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| Thursday, November 09 06:09 AM |
| Toons Called Cutting Edge, Cross The Ledge |
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Online flash cartoons have gotten really popular. There are so many out there these days that it is difficult to stand out among all the competitors. Developers push the envelope to attract attention. Unfortunately, cutting edge is often used as a euphemism for perpetuating racial stereotypes.
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| Monday, November 20 11:41 AM |
Urban Bamboolzed
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I had great hopes for Urban Exposé when it first launched. I've complained for years that much of what passes for black journalism is too timid, too celebratory and more recently, little more than warmed-over press releases by rap-producer wannabes. But in a matter of weeks Urban Exposé became the poster child for a disturbing new form of black self-hate.
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| Friday, June 23 04:35 PM |
| Ring Kings Go Bling Bling |
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What is it about the truth that makes people crazy? As Urban Expose continues its critical review of the soap opera that is the urban new media industry the level of insanity within the industry only seems to increase. Our latest reports indicate that the industry is in turmoil over the exposure it has received in recent days with highly paid executives from AKA.net to Hookt.com, all publicly threatening to commit felonies against one another.
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| Tuesday, September 19 04:45 PM |
| Digital Don Darien Dash Burns Through Staff and Cash |
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What do you do when your company is burning through more then half a million dollars a quarter, you've fired over 60% of your staff and your much hyped AOL deal is a dud? If your Digital Mafia CEO, Darien Dash, you dub yourself the "Digital Divide Pioneer" and go on a speaking tour of government offices and ivy league colleges. All this time we believed Bobby Hemit's conspiracy theories about economic disparities and corporate greed causing the digital divide, thanks for clearing it up Darien.
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| Thursday, July 20 03:31 PM |
| I Told You To Turn Down The Volume, NOW TURN IT OFF! |
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Volume.com it seems may never get to turn it up. Its original strategy was to build a flashy urban portal with no clear strategy other than to have puff pieces and video clips of celebrities. Before they even launched they were ordered to scrap all the content they had and build a blackplanet-esque community site. AOL's merger with Time Warner put Volume.com under intense scrutiny. Evidently AOL wasn't impressed.
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| Thursday, June 29 03:30 PM |
| No Purpose. No Soul. |
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Soulpurpose.com is another UBO foundation site. It's supposed to be a community site for an e-mail list that recycles press releases and covers parties sponsored by Moet and Captain Morgan's spiced rum. Interns everywhere read it thinking they'll get a glimpse into the entertainment industry.
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| Monday, October 02 01:49 PM |
| Miles and FUBU Aint Meant to Be, Is this the end of Y2G? |
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Miles Rose, silicon alley hustler and SVP of Business Development at the FUBU/Samsung joint urban venture, Y2G.com, hit the bricks this week and parted ways with the portal "effective immediately". Miles is trying to spin his departure as an opportunity for him to "take some time off and evaluate his options". Dont be fooled, this is siliconalleyese for "Damn, y'all I got fired, but it's all good though."
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| Friday, January 11 12:22 PM |
| For Editor-in-Chief Jordan Magazine Finds Selwyn Hines. |
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Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, the ousted Editor-in-Chief of 360hiphop.com, has been tapped for the EIC position at the Jordan magalog. The magazine is the result of a partnership between Nike and Hearst Custom Publishing, with Nike footing most of the bill. This bi-annual publication will debut on newsstands for $3.50 joining the ranks of Benneton’s Colors, EckoComplex, and SonyStyle.
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