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Breach Brief – Wendy’s

July 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

It seems that the Wendy’s data breach was worse than thought. The AACR first reported the data breach in January.  Now we are seeing the real damage. Wendy’s has admitted that the data breach was...

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Black Girls Code Gets Next to Google

July 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Black Girls Code a non-profit group that teaches young minority girls tech skills is getting next to Google.  Black Girls Code and Google opened a new space inside Google’s building in Manhattan. Purchased by Google...

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New BET Play Streaming Service Launches

July 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Black Entertainment Television is getting a technological upgrade.  Viacom the owner of the popular network is offering a new streaming service called BET Play that will allow BET watchers to stream the network’s programs. But...

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Microsoft Jumps into the Weed Business

June 20, 2016 | 1 Comments

Let’s face it, selling weed has always been big business. It is become more legitimate and has taken its place alongside alcohol as a legal intoxicant. At least it has in 24 states and that...

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Neighborhood websites have become the newest communication tool to inform communities. Community homeowner associations use websites for disseminating news and information and individual neighbors are using the Internet to communicate and address issues. They also...

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Damien Hooper-Campbell has been named the first chief of diversity for the online auction website eBay. Before joining eBay Damien worked a year as the global diversity and inclusion lead at Uber. Prior to that...

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Tovonna Holton, a 15 year old African-American girl, committed suicide after a a nude video of her was posted to the social media site SnapChat. SnapChat instant messages and photos are ony available for a...

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Race and Technology – Racism Online

May 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

The Internet is a very racist place. Racism online is rampant because many people enjoy the anonymity that the Internet provides. Thoughts, ideas and opinions can be expressed without question. Extremist groups once had to...

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Race and Technology – Algorithms

May 19, 2016 | 0 Comments

Algorithm– a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer. If you think computing, technology and the Internet is color blind you would be wrong. We...

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Ime Archibong Hooking Up Facebook

April 20, 2016 | 0 Comments

Facebook, the world’s biggest and most powerful social network, hooks up people with people.  Ime Archibong hooks up Facebook with the world. As Facebook’s director of product partnerships Archibong has a dual mission, one, making sure Internet...

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