Wayne Sutton, one of the founders of NewMe Accelerator, published an opinion piece on Black Web 2.0 that confronts the harsh reality and difficult challenges of starting a black tech company when funding and experience are in short supply or not optimal as it relates to minority entrepreneurs. Is it impossible to create a Black [...]
The site www.allhiphop.com (AHH) is arguably the biggest news brand in the Hip-Hop arena. Today we talk to cofounder and CEO Chuck Creekmur about the evolving trends within the rap industry and how AHH plans to stay strategically ahead of the curve. Read more at FastCompany.com.
Effective time management is a true artform with the myriad distractions we face while handling business. Email or social networking leaches away at the work day, employees spend more time on YouTube than completing an upcoming project–the list goes on. To identify problem areas or tweak your online performance, the Hustletown Chronicle recommends giving RescueTime [...]
via wired.com Are you an iPad user currently or thinking about getting an iPad for business or personal use? Whether you have one or not, the folks over at Wired have shared a bit about why they think the era of laptop computing has come to an end and how the iPad changes everything. Take [...]
via blackweb20.com You can’t be a tech-loving geek and not be a fan of comic books. Black-owned web comics represent a niche that has been around for a while and is now making its way front and center via social media. Read this article by Black Web 2.0 where several of the best black comics [...]
Highlights from Interactive One’s Digital Summit « Black Web 2.0. BlackWeb 2.0 has published a brief summary of the inagural multicultural digital summit. The event was hosted by Interactive One and The Council of Urban Professionals and featured the current thought leaders of multicultural and black online media. Take a look at their recap video [...]
Wayne Sutton is a consummate geek turned social media influencer that deserves your attention if you want to improve your business efficiency and professional relationships using social networking as an effective tool. He took some time out of his busy consulting and presenting schedule to share his prospective with The Atlanta Post on digital diversity [...]
The New York Times posted an article about making payments online, and contrasting the merits of credit cards, debit cards, and online services such as PayPal. None of these options are entirely full proof from hackers, malware and phishing sites. Credit cards still garner a top recommendation because of the laws protecting against fraudulent charges: [...]
There are cloud apps for just about everything these days, all designed to keep you one lost flash drive away from disaster. Check out this list of top performers, courtesy of the Elance blog. Office Suites Google Docs. No surprise here, what doesn’t Google do? Draft documents and collaborate online in multiple file formats. Also [...]
Black History Month is upon us, and is without doubt a meaningful time to celebrate the ancestors who provided for our present day success and opportunity. Yet in the information age, we often forget the flesh and blood peers among us who are not only making history, but also writing our future. Entrepreneur Wayne Sutton’s [...]
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