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What’s Black Web 2.0 saying?

It didn’t take Essence, BET, or Bob Johnson entering the market for us to realize that  original black video content was a hot segment of the online market. The explosion of web series created either by black people, for black people or both (AJ Christian does a great job of documenting some on his blog), has made this segment even more enticing. But one of the largest hurdles faced by webisode producers is the same obstacle most online content producer’s face, only worst. That problem of course is trying to get their content in front of the right audience. Webisode producers can’t rely upon search engines the same way most bloggers do, and most new websidoes don’t have the budgets to advertise, nor do they have the influence online to get noticed. So how does a Black Webisode gain traction? That’s a question that Jonathan Moore intends on answering with his new start-up Rowdy Orbit.

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Black Programming Thriving Online

“You can look at this as revolutionary,” says Jonathan Moore, founder and CEO of Rowdy Orbit, which was launched in February. “It is giving people a voice and a platform to express themselves without judgment or red tape holding you down. Now they can go from idea to production to distribution.”

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Good News Tuesday @ Essential Pressence.

If you’ve been on this blog before you know I hate to hear people whining about the negative image of black people in pop culture when they don’t 1) create what they want to see or 2) at least support the positive or more artistic ventures by others. Most people aren’t going to do the first but they can do the second.

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The Washington Post.

“You can look at this as revolutionary,” says Jonathan Moore, founder and CEO of Rowdy Orbit, which was launched in February. “It is giving people a voice and a platform to express themselves without judgment or red tape holding you down. Now they can go from idea to production to distribution.”

Read the Full Washington Post article “Using The Web To Adjust The Color on TV.”




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