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Here is an opportunity for my West Coast friends to do some real networking....You can't hit a home run, unless you're dressed and ready to play the game



Social networking and online promotion is fine...but sometimes you have to get in people's face. Conferences like the one below give you the opportunity to pin & trap executives and decision makers, who would normally never return your calls.



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There has been a rash of new Phishing attempts on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Ning networks. Cybercriminals follow popular trends. Wherever There’s A Crowd….There’s Money



One of the three schemes that have suddenly appeared on Twitter, appears to have begun last Thursday with the creation of a few bogus accounts… Continue

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African immigrants like US Blacks, are an untapped niche market within the US population. US African Chamber of Commerce estimates the buying power of African immigrants to be $50 billion dollars in annual consumer spending.



A new first-of-its-kind study undertaken by New American Dimensions and commissioned by the US African… Continue

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The Black Agenda Report (www. blackagendareport.com) has a good article on the decline of Black radio. Managing editor, Bruce Dixon points out how the corporatization of Black radio has silenced the voice of the Black community.



When the Tom Joyner Morning Show was pulled first from Chicago, and then from other markets early this… Continue

Sojourner Truth Becomes First African American Woman With a Memorial in United States Capitol





WASHINGTON, April 22 /PRNewswire- USNewswire/ -- On April 28, 2009 American history will be made.



The National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW) will introduce Sojourner Truth as the first African American woman to have a memorial bust in the United States Capitol building amidst hundreds of guests. After nearly a ten year effort spearheaded by the late Dr. C. Delores… Continue

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According to the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research (CVR), Angel investors continue to be the number one source of seed and startup capital for entrepreneurs. A total of 55,480 entrepreneurial ventures received Angel funding in 2008, a modest 2.9% decrease from 2007, and the number of active investors in 2008 was… Continue

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President Obama, long an advocate for closing the revolving door of felon release and reincarceration…needs your help



In his new preliminary budget for 2010 President Obama requested $109 million for prisoner reentry programs, including $75 million for Second Chance Act programs. As the media is currently reporting the Democratic… Continue

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Once again the Republican party has demonstrated that it is the party of the rich



Last week Representative Charlie Rangel, (Dem of New York) sponsored House Bill H.R. 1586. The Bill, essentially will impose a 90 percent tax on bonuses given to employees with family incomes above $250,000 at AIG and other companies that have… Continue

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With the current popularity of social networking sites....this sounds like a good idea.



The thing that jumps out in their Press Release (http://www.browardschools.com/press/release.asp?press_id=875) is the absence of text messaging



Excellent example of Web 2.0 technology....cross-platform, multi-device, rich media,… Continue

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The post below came from ConnectingBlack.com. For those that don’t know….ConnectingBlack.com was one of the first Black owned and operated social networks. Before MySpace, FaceBook, and the thousands that followed.



ConnectingBlack.com in it’s heyday, had a subscriber base of over 20,000 Black professionals. According to… Continue

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As most of my readers know…I’m all about promoting and uplifting the image of women in the media. For that reason alone, I want to take the time to congratulate and recognize Londell McMillan and Source Magazine (www.thesource.com) for their new policy stand against "Booty Ads".



Hip-Hop’s most infamous magazine, according to the… Continue

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Roger Madison (founder and CEO of iZania.com) is a dynamic brother that is doing great things to enhance the online experience for Blacks in the Diaspora. Below is just a sample of the timely, relevant, and empowering information that you can find at iZania.com



Many (or should I say most) of us have profiles on MySpace,… Continue

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Do you have hundreds of friends on Facebook??? Well here is a good twist on Web 2.0 social-marketing. Facebook and Burger King are teaming up to give you a free Whopper…as long as you "sacrifice" 10 friends to get it.



AdWeek reports that Crispin Porter + Bogusky, which designed the campaign, thought up the idea after realizing… Continue

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Below is a great article I first posted in Nov of 06. I’m reposting it this morning because after recruiting 30,000 models and entertainers as friends on MySpace, BlackPlanet, FaceBook, and Ning….I still see the same mistakes.



I have been reviewing and observing the level of professionalism and experience in this online community… Continue

Happy Veterans Day Family,

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As a veteran, I encourage each, and ever one of you, to take a minute to recognize, and remember the members of your "OWN" family that have served this great country.

Even though, we find ourselves once again trapped in an unpopular war, and many of us want to reject the current media hype to Support Our Troops; like you can't disagree with the war in Iraq and still support the selfless efforts of our sons…

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Good Morning All,

Last year I discovered I had a grown daughter that I never knew about. As you can imagine, it caught me totally off guard. The reason that I raise the issue this morning, is to give hope to fathers who have lost their children and to children who are in search of their parents.

There has been a lot of talk lately about the lack of two-parent families in the Black (meaning the decedents of American slaves) community. Some would like you to think that Black men…

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This comes from a good friend I met on MySpace. Chef Richard K. Pannell (http://www.myspace.com/marquisdecuisine) is an accomplished culinary expert. He is also a community activist, author, and web entrepreneur.

First let me talk about what he's doing to promote, mentor, and encourage other minorities to pursue a career in cooking. He is the founder of the…

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