I came across this article today from the St. Petersburg Times and wanted to share it.  http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/dont-block-mobile-path-onto-internet/1113659 There have been some studies that have shown the rapid adoption of mobile broadband by minorities.  While the hope is that they adopt wire-line broadband as well it is encouraging to see that mobile technology has allowed  them to get exposure to the benefits of broadband access. The article questions whether  the FCC recognizes this growth and how their [...]

This post was originally posted on Blackweb20.com There have been reports recently touting the growth in the use of the mobile web by African Americans and English–speaking Latinos. Research by Pew Internet & American Life Project found African-Americans and English-speaking Latinos continue to be among the most active users of the mobile web. About 64 percent of African-Americans access the Internet from a laptop or mobile phone, a seven-point increase in just one year. Cell [...]

That’s funny! Glad to see your reading my posts. I’m sorry if my comments intimidate you because that is not my intent. My comments are direct because I believe these issues to be important but they are not malicious and there is a difference. My point is to simply point out the things that the facts support. The mobile industry is a proven one that is still growing and all media companies are looking at [...]

It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week across the globe this week. You can read all about it here. But I’m sure you all knew that already because you’ve seen the bus loads of inner city kids being taken to events to help them understand what entrepreneurship is all about or you have had to sign permission slips for them to participate in workshops to show them how easily they can create tech start-ups. (I really wish that [...]