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Re: Jill is Headed to Blogging While Brown on Friday

ybpguide — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:46:09 -0000

i will see u there!

Re: Moguldom Media Group, more than just Gossip Blogs

ybpguide — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:14:15 -0000

Hat tip to her and all her endeavors, even if I can't really get into the gossip ish. Although, we all like our little 'did you hear about' stories every now and then. Great article!

Re: Jumping on the 50 Million Pound Bandwagon

ybpguide — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:12:22 -0000

Your best bet, regarding the snacking, is to:
1.) Set a rule to not eat anything after a certain time (9:30pm)
2.) Only have fruit available for snacking. Eliminate all candy, ice cream,
and sweets.

Re: More Blogging While Brown…About Science

ybpguide — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:48:32 -0000

Great advice Adria. I peeped all of your sites. You're doing some really neat and cool things. We'll have to connect one day for an interview!

Re: In NYC? Langston Hughes #blck Film Festival April 18-26

ybpguide — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:47:21 -0000

You're right Nina. Completely my bad. The festival is in Seattle, not New York. I've updated the post.

Re: 7 URL Shorteners and Why You Might Use Them

ybpguide — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:07:06 -0000

Piggybacking off of BlackAdTalk, a counter perspective to url shorteners. I tend to lean towards the eventual misuse of them (as that is how the internet usually goes), but I guess we'll see.

Think of the abuse of Flash, pop-ups, and animated gifs by spammers now a days.

Boing Boing Article on Why URL Shorteners Suck

Re: Jack & Jill Politics Heads To Europe: London And Amsterdam

ybpguide — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:12:54 -0000

We're everywhere! Yay!

Yes...I said we because you are me and I am you and don't you forget that we're in the same.....nevermind.

We made it! Lol....

Seriously though, good look.

Re: Google Sponsors 2009 Spellman CS Olympiad

ybpguide — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:50:35 -0000

Thats good ish. Bigups to the #blck incubation that is the HBCU!

Re: Some Tools for Good Living

ybpguide — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:56:25 -0000

Thanks for your visit Jay!

Our site isn't for blacks only, but more of professional discussions from people who happen to be Black. We believe our unique perspective can add a new conversation to the everyday cycle of life.

We appreciate your kind words and hope you'll tell a friend.

Re: Here’s your XBox Live harassment Microsoft, now what?

ybpguide — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:25:20 -0000

I'm glad you documented your encounter. I'm guessing that is partly what has to happen. I'm also glad to have found your blog (and Twitter).

Yay #blck fam!

Re: An Interesting Post About Black Science Bloggers

ybpguide — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:18:45 -0000

Good look.

Re: SxSW Recap: Great People, Good Food, and Halo

ybpguide — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:41:54 -0000

I'm sorry links get you 'so pissed'. Maybe take a break from the internet?

Re: SxSW Recap: Great People, Good Food, and Halo

ybpguide — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:33:26 -0000

Who is YPG?

Re: SxSW Recap: Great People, Good Food, and Halo

ybpguide — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:53:54 -0000

Nice. Check out our SXSW 09 wrap up.

Re: Update on the ‘Ebony Experiment’

ybpguide — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:42:39 -0000

Our take on this piece when the SunTimes ran it in December:

What's With this Whole Black Thing

Excerpt: It’s being thrown around that the age of Obama brings this post-racial American time. That may well be, but the misconception lies hard in the definition of what ‘post-racial’ means. Many opinions throw the stipulation of I’m not a racist because I don’t see color. What they fail to realize is that opposite of racism is tolerance, not ignorance.

Re: http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/03/09/conserving-jet-and-ebony-in-the-digital-era/

ybpguide — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:26:00 -0000

The problem with Ebony/Jet, and all newspapers/mags on the old medium, is that they've failed to become an online service and content distributor. A lot of these companies are trying to hard to hold onto content, that they are missing the boat (and revenue model) that the internet provides for them

Let's think outside of ad revenue, because that is a crowded market.

What does Ebony/Jet provide, content-wise, that is unique and valuable? High quality content.

I would say, don't make the average reader pay for that content because the internet model of 'free content' has already been established. What you need is a micro model for other clients. Ebony/Jet can become a distributor.

Some ideas:
- Create a subscription, exclusive blogging network.
- W/in that network, outline an ad revenue sharing model.
- License their content, on a yearly, annual subscription fee, to blogs and other sites that want to use their pictures and articles.
- Provide a subscription fee for bloggers to get their exclusive, protected Twitter updates for breaking news (since print can run behind a breaking story)
- Create an API so other blogs, programmers, and services can create applications that use their content (photo galleries, archives, interaction tools)

These mediums need to get more creative and engage their audience while they still have it.

Re: Recovery.gov: Track the Stimulus Package Online

ybpguide — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:38:19 -0000

Wait for it....

DRUPAL FOR THE WIN!!

Re: Happy Valentine’s Day!

ybpguide — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:08:14 -0000

Thank you! He's a bundle fll of energy and laughter. :-)

Re: http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/02/12/are-you-in-the-loop/

ybpguide — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:01:52 -0000

The site gets three claps from me b/c it is Drupal-powered.

Re: Google Latitude: Where You At?

ybpguide — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:02:44 -0000

Don't lie. You don't want your game to get broken up. :-)

Seriously, though, we may want to turn this on for SXSW.

Re: Living in the “New World”

ybpguide — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:39:27 -0000

Of equal importance, and we had an essay earlier that touched on this...will people start to feel like assimilation is now 'ok'?

The beauty of culture is that it is different. We shouldn't let the tides of 'well, you have one now, lets stop talking about it' make us feel guilty.

Re: Look Who’s Hiring …

ybpguide — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:36:27 -0000

Common theme here: IT and Healthcare.

Re: Gwen Ifill on New vs Old Black Leadership in WSJ

ybpguide — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:40:26 -0000

Agreed. Reminds me of an old quote:

Your kids don't owe you for providing for them. That is what you're supposed to do.

Re: Gwen Ifill on New vs Old Black Leadership in WSJ

ybpguide — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:07:36 -0000

I also believe its a lot of misplaced pride within the community.

Against such crazy hurdles, pride and community was a big tool that many used to push forward. With pride, however, comes a sense of debt and gratitude from those who benefit from it.

The danger becomes, however, when those who have paved the way don't define what is enough recognition of their sacrifices and efforts. We can't perpetually be indebted to them until they feel the time is ready.

The same will be true when we get older and our sons and daughters appear to be 'naive' of what we had to 'go through' while they were tiny. It's important to remember that part of creating opportunities for others is allowing those to enjoy them without feeling guilty or indebted.

Re: Thursday Afternoon Thread

ybpguide — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:08:48 -0000

Very powerful essay by one of our guest writers entitled Black Professionals Aren't Recession Proof.

I'd be interested to hear what the community has to say on some of the ideas. I expressed mine in the comments.