/Redesign
Digital Media
Web Content
Regular Features
“Launched”
Reviews on Websites and Web Applications.
“5 On It”
A short 5 question interview from individuals in the Internet industry.
“Week in Links”
A weekly list of favorite links from the staff on plug-ins, applications, blogs, and more.
“The Black Web 2.0 Show”
Monthly podcast from key players in the Internet industry.
“Hip-Hop 2.0?
Weekly insight into web 2.0 developments and trends in the Hip-Hop culture.
Blog Posts
A Troubled Marriage: Journalism and Blogging
--The crux of professional journalism is the first amendment of the constitution, enabling the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. As wit...
#blck on Twitter
--The past few days we noticed a hashtag appear on Twitter that we hadn’t seen before: #blck. In a system that doesn’t allow for the crea...
Backtype Brings Your Comments Back to Life
--A service getting a lot of attention lately is Backtype. Some people think of Backtype as a competitor to blog commenting systems like Disqus and I...
MTV Base builds on African mobile use and UGC
--Have you heard of MTV Base? I hadn’t until this past weekend when the first African Music awards show was held. They’re something awe...
200 CEOs Share Their Opinion of Social Media
--There has been mixed reviews when companies, as opposed to employees, are transparent and join social networks. Some companies are hesitant because...
Google Gets Pimped and Why You Should Care
--Google has been at it again. Dropping new features left and right. We recently talked about the Gmail Labs feature and how you could use it to get ...
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