So here is my quick recap of apps I used this week for this site.
WordPress for Android: The current version sucks. Right now it seems to be several upgrades behind the current version for the iPhone. The two biggest setbacks for me was A: the command bar is still lacking, B. Sentences would oftentimes come [...]
Actually, the app gold rush has been happening for some time now. But the chart below shows how the Android market has grown by leaps and bounds just in the last year.
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When I saw this video this morning of thousands of mostly Black folks literally running to the government for a chance at subsidized housing, my heart just sank. Yes I am quite aware that welfare is touching folks of all races (especially in this economy), all backgrounds, etc. I am also aware of corporate welfare. [...]
With some time on my hand, out of curiosity I did an extensive Google image search on homicide victim’s families in the Black community. I also did a search on Black homicide victims (not the actual crime scene picture, just the images of the person before they became a victim). I even did a search [...]
Like Ken Gibbs Jr., I am also very excited about the prospects of Google TV. But will it be a game changer for Black media? I do not think so.
Google TV is beyond simple video sharing. It will give people the chance to create their own video content and have it immediately accessible to [...]
Every time you do a search on Google (and possibly any other major search engine), it’s like you are taking part in an info drive where you are giving away your searching habits–even if you are logged out of Google.
“As of last Friday, even searchers who aren’t logged into Google in any way have [...]
(searchengineland.com) “Google’s critics will no doubt call this favoritism toward the Obama administration and be quick to point out the company’s ties to Washington, DC. Google CEO Eric Schmidt endorsed Obama for president, later campaigned with him, and then turned down an offer to join the administration. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Google [...]
I think a lot of us saw that coming from a mile away.
From AdAge.com
RushmoreDrive.com, the first black search engine, recently shut down only a year after its launch. This raised the question about whether there is a market for a black version of Google.
Rushmore Drive was the brainchild of Barry Diller’s IAC, which just [...]
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