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App of the Week – HeartThis

February 16, 2015 | 0 Comments

When it comes to shopping online the African-American shopper is ready, willing and able. A new study of African-American consumers revealed that black people use mobile devices for shopping more than the general population. African-American shoppers...

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Online Price Discrimination

December 1, 2014 | 0 Comments

African-American people are extremely sensitive to discrimination. No matter what form it takes it is ugly and wrong. Unfortunately discrimination has found a home on the Internet. Its called price discrimination. We have all had...

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Black and Diabetic? There’s an App for That

September 17, 2014 | 1 Comments

Its no secret that diabetes is a major illness among African-American people. According to the American Diabetes Association 4.9 million, or 18.7% of all African-Americans 20 years or older suffer from diabetes. The shocking news is...

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Home Device Spying Law Gathers Dust

August 27, 2014 | 0 Comments

If black people don’t know by now then you need to wake up to this. Your home and mobile devices have been spying on you and delivering the details of your life to marketers, device...

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President Obama to Unlock Cell Phones

July 30, 2014 | 0 Comments

A bill making  it legal to unlock cell phones so they can be used on any service provider’s network has arrived at the White House. President Obama is expected to sign the legislation. The House...

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Scammmers Using Caller ID Spoofing

July 18, 2014 | 0 Comments

Telecom trade association group USTelecom is warning consumers about the explosion of caller ID spoofing. According to the organization the tactic being used works like this; sales people and scammers use technology that makes calls appear...

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Online Coupons Save Black Families Money

June 11, 2014 | 0 Comments

Back in the 80’s there was a rap song with some interesting lyrics.  It went like this, “Its All About Money Ain’t a Damn This Funny!” African-Americans know that’s real. And its not about how...

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U.S. Supreme Court Justices are currently struggling with the issue of warrantless cell phone searches. The arguments before the court is whether police have the right to examine the contents of cell phones found in...

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AT&T has decided its not going to give up the prepaid cellphone market to T-Mobile without a fight. T-Mobile has been sucking AT&T customers away with some pretty aggressive tactics and AT&T is feeling it....

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African-Americans Embrace Mobile Banking

March 19, 2014 | 0 Comments

  African-Americans are banking on the move. A recent report from Pew Research found that African American and Hispanic people are taking the lead when it comes to mobile banking. The research found that 51%...

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