The New Digg Is Alive and Kicking
The majority of the Digg community has been actively revolting against the new Digg now that it has opened up. While there have been reports of instability, it seems the primary concern is with certain missing features. What’s interesting about that is that these are the very same features used to game the Digg site in the past. Digg v4 is trying to keep it moving, growing out of the niche site it used to be and becoming something more useful to the average person. It’s more social and focuses more on your network of friends rather than being controlled by a tight group of elite users.
Apparently, those users don’t appreciate the changes. About 3 days ago, the Digg front page was flooded with links from competitor Reddit. Users chose to digg all links auto-submitted from Reddit. Digg is in a tough place. If they don’t change, they’re doomed, but any changes they do make will be met with harsh actions and criticism. via Mashable
Android Going Hard Into the Tablet Market
The Samsung Galaxy Tab dazzled and impressed when it finally became official. It’s 7″ of Android Froyo goodness that will definitely give the iPad a run for it’s money. It is also capable of many things the iPad may never do, including Flash support and multiple video formats. If that wasn’t enough, Archos just launched a complete line of 5 Android tablets of various sizes and features. All will ship with Android 2.2 and you can get one for as little as $99. I’m pretty sure this is only the beginning.
The 2010 Black Weblog Award Winners
The results are in for this year’s Black Weblog Awards. 27,000 people made their voices heard and, in some cases, the judges and the popular vote disagreed. For the first time in BWA history, there was a tie in one of the categories. Also, Black Web 2.0 won the “Science or Technology” category.
The staff of Black Web 2.0 would like to extend our congratulations to all the nominees and winners of this years award. We would also like to send a special thank you to everyone who voted for us in the “Best Science of Technology Blog” category. All our accomplishments would be nothing without you our readers. We are honored and humbled by our win and remain committed to bringing you the best of blacks in technology.
The 200 Most Powerful Black People on Twitter
Controversy erupted as we first listed the 100 Most Powerful Black Women on Twitter, followed by the 100 Most Powerful Black Men on Twitter. This was a quantitative analysis based on scores from Klout and Twitter Grader. Many were disturbed or angered by the fact that athletes and entertainers dominated, especially in the mens’ category. The lists were meant to spark discussion, not as a guide for who to follow on Twitter. As the discussion brewed, some very interesting points came up. One comment that stood out was by Elon James White:
“How do we as Black people change the national conversation on race and perception when we AS BLACK PEOPLE aren’t even aware of the different voices that are out there.”
He went on to say how important it is to “be open to change and share our information readily.” We can mostly agree that the media will not highlight many of those black leaders who deserve it, so it is up to us to promote them, share their content, and try and change things.