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Follow Black Enterprise at the Consumer Electronics Show
The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show starts Jan 6-10, 2011. Follow me and BlackEnterprise.com this week as I attend the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. I’ll...
View ArticleYou the Consumer Have the Power
For decades, African Americans have been hit with what has been called the “Black tax.” Regardless of our income level, we’re continually overcharged when we make just about every major purchase. In...
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Tech Company Imaginary Feet “Crosswalks” into the Next Phase of App Discovery
Imaginary Feet co-founder Pat Jackson Along with Emil Anticevic and Thomas McLeod, Patrick Jackson, 25, founded Imaginary Feet in 2009. Since then, the technology trio have developed several mobile...
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10 Most Controversially Banned iPhone Apps
With recent acquisitions such as Beats By Dre and Swell, Apple is continuing its reign as king of the telecommunications world. Equally impressive is the company’s stint as the ruler of the App store...
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Getting Social with Coupons
The RedPlum Social Savings app, a companion to the printable-coupon website RedPlum.com, combines social media with couponing. This free app is unique because it can be accessed directly from your...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Summit: Stay in The Know with BE Events App
The Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit is exactly a week away. As you polish your resume and take your best suits in for tailoring, download the Black Enterprise Events app. Black Enterprise Events...
View ArticleBE Modern Man: 10 Weeks, 100 Ambassadors
In an effort to turn the conversation about young black men into something positive instead of something tragic, BlackEnterprise.com is highlighting the accomplishments of black men throughout the...
View ArticleGoogle Photos App: Worth More Than Words
Smartphone cameras have been a blessing and a curse to consumers. As memory and megapixels increased on our handhelds, shutterbugs started shooting photos with no regard for developing costs. This led...
View ArticleNew App Teaches Kids About Money Management
Since its publication in 2003 the Kiddie Coins Kids book series has been committed to the mission of combating financial illiteracy at its earliest stages by educating children on the basics of money...
View ArticleSelfieHeat App Rewards Selfie Takers
It has been proclaimed that 2014 was the year of the selfie—an image of oneself, taken by oneself. Last year the word was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, and in March 2014 Techinfographics.com...
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‘Anonymously Ask a Black Person’ Site Returns
For me, what’s most amazing about the new, controversial SMS service, Anonymously Ask a Black Person, isn’t that it exists; but that its creator, Wayne Sutton, developed the site in a manner of days...
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Young Girls Design an App and Win Black Girls Code Hackathon
(Image: MTVNews.com) On Jul 24 in New York City, N’Dea Jackson, Adia-Simone Rhoden, Marissa Rivera and Autumn Noel, participated in a Black Girls Code Hackathon and won $2,000 for designing Mana, an...
View ArticleBET ‘Single Ladies’ Star Builds Community Watch App in Wake of Police Violence
Unharmed. Uninjured. Safe and intact. That is the Spanish-to-English translation of Zafa, a word that some ethnicities use to undo a curse. If America were cursed—because of the institution of slavery,...
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Mississippi App Guru Sheena Allen to Appear in New Documentary ‘She Started It’
Women create only 3% of tech startups, receive less than 10% of venture capital funding, and run only 4% of Fortune 500 companies. Those are the opening words to the trailer for the upcoming...
View ArticleGroupMe App Used for Racial Profiling in Georgetown Shops
The Washington Post exposed a racial profiling operation involving owners of several retail stores in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Called “Operation GroupMe,” retailers are using the real-time...
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Young Disruptors Launch SENNA: A Multiplatform Series For Hip-Hop and Urban...
Founders of SENNA, Adrian Grant (left) and Patrice Drew (right) It’s no secret that hip-hop culture is making waves across industries. Several major brands, such as Burger King, used the Drake-Meek...
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Uber Cuts Prices In Over 100 Cities
Image from Uber app Starting Saturday, Uber has lowered their prices in over 100 cities throughout Canada and the U.S., according to a statement on the company’s website. In an effort to bump up rides...
View ArticlePeriscope Broadcasts Now Play Right From Twitter
Periscope has launched a new feature (but only for iOS for now) where broadcasts will play right in Twitter. Up until now, Periscope broadcasts just appeared as a boring link in Twitter. This new...
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How I Created an App Under $200 (and Earned Six Figures in Return)
Almost everyone has an idea for an app, but most people never act on their idea. This is unfortunate, because there are a lot of great ideas out there that could empower, entertain, or educate millions...
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3 Things to Look for in an App Developer
It doesn’t matter whether you built your first computer when you were six, or you still think Java is just about coffee. At some point, most founders need to hire an app developer. When that day comes,...
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