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Re: How to: Build Track-able Links for Google Analytics

Paul — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:24:13 -0000

Great video, this will help a lot of people understand their traffic during any marketing campaigns they have launched. Analysis is the key to increase your traffic.

Keep up the good work.

Re: Is Twitter the New Auto-Tune?

ginica — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:14:37 -0000

If you follow thousands of people you obviously aren’t reading much of what they are writing. Or you are using a program like TweetDeck so that you can real your “real” friends list.rent a car

Re: 50 Cents Sues WorldStarHipHop For Unlawfully Using His Image. Bloggers Take Note!

twitter-39451437 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:29:54 -0000

For some reason I couldn't reply to your post directly Latoicha, but you are 100% correct. That is your argument. I saw the phrase "right to privacy" in your note, and the bullet points regarding its various forms, and confused what you were saying. I thought you were saying he had a right to privacy claim as well as publicity, but you were saying he just has a right to publicity claim, which derives from the right of privacy. My bad. Good information to have out there nonetheless re: the Gines-Perez case.

Re: 50 Cents Sues WorldStarHipHop For Unlawfully Using His Image. Bloggers Take Note!

Latoicha — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:34:53 -0000

Hi Indo:

That is my argument exactly! 50 cents has a Right to Publicity Claim as I stated in the article and in my earlier reply to you. And as I stated in my earlier reply, he also has a copyright and trademark infringement claim. I never claimed he had a Right to Privacy Claim. The
Right to Publicity derives from the Right to Privacy Law. However, the case you cited looks interesting. I will review and let you know my thoughts! Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

All the best!

Latoicha

Re: Tips to Adequately Protect Your Copyrights Online

Latoicha — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:32 -0000

Charles:

Thank you so much for your comments. You are correct. If a copyright owner can prove the infringement is willful, the court may, in their discretion, award damages up to $150,000. However it is not a guarantee.

The Copyright statute defines willfulness as: "the infringer had knowledge that the activity (copying) constituted infringement or recklessly disregarded the possibility of infringement." So placing copyright notices on your works and sending cease and desist letters to infringers puts them on notice of the copyright owner's rights. It is good evidence that copyright infringement is willful.

Thanks again for pointing this out!

Re: Rippol Tells You What You Want To Watch

lawrenceperry1 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:17:52 -0000

The Virtual Personal Assistant can be the perfect assistant for companies. This is because companies get the results with less of the cost and less of the stress.

Re: 7 Ways to Find Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

theusblues — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:28:00 -0000

Another great online resource i've found is ZingSale.com -- You can make a list of gifts you want to buy for your family (or yourself!), and you will automatically get an email alert whenever anything on your shopping list goes on sale.

http://www.zingsale.com

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

Facebook Developer — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:33:51 -0000

Hey this technology is evolving so fast as we speak before the book and coarse could be implemented half of the information would be obsolete.

Re: UniWorld starts-over, again

Adam — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:37:36 -0000

Uniworld, I just heard? Mel, I wish you the best, you are a smart brother. Albert Thompson, Michael Johnson, and Adam Goldman all smart guys but with the man calling the shots not even having a computer of his own you are in for an interesting ride. Interactive is more than talk it is the future.

"The director of interactive reports to 78-year old agency founder and CEO Byron Lewis. While Mr. Wilson’s appointment may highlight the agency’s desire to keep a titular digital executive, it also hints at underlying issues with Mr. Lewis’s understanding of how to build digital capabilities within the agency. It further highlights the absence of any meaningful digital shops within the leading African-American ad agencies."

Re: 5 Apps to Ease Your Holiday Travel

tourtrav — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:17:10 -0000

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Re: Tips to Adequately Protect Your Copyrights Online

WebLegal — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:24:48 -0000

Good advices. In regards to this:

"These damages are between $750-$30,000 per cause of action."

As you suggested, it is good practice to put copyright notices on your page, because if you're able to prove that the infringement was done wilfully, the statutory damages can actually range to as high as $150,000.

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 1: Changing the Value Proposition for Urban Youth

williamtucker — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:54:34 -0000

The BDPA (and similar organizations) can function as excellent conduits for capital -- social, financial, and intellectual -- between corporations, members, students, entrepreneurs, and schools. I'd like to speak with my local chapter on creating an incubator, perhaps with Bowie State, Howard, or another HBCU.

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 1: Changing the Value Proposition for Urban Youth

williamtucker — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:48:44 -0000

While I understand the importance of pushing more Af-Ams to take control of their (our) production as investors, financiers, executives, etc., I'm ambivalent about what can be done to cultivate a generation of Black Bill Gates. As I wrote in part 2 of this thread, entrepreneurship/commerce and technology are mutually-exclusive institutions, each with its respective culture and skills. AFAIK, neither Shawn Fanning nor Mark Zuckerberg set out to become business people per se -- and yet they both created items in which millions of people discovered value.

Two, the ranks of Af-Ams acquiring the training and skills required for careers in technology and business, respectfully, continue to grow. If anything, it's up to us as adults and technology and/or business professionals to ensure future generations' continued access to quality education. Then, they'll be able to make their own choices. Should K-12 curricula be modified to introduce the basics of business and technology to children? Probably, IMO. At least I can see the practical value for doing that.

My biggest caveat is there's a facet of both entrepreneurship and technology that can't be taught as a skill: passion. What I share with people (of all ages) from personal experience is you have to possess a passion for whatever it is you're going to do -- whether it's play basketball, sing, or develop a smartphone app -- in order to one day be successful. Do it for the love, rather than the money... because the money's not guaranteed to come, and even if it does, it won't make you happy.

Re: Jargon: SSH, again, with a Step-by-Step HowTo

armadilla — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:35:57 -0000

Great tips for SSH but still it is not for everybody, you need to know at least the basics to understand it and use it on blog hosting and personal websites

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

Gina — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:15:09 -0000

Wm_ Tucker you make an OUTSTANDING point.

"One habit more of us should value and employ is organization; the process of arranging work, time, capital, and authority in such a way that's conducive to running a business." - Love that quote right there. I've labeled it "interpersonal infrastructure". Its my focus for the year 2010

While the barrier's to entry into digital media content creation are relatively low. Once you pass the initial barrier of creating content. Black innovators run into the same brick wall previous generations and industries have encountered which is access to capital.

You also made a great point about the skill set distinctions between entrepreneurs and those with technical skills. They aren't one in the same. I work with bloggers mainly and I fear that many of them feel that Google Adsense is going to drag them into some type of economic promised land.

Some of the smartest and most gifted people in the world can't run a business nor or they necessarily willing to take the risks inherent in working for yourself. Nor can they speak the language of potential sources of financing or other resources.

Though I think having some rudimentary skills it a great asset for an entrepreneur to have because it provides a greater understanding about how things work, its not necessary.

So then the question becomes how do people with these two distinct skill sets collaborate. Do we try to turn innovators into entrepreneurs? Would someone who builds things enjoy the hassles of entrepreneurship? Or is there some structure that you impose which makes this work.

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

williamtucker — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:51:36 -0000

It needs to be said that technical skill sets are often separate from entrepreneurial skill sets, and that each has its somewhat unique mix of aptitudes, talent, cognitive & social skills, etc.. Af-Ams should understand we can continue diversifying our production as financiers, technocrats, executives, and merchants.

I'd like to also correct the suggestion that money/access to capital isn't a barrier to entry for a tech entrepreneur. There is an emerging class of Af-Ams with the technical skill to create say, proprietary software, and perhaps use that software as the basis for an enterprise, but whom lack the social and/or financial means and know-how for translating resources into a business. One habit more of us should value and employ is organization; the process of arranging work, time, capital, and authority in such a way that's conducive to running a business.

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

twitter-30417301 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:27:54 -0000

A very timely article, Navarrow. I've been preaching for AAs to be technology producers vs. consumers for awhile (10+ years at least). I've built out technology platforms since GeoCities (latest: BlackBottom.com, BlackMeme.com, etc.) and have found that unless we begin producing, we remain limited to: consuming and over-indexing on other services (without the benefits and _very_ valuable learning experiences) and being completely outside/ignorant of the financial dynamics involved. One thing to the folks just starting in development: don't wait. Global competition isn't waiting for our community to get "up-to-speed" or caught up - do your due diligence and get started. Great article.

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

navarrowwright — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:26:03 -0000

Great Gina!
Let me know ho w it turns out for you. Good luck

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

Gina — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:59:22 -0000

Great post. I think I am going to give this a try just so see if it is possible. . But yes, we have to stop being the consummate consumers. All the infrastructure in the world won't close any "divide" if we aren't empowered to do more than hand over our money to other groups who are innovating.

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

Andre Holmes — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:40:21 -0000

Hey this technology is evolving so fast as we speak before the book and coarse could be implemented half of the information would be obsolete. But yes we must teach the babies
and build Zion!

Re: Creating a new generation of technology entrepreneurs Part 2: Consumption vs. Creation

twitter-16114691 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:51:08 -0000

Simply put, we need schools that teach this stuff from a very early age. Not just focused on development, but an entire broad approach on how we approach subjects. Most of the things I learned in elementary school -- like writing research papers, how to read the stock market pages, public speaking -- were the foundation of skills that served me throughout my academic career and life. But it has to start early and there has to be a commitment from people across the board to make this happen. It takes money, it takes will and unfortunately there are too many barriers to entry that crop up these days to make this sort of thing work as well as they did even a generation ago.

It doesn't mean we shouldn't or can't, though.

Re: BET’s Web Series “Buppies”: Off to a Rough Start

justmythoughts — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:20:56 -0000

@shavier you should check out www.sixofone.tv I follow them on twitter and they also have a fan page on FB.

Re: BET’s Web Series “Buppies”: Off to a Rough Start

justmy thoughts — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:15:09 -0000

@shavier you should check out www.sixofone.tv I follow them on twitter and they also have a fan page on FB.

Re: Threadsy Helps You Pull Yourself Together

mtony75 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:23:12 -0000

Have to agree on all points of your article. Still mad you found it before me but one day I'll be a big enough person to let that go. :o)

Biggest issues I saw is for the love of me I could not compose a new e-mail. Couldn't choose a recipient from my contacts. I initially thought it was a Firefox on Linux issue but the same on Windows 7 Firefox, IE, and Chrome. The other thing is Twitter DMs only show up in the main Inbox window and not the "Social Network" window to the right. Little confusing to my modest intellect.

If they get the kinks out I can see me making this a constant go to site. Just until G-mail integrates Twitter and Facebook that is.

Re: BET’s Web Series “Buppies”: Off to a Rough Start

shavier — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:47:15 -0000

I'm a black urban female professional and long for a show on television "Post Crosby Show" that reflects us young black folk in a positive light. Were not all just about "laughs". Every show we have right now that is solely black is a "comedy".
We can definitely bring the drama too!!!