The mad rush for internet real estate has started all over again now that .co domains are available but some restrictions apply. Read all about it via this great summary article by Rahsheen at BlackWeb 2.0. With almost 200,00 registrations so far, it just got a little harder to pick a good, descriptive domain while [...]
Why Small Businesses Shouldn’t Take Social Media for Granted. There is a way to do social media right if you’re a small business owner. Most people spend a lot of time on Twitter, Facebook, and other sites keeping up with friends and sharing links and pictures from everyday things that happen in the course of [...]
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 [...]
According to a recent article by The Network Journal, U.S. law enforcement agents are using popular social-networking services according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a perspective of future issues related to law and rights. The document, obtained in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, makes clear that U.S. agents are exchanging messages [...]
Hustletown is constantly scouring the web to provide our readers with sites that offer any added insight or edge that can increase business success. One social networking site we would like to share is Black Business Women Online, powered by ning.com. The site hosts an informative blog, business tips, Black authors section and much more. [...]
Google caught many GMail users by surprise this week with the launch of Buzz, a social networking component that claims a right hand link in Gmail under your inbox. Buzz allows users to follow friends and email contacts. It also links to blogs, Twitter, Flickr, and other sites. At first impression it feels similar to [...]
1stFriday.com, Inc. announces the launch of “Connections,” touted as “a social and professional networking site spun off the national offline First Fridays phenomenon.” The intention of the site is to create strong online Black communities in local markets across the United States. The Connections platform is driven by technology from Leverage Software Inc. “We believe [...]
A unique tool to get an edge on your target market is often overlooked: your language. With this in mind, Hustletown invites you to review LiveMocha. This language learning website offers free lessons similar to the popular Rosetta Stone audio visual format. There are paid lessons available as well, but the most intriguing feature of [...]
For every video sensation that burns its way through YouTube, there are unsung millions consigned to that great archive in the sky. Any entrepreneur with a hot concept and a borrowed camcorder can drive countless potential customers to their site–but it will take some solid planning to go viral. Black Enterprise explains how to get [...]
New technology trends continue to evolve the way we do business in the information age. Does your corporation frown on the use of IM, or encourage Tweets to monitor productivity and group collaboration? Is it good etiquette to conduct business over Facebook instead of via email? (Does anyone remember BlackPlanet?) Today’s entrepreneur must often spend [...]
Get Your Innanet On With a .co DomainWhy Small Businesses Shouldn’t Take Social Media for GrantedBehind the Click: Wayne Sutton (from The Atlanta Post)Agents in the Matrix? Social Networking & the FBIBlack Business Women Online: A Social Networking ResourceGoogle Buzz: Love It or Leave It?1stFriday.com Inc. Provides New Networking Site for African Americans
